Public Speaking Courses in Nigeria
I am Joyce Daniels. I have spent 19 years hosting events as a master of ceremonies and coaching executives to speak, and the five public speaking courses below came out of that work. Two are for speaking better at work, one is for building a paid speaking career, one is for MCs, and one is for organisations training a team.
The self-paced courses run online from anywhere in Nigeria, starting at $35. Corporate training runs live, at your office or on a call, from ₦150,000 per person.
If you are not sure which one fits, email joyce@joycedaniels.net and I will tell you.
My Speaking Courses
The Elevated MC
For: event hosts. First-time MCs, MCs who have hosted a few events for little or nothing, and MCs with day jobs who have never asked for a fee.
You get: five modules on mindset, structuring your MC business, brand, professional conduct, and selling yourself, plus a private community and the Money Making Mouth Tribe. The whole course is built around one target: being paid $500 or more to host a single event.
Format: online, self-paced video lessons with tasks, and twelve months of access from the day you register. A version with coaching is available.
Price: $150 self-paced, or $300 with coaching.
I have trained more than 1,000 event-host MCs. If you want to know whether MCing is a career for you before you buy anything, read how to become an MC in Nigeria first.
Prepare to Speak Beginner Edition
For: people who have never spoken publicly and freeze when asked to introduce themselves, speak up in a meeting, or go live on social media.
You get: self-paced video modules, a confidence worksheet, voice and clarity exercises, and tools for both planned talks and the ones sprung on you. You can access it from any device.
Format: online, self-paced, built to finish in three weeks, though you can go slower.
Price: $35. Complete it and feel no improvement, tell us within 30 days with proof you did the work and you are refunded.
Prepare to Speak V.I.P.S Framework
For: professionals, managers, founders and coaches who already speak sometimes and want to be deliberate about it.
You get: four modules on the framework I teach executives. Voice, how you sound and the authority behind it. Idea, organising what you want to say so people get it the first time. Presence, how you carry yourself before you speak. Stage, delivery in a boardroom, on a call or on a stage. You also get templates and prompts for preparing talks, lifetime access to the Money Making Mouth Tribe, and ongoing group coaching with me inside it.
Format: online, self-paced, built for three weeks, with the group coaching continuing after.
Price: $425, on the same 30-day refund terms.
Global Speaker Mastermind
For: people with expertise worth teaching who want to be booked to speak at conferences, on podcasts and at industry events, in Nigeria and outside it.
You get: six months with me and my team. We sharpen your core message and the themes you will be known for, build your speaker kit of profile, topics, rate card and positioning, produce your pitch deck, put you through speaking simulations and the Prepare to Speak Masterclass, set your social media strategy, source speaking opportunities, and train whoever runs your visibility.
Format: six months, by application. Two in-person sessions plus virtual coaching and a dedicated group.
Price: $5,000, or six monthly payments of $1,000.
Prepare to Speak Corporate
For: organisations whose people are sharp on paper and unclear in the room. Leaders who struggle in high-stakes presentations, client-facing staff who react instead of lead, and teams whose ideas die because nobody could explain them in two minutes.
You get: two options.
- The one-day Masterclass: six hours of live training with speaking exercises and real workplace scenarios.
- The VIPS Programme: four weekly sessions of four hours, with support materials and practice in between.
Format: physical or virtual, minimum of ten participants. One day, or four weeks.
Price: the Masterclass is ₦150,000 per participant, so ₦1,500,000 for a team of ten. The VIPS Programme starts at ₦200,000 per participant for entry level and is tiered by seniority to ₦850,000 for C-suite.
Why learn public speaking from a working MC
Most public speaking training in Nigeria is taught by trainers. Mine is taught by someone still taking bookings as an MC. Over 19 years I have hosted annual general meetings for publicly listed companies, multi-day summits for the European Union and ECOWAS, presidential gala dinners, and product launches for some of the largest FMCG and technology brands operating in Africa. In the same period I have coached executives and senior leaders, and trained over 50,000 professionals to speak.
So when I teach you to handle a hostile question, a dead room or a microphone that cuts out, it is because I have handled it. And because my whole career has been spent in Nigerian rooms, the courses fit how we actually communicate here: our business culture, our protocols, the way seniority works in a meeting. More on my background.
How The Courses Work
All my public speaking courses are designed for busy professionals.
Self-paced Video Lessons
Watch when it fits your schedule. Revisit modules as needed.
Downloadable Resources
Templates, checklists, and frameworks you can use immediately.
Practical Assignments
You cannot learn speaking by watching alone. Each course includes exercises that get you practicing.
Community Access
Connect with other learners, share progress, and get feedback.
How Long You Have Access
It depends on the course. The VIPS Framework carries lifetime access to the Money Making Mouth Tribe. The Elevated MC gives you twelve months of access to the training videos from the day you register.
If you want live, private coaching rather than a course, that is executive speaking coaching, built around your calendar instead of a course timetable.
Which Course Is Right for You?
Not every learner needs the same course. Here is a simple guide to help you choose the best fit.
Choose The Elevated MC if:
You host events, or want to, and want paying properly for it.
Choose Prepare to Speak Beginner Edition if:
You have never spoken in public and the thought of it makes you sweat. Not the VIPS Framework, which assumes you have already survived a few talks.
Choose Prepare to Speak V.I.P.S Framework if:
You speak at work already and want to be noticeably better at it. This is the one most professionals should buy.
Choose Global Speaker Mastermind if:
You want to be paid to speak, beyond your own company, and the speaking skill is already there. If it is not yet, take the VIPS Framework first.
Choose Prepare to Speak Corporate if:
You are buying for a team. The one-day Masterclass for a lift before a specific event, the four-session programme for building the capability properly.
Not Sure Which Course Fits You?
Email joyce@joycedaniels.net with your goal, what you find hard, and how much speaking you already do. I will tell you which course to take, including if the answer is none of them yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do public speaking courses cost in Nigeria?
Mine run from $35 for the self-paced Beginner Edition to $425 for the VIPS Framework, and ₦150,000 per person for a one-day live corporate Masterclass. The Global Speaker Mastermind and The Elevated MC with coaching sit above that. The classroom courses run by Lagos training schools quote their own fees and require you to be in Lagos on set dates.
I have never done any public speaking. Which course should I take?
The Beginner Edition. It was written for people who freeze during introductions, and it assumes no prior experience.
Are the courses online or in Lagos?
The three individual courses are fully online and self-paced, so you can take them from Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt or outside Nigeria. Corporate training is delivered live, at your office or virtually.
How long does each course take?
The Beginner Edition and the VIPS Framework are built to be completed in three weeks, and both say plainly that you can go at your own pace. The Elevated MC is self-paced. Corporate training is one day, or four weekly sessions.
How long do I have access to the materials?
It depends on the course, so check the one you are buying. The VIPS Framework carries lifetime access to the Money Making Mouth Tribe, which is where the group coaching runs. The Elevated MC gives you twelve months of access to the training videos from the day you register.
Do you offer training for corporate teams?
Yes. Prepare to Speak Corporate runs as a one-day Masterclass or a four-session programme, physical or virtual, for a minimum of ten participants, and can be built around your industry and the situations your team faces.
What if the course does not work for me?
The Beginner Edition and the VIPS Framework carry a 30-day guarantee: complete the course, and if you feel no improvement, contact us within 30 days with proof of full participation for a refund.
Ready to start
Pick the course that matches where you are and enrol from its page. If you are buying for a team, or still weighing two of them, email joyce@joycedaniels.net with a line on what you need and I will point you at the right one.