What are public speaking communities?

Communities for people developing their speaking and presentation skills. Discord has active practice communities, Facebook groups offer coaching tips, and structured organizations like Toastmasters serve as dedicated practice environments for regular improvement at all levels.

Where do most public speaking communities live?

Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (22% of 18 listings).

Are most of these communities free?

83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.

How big is a typical public speaking community?

Among listings with public size data, the average is 51K members and the median is 14K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.

What do these communities usually include?

Forum is the most common (78%). Others that show up often include live chat and online/offline events.

How does Hive Index collect this data?

Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.

Where can I see the full list?

The full directory is on Hive Index's Public Speaking topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 18 public speaking communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: public speaking communities are broad and fragmented, with many small groups and a few very large outliers.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-15

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Communities: 18
Platforms: 10
Avg members: 51K
Median members: 14K

Where Public Speaking Communities Are Hosted

Independent Platforms
4(22%)
Reddit
3(17%)
Discord
2(11%)
Facebook
2(11%)
Quora
2(11%)
LinkedIn
2(11%)
Nas.io
1(6%)
Telegram
1(6%)

Format mix

Forum / feed-based
11(61%)
Other platforms
4(22%)
Chat communities
2(11%)
Private membership
1(6%)

Forum / feed-based is most common (61%), but other platforms is also well represented (22%).

Independent Platforms leads, but Reddit and Discord also represent meaningful shares.

Audience Size & Access

Community size

Tiny
<20 members
0(0%)
Small
20-100 members
1(6%)
Medium
100-1,000 members
2(11%)
Large
1,000-10,000 members
5(28%)
Huge
10,000-100,000 members
7(39%)
Massive
100,000-1M members
2(11%)
Gigantic
1M+ members
0(0%)

1 community has unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

The average is much higher than the median (51K vs 14K), which usually means a few large groups are pulling the average up.

How Public Speaking Differs From Other Categories

Public Speaking is smaller, and more platform-diverse, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

Metric	Public Speaking	Hive Index average
Free to join	83%	85%
Median members	14K	25K
Average members	51K	669K
Paid or apply-to-join	17%	15%
Live chat	33%	38%
Discord share	11%	16%

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

Forum
78%
Live Chat
33%
Online/Offline Events
28%

Niche Features

Courses
11%
Member Perks
11%
Newsletter
11%
Paid Community
11%
Pairing
6%
Requires Application
6%
Tools
6%

Forum appears on 78% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo: 35

Platform supply vs. clicks

Platform	Communities	Share of communities	Outbound clicks	Share of clicks
Independent Platforms	4	22%	3	9%
Reddit	3	17%	1	3%
Discord	2	11%	26	74%
Quora	2	11%	1	3%
Nas.io	1	6%	4	11%

Share is calculated within this topic.

Discord gets 74% of clicks but only 11% of listings, so visitors click it more than you'd expect from supply alone.

Most-clicked formats

Chat communities
26(74%)
Forum / feed-based
5(14%)
Other platforms
4(11%)

Most-clicked features

Live Chat
33(94%)
Online/Offline Events
30(86%)
Member Perks
26(74%)
Courses
9(26%)
Newsletter
9(26%)
Forum
5(14%)

Most-clicked size ranges

Large
17(49%)
Huge
13(37%)
Medium
5(14%)

Top-clicked listings

Public Speaking Buddies
17(49%)
The Mouthfuls
9(26%)
Learning with Diksha
4(11%)

Most clicks go to chat communities and forum / feed-based communities.

Trends

Founded year

2016

2017

2021

2023

13 communities have no founding year on file.

Most listed groups were founded around 2021.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Public Speaking. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

•This is a smaller slice of Hive Index's database, so read trends as directional.
•Last updated 2026-05-15

FAQ

: Communities for people developing their speaking and presentation skills. Discord has active practice communities, Facebook groups offer coaching tips, and structured organizations like Toastmasters serve as dedicated practice environments for regular improvement at all levels.
: Independent Platforms is the most common platform in this report (22% of 18 listings).
: 83% are free to join. The rest require payment, an application, or both.
: Among listings with public size data, the average is 51K members and the median is 14K. The median is usually the better signal for a typical group because a few large ones inflate the average.
: Forum is the most common (78%). Others that show up often include live chat and online/offline events.
: Listings are submitted by community builders and researchers, reviewed for relevance, and updated with platform, feature, member, review, and traffic data where available.
: The full directory is on Hive Index's Public Speaking topic page, where you can filter by platform, size, features, and more.

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