Tip: Accurate feedback requires a quiet space that minimizes audio interference, so encourage users to find a location that’s not heavily trafficked. Speaker Coach also works best when one user is speaking; expect less accurate feedback if more than one user is rehearsing on the same device.
Search Coach in Microsoft Teams
For information on using Search Coach in a Microsoft Teams Meeting, please click this link: Preview: Speaker Coach in Microsoft Teams meetings - Microsoft Support.
Search Coach in PowerPoint
1. Log into Microsoft 365: https://www.microsoft365.com/apps.
2. Click on the PowerPoint app (it can also be utilized in the PowerPoint desktop app).
3. Click on the Slideshow tab and select Rehearse with Coach.
If you want to analyze body language, then click the drop-down arrow next to Rehearse with Coach and check the Body Language box. This option is OFF by default.
4. You may be prompted to allow you microphone and/or camera. If so, click Allow.
5. Begin rehearsing the presentation. Search Coach will begin analyzing as soon as the user begins and will display the feedback privately on the user's screen, real-time to allow for adjustments to be made in the moment, as well as in a log to refer back to. If real-time feedback is desired, this option can be checked.
Tip: If students have used Speaker Coach to rehearse, then disable real-time feedback during the final presentation to prevent hints from being displayed which can distract students. Too many suggestions can also create an overwhelming experience for some, especially if Speaker Coach identifies multiple improvement areas.
Search Coach in Clipchamp
For information on using Search Coach in Clipchamp, please click this link: How to use AI speaker coach in Clipchamp | Clipchamp Blog
Rehearsal Report:
When a user exits their rehearsal, they will receive a personalized report. It will contain interactive feedback and analysis, that is privately shared so that the user can review suggestions on their own.
The rehearsal report includes focused feedback on metrics known to influence how an audience perceives a presentation.
- Summary: Provides elapsed time and the number of slides reviewed.
- Fillers: Highlights frequently used filler words like “um” and “you know.”
- Repetitive Language: Counts words and phrases that are repeatedly spoken.
- Inclusiveness: Discovers when language is not inclusive in areas like disability, gender, and race.
- Pace: Monitors speed and receive pacing suggestions that increase audience recall and comprehension.
- Pitch: Listens for monotone pitch that can negatively affect messaging.
- Originality: Calls out instances when reading directly from a slide.
- Rehearse Again: Clears all the data in the report and starts a new rehearsal.
Speaker Coach also provides data on other metrics known to improve public speaking.
- Pronunciation: Isolates muddled words or mispronunciations.
- Speech Refinements: Spots speech problems like wordiness and euphemisms.
- Body Language: Analyzes physical mannerisms, posture, and eye contact (optional).
Tip: The rehearsal report disappears when closed, so taking a screenshot of the report is highly encouraged. Please click this link for how to take a screenshot on your PC: SAU19 Knowledge Base - Taking Screenshots.