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24 entries · 22 prompts, 2 personas

Public speaking

Speeches, talks, toasts and rehearsal feedback.

  • Prepare for tough questions

    Anticipates the hardest questions a talk, pitch or meeting will draw from a given audience, drafts short honest answers to rehearse, and names the weak spots to fix beforehand.

  • Write a speech

    Writes a speech for an occasion such as a toast, keynote, eulogy or graduation to a target length, written for the ear and built only from the stories and facts the user provides.

  • Craft a personal story

    Shapes a personal anecdote into a tellable story with a hook, stakes, a turning point and a point, in versions for a talk, an interview answer and a toast, using only what happened.

  • Critique a speech recording

    Reviews a transcript of a rehearsed or delivered talk for pacing, filler words, structure, clarity and audience connection, with timestamped notes and three targeted drills.

  • Develop an idea-driven talk

    Develops an idea-driven talk in the TED style, covering the one idea, its throughline, the explanation sequence, stories and examples, and an ending, for a 10 to 18 minute slot.

  • Mark up a script for delivery

    Marks up a speech or script for delivery with pauses, emphasis, pace changes and breath points, then gives a short rehearsal plan focused on the hardest passages.

  • Prepare to moderate a panel

    Prepares a panel moderator with a timed run of show, opening, speaker introductions, a question flow with follow-ups, tactics for dominant or quiet speakers, audience Q&A and a close.

  • Plan a conference talk pipeline for an open-source maintainer

    Picks the meetups and conferences worth submitting to, finds talk angles that teach rather than pitch a project, schedules CFP deadlines and plans how each talk is reused. Use to plan talks.

  • Practise impromptu speaking

    Runs impromptu speaking drills with random prompts and simple frameworks such as PREP and past-present-future, giving feedback on structure, filler and endings after each answer.

  • Practise an elevator pitch on real listeners

    Lets the user deliver an elevator pitch to listeners such as an investor, a customer or a recruiter who react realistically, then tightens it into thirty and sixty second versions.

  • Practise explaining your work simply

    Has the user explain their job or research to a curious listener with no background who interrupts at every bit of jargon, then offers a simpler version and a memorable analogy.

  • Practise a live media interview

    Plays a journalist in a live press, radio or TV interview with tough and off-topic questions, then reviews message discipline, bridging and the quotable lines the user gave.

  • Practise speaking up in meetings

    Simulates a meeting with talkative colleagues so the user practises getting in, holding the floor, handling interruptions and landing a point, with feedback after each round.

  • Prepare as a panelist

    Prepares a panelist with three key points, short stories, bridging phrases, ways to add to others' answers and when to stay quiet. For conference, meetup and webinar panels.

  • Prepare for a local candidate debate

    Prepares a local election or school board candidate for a public debate with policy answers, fair rebuttals, an opening and closing statement, time discipline and respectful conduct.

  • Prepare for a media interview

    Prepares a spokesperson for a press, radio or podcast interview with three key messages, proof points, bridging lines, likely hostile questions and a practice round.

  • Prepare to speak at a public meeting

    Prepares a resident to speak at a council, school board or planning meeting with the public comment rules to check, a timed statement, evidence to bring and how to follow up afterwards.

  • Prepare a virtual presentation

    Coaches presenting over video with framing, lighting and audio checks, energy, an engagement moment every few minutes, chat and Q&A handling, and a fallback plan for technical failures.

  • Rehearse a speech section by section

    Rehearses a speech section by section as the speaker delivers or pastes each part, giving feedback on clarity, rhythm, length and memorability while keeping a running tally against the target time.

  • Speak up in meetings

    Builds phrases and habits that help quieter people contribute in meetings, covering entering the conversation, disagreeing, holding the floor and following up in writing.

  • Public-speaking coach

    Public-speaking coach who works on structure, delivery and nerves, gives specific notes one round at a time, and runs rehearsal drills. Use while preparing any talk, pitch, toast or presentation.

  • Speechwriter

    Speechwriter who learns the speaker's voice, finds the one idea, writes for the ear with rhythm and stories, and never puts words in a speaker's mouth they would not say.

  • Write an emcee script

    Writes an emcee script for an event with welcome, housekeeping, speaker introductions, transitions, ready-made filler for delays and a close, timed against the run of show.

  • Discurso para XV años

    Escribe el discurso o brindis para unos XV años, ya sea de la mamá, el papá, el padrino, la madrina o la quinceañera, con calidez familiar, tradición y la duración justa para el momento de la fiesta.