Promote independent practice with Speaker Coach
As with other Learning Accelerators, Speaker Progress has a Coach component.
- Speaker Progress is educator-led.
- Speaker Coach is student-led.
With Speaker Progress, educators can quickly create and review practice assignments. Speaker Progress automatically uploads practice data to Education Insights.
What is Speaker Coach?
Speaker Coach is an individualized practice experience that provides real-time coaching to learners. While Speaker Coach is part of Speaker Progress, learners can use Speaker Coach even when educators don't assign a practice session.
Speaker Coach in PowerPoint
Speaker Coach is a free tool built into Microsoft PowerPoint. In PowerPoint, learners can select Rehearse with Coach to have a private rehearsal session for their presentation at any time. They receive real-time coaching and a private rehearsal report tailored to them.
Speaker Coach in Microsoft Teams meetings
Learners can also turn on Speaker Coach in Teams meetings to get suggestions in meetings, including meeting-specific suggestions about interrupting others and talking too much.
Note
When learners use Speaker Coach in PowerPoint or in a Teams meeting, the feedback they receive is not uploaded to Education Insights.
Learners can use Speaker Coach to continue practicing their presentation skills even when they don't have an assignment. Speaker Coach helps learners take ownership of their learning and manage their personal progress.