What is the best AI tool for speech feedback?
There is no single best one — it depends on the kind of feedback you want. For a score plus written, sentence-level notes on a speech you recorded, free and in any browser, use SpeakUp Coach. For cues in the moment while you talk, use Speeko. For feedback during a real Zoom or Teams meeting, use Poised. For an AI that roleplays back and asks follow-up questions, use Yoodli. For scored drills inside a structured course, use Orai or VirtualSpeech.
Can AI actually give useful feedback on public speaking?
Yes, for delivery. AI reliably measures the things you cannot hear in yourself while speaking — how fast you go, how many filler words you use, whether your sentences trail off, whether your pitch stays flat. It is weaker at judging ideas, argument, and whether a joke lands. Treat AI feedback as a precise mirror for delivery, not a replacement for a human audience on content.
Which AI speech feedback tool is free?
SpeakUp Coach is free with no paid tier — every feature, and no credit card ever. You can start without an account, then create a free one (email and password) to keep practicing. Yoodli, Speeko, and Poised each give a limited free tier alongside paid plans. Orai offers only a 7-day trial, and VirtualSpeech lists no free plan. So if "free" is the constraint, SpeakUp Coach is the only tool here with nothing held back.
Do any of these give real-time feedback while you speak?
Two do. Speeko gives real-time guidance as you talk into your phone, and Poised gives private, live cues during real Zoom, Google Meet, and Microsoft Teams calls. The other four — SpeakUp Coach, Yoodli, Orai, and VirtualSpeech — give feedback after you finish a recording or exercise, which is better for deliberate rehearsal where you run a passage, read the notes, and run it again.
Which tool measures filler words and pace?
All six measure filler words and pace — they are the baseline of delivery feedback. Where they differ is what else they add: SpeakUp Coach also scores pauses, pitch variation, and volume; Yoodli adds word choice and conciseness; Poised adds hedging and interruptions inside live meetings. If you specifically want your filler count and speaking pace with nothing to pay, SpeakUp Coach returns both in seconds, and you can start without an account.
Is AI speech feedback accurate?
Delivery metrics — pace in words per minute, filler-word counts, pause length — are measured directly from your audio and are as accurate as the transcription underneath them. The judgment layer on top ("your energy dropped", "you sounded unsure") is an interpretation and varies by tool. The most trustworthy tools show you the underlying number, not just a verdict, so you can check it against the recording yourself.
Which one gives feedback in Spanish?
SpeakUp Coach is built natively in Spanish — Spanish interface, Spanish AI feedback, and detection of muletillas like "eh", "este", "pues", "o sea", and "tipo" — all free. Yoodli supports the 28 languages its documentation lists, including Latin American Spanish, but only 5 sessions are free. Speeko and Orai name English on their App Store listings; Poised and VirtualSpeech publish no supported-language list.