Artificial intelligence as a feedback provider in practicing public speaking
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Traditionally, feedback is regarded as crucial in the context of learning and teaching public speaking. In the current course, we analyzed the feedback provided to students by an artificial intelligence (AI) coach and students’ learning experiences in developing public-speaking skills via this tool. The MySpeaker Rhetorich speech coach application served as a platform for practicing public speaking within the course. Students found AI-powered feedback to be advantageous and less biased than feedback from their peers. However, although the AI coach offers benefits, it is not without challenges, and currently, solely relying on it as a teaching tool appears inadequate.Course Voluntary AI-powered public-speaking course.Objectives Participants are able to prepare and deliver a speech and gain basic knowledge and understanding about speech composition and delivery. Participants learn to assess their public-speaking skills by receiving feedback from AI and peers and apply their knowledge on public speaking by providing feedback to others.
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Students in one study reported the feedback from the GenAI coach was more objective and kinder than some of the feedback they received from their classmates.
“Still, students in one study reported the feedback from the GenAI coach was more objective and kinder than some of the feedback they received from their classmates (Isotalus et al. 2025).”
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- Authors
- Isotalus, P., Eklund, M., & Karppinen, K.
- Affiliations
- Tampere University (FI)
- Corresponding author
- Isotalus, Pekka
- Venue
- Communication Teacher
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- Volume
- 39
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 78-85
- ISSN
- 1740-4622 (ISSN-L)
- 1740-4630
- OpenAlex
- W4403063148
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 17
- Citations by year
- 2026: 10 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 1
- FWCI
- 8.67
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Communication Teacher (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Tampere University Institutional Repository (Tampere University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Information Systems › Artificial Intelligence in Education
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Educational Technology and Pedagogy
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Communication in Education and Healthcare
- Keywords
- artificial intelligence, AI-generated feedback, public speaking, peer feedback, speech delivery, speech composition, student learning experience, speech education
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