A new wearable technology that can help people with their public speaking skills.
The glass would give the real-time feedback on volume modulation and speaking rate, while being minimally distracting. The Rochester University team describes the system, which they have called Rhema after the Greek word for “utterance,” in a paper.
Smart glasses with Rhema installed can record a speaker, transmit the audio to a server to automatically analyze the volume and speaking rate, and then present the data to the speaker in real time. This feedback allows a speaker to adjust the volume and speaking rate or continue as before.
The researchers also highlighted that the users, overall, felt it helped them improve their delivery compared to the users who received continuous feedback and no feedback at all.
However, there was no statistically significant difference among the three groups on eye contact, use of filler words, being distracted, and appearing stiff.
The researchers feel that live feedback displayed in a private and non-intrusive manner could also be useful for people with social difficulties and even for people working in customer service. (ANI)