Patent ID: 7941318

Claim:
A method for helping a user practice public speaking, comprising: inputting a user's speech; detecting, responsive to said input user's speech, each occurrence of a sound in said user's speech that matches at least one sound defined in a predetermined set of undesirable sounds; responsive to each said detection of said each said occurrence of said sound in said user's speech that matches at least one sound defined in said predetermined set of undesirable sounds, outputting an undesirable sound detected warning; determining, responsive to said input user's speech, a speech speed; comparing said speech speed to a predetermined maximum speech speed threshold; responsive to said speech speed exceeding said predetermined maximum speed threshold, outputting a speech speed exceeded warning; inputting eye movements of said user; responsive to said input eye movements of said user, determining when said user glances up and maintaining an audience glance frequency measurement indicating a frequency at which said user glances up; comparing said audience glance frequency measurement with a predetermined minimum audience glance frequency threshold; and responsive to said audience glance frequency measurement falling below said predetermined minimum audience glance frequency threshold, outputting an audience glance frequency threshold not met warning.