Terrified of public speaking? Orai uses machine learning to turn your phone into a speaking coach

It's actually, like, kind of a problem that affects, um, roughly 74 per cent of people. Whether it's long pauses, or the use of'hedging' language (see previous sentence), the way you speak can negatively affect your credibility. Focus all that anxious blinking on one particular, bewildered person? Orai is a mobile public speaking course designed to tackle this specific problem, and in doing so, transforms your smartphone into a speaking coach. Created by engineering students at Drexel University, Orai helps you curate your word choices.