Want to captivate an audience like Obama? There's an app for that

Want to captivate an audience like Obama? There’s an app for that

Guardian Small Business Network The Disruptors Orai is powered by artificial intelligence, which gives immediate, personalised feedback on users’ public speaking prowess Public speaking skills, such as those of President Obama’s, can be learned says the co-founder of Orai. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters Guardian Small Business Network The Disruptors Want to captivate an audience like Obama? There’s an app for that Orai is powered by artificial intelligence, which gives immediate, personalised feedback on users’ public speaking prowess Like it or loathe it, being an entrepreneur means a lot of talking. Whether it’s chatting at networking events, pitching to investors, selling your product to customers or explaining it to journalists, talking is a big part of what you sign up for. “Talking is the way you represent your brand; it’s the way you build credibility in what you’re doing,” says Danish Dhamani, co-founder of Orai, an app that claims to make you a better public speaker. But talking – or rather, public speaking – wasn’t something that came naturally to either Dhamani or business partner Paritosh Gupta. The pair met in their first year at university in Philadelphia, where they are still based. Dhamani from Pakistan, by way of Tanzania, and Gupta,…


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