VoiceVibes speech coaching software used to rate vocal delivery of Trump and Biden
BALTIMORE, MD - October 1st, 2020 - VoiceVibes, an AI-powered communication coaching platform designed by former employees of AT&T Bell Laboratories and JHU Applied Physics Lab, has turned their technology toward the analysis of the first 2020 Presidential debate this past Tuesday evening between President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden. The results show graded performances on a scale of 1-10 (10 being best) based on dimensions of Vocal Delivery (meaning how professional and polished they sound, as following known best practices for speakers), Clarity, Strength of Opening (which is a prediction of how captivating and not-boring the speaker sounded during the first thirty seconds of a clip), Confidence, Boring, and more.
Each candidate segment was selected to represent the core period of their approximately 2-minute response as defined by the debate format. This core response was determined by isolating the period from immediately after the moderator's question to either the end of their response, or to the first substantial interruption from their opponent.
Joe Biden performed slightly better than Donald Trump in Vocal Delivery in every core response except for Healthcare because Biden’s audio was unable to be isolated due to immediate and frequent interruptions from his opponent. Whereas, Donald Trump performed better in several dimensional categories of persuasiveness, including Confidence in which he outperformed Biden in every topic except the Economy and Supreme Court.
Trump’s responses were graded as more Boring on the topics of Climate Change, the Supreme Court and the Economy; whereas Biden was graded more Boring on the topics of COVID-19, Race in America, and Debating the Candidate’s Records.
Selected results are provided below:
Speaker
Topic
Vocal Delivery
J. Biden
Debate the Supreme Court
8.22
D. Trump
Debate the Supreme Court
6.21
J. Biden
COVID
7.95
D. Trump
COVID
6.66
J. Biden
Climate change
7.9
D. Trump
Climate change
7.34
J. Biden
Debate your record
7.27
D. Trump
Debate your record
7.15
J. Biden
Race in America
7.14
D. Trump
Race in America
6.98
J. Biden
Election integrity
7
D. Trump
Election integrity
6.39
J. Biden
Healthcare
N/A
D. Trump
Healthcare
5.8
J. Biden
Economy
5.3
D. Trump
Economy
5.16
Speaker
Topic Name
Confidence
D. Trump
Race in America
8.07
J. Biden
Race in America
7.06
D. Trump
COVID
7.89
J. Biden
COVID
7.48
D. Trump
Debate your record
7.71
J. Biden
Debate your record
6.24
D. Trump
Election integrity
7.64
J. Biden
Election integrity
7.57
D. Trump
Healthcare
7.56
J. Biden
Healthcare
N/A
D. Trump
Climate change
7.46
J. Biden
Climate change
7.45
J. Biden
Economy
6.92
D. Trump
Economy
6.39
J. Biden
Debate the Supreme Court
6.72
D. Trump
Debate the Supreme Court
6.38
“Keep in mind that our software does not attempt to evaluate the content or merit of their statements or politics, rather the persuasiveness of their tone and vocal delivery,” said Debra Cancro, CEO of VoiceVibes. “And if Americans were left feeling confused by the interruptions and incomplete sentences, they weren’t alone.”
As an aside, the vocal performance of Chris Wallace was also analyzed, and he was graded higher in overall vocal delivery compared to both candidates during all topics except for the Supreme Court.
ABOUT VOICEVIBES, INC.
VoiceVibes is a Baltimore area startup using AI to help people improve their oral communication skills. The company’s automated coaching tool helps people sound more natural and polished when they speak so they can transform how others perceive them. Used by top organizations for communications coaching, sales readiness, presentation skills practice and interviewing, VoiceVibes is the only platform with automated feedback to tell speakers how others are likely to perceive them - across 20 areas called “vibes”. For more information, visit www.myvoicevies.com.
Each candidate segment was selected to represent the core period of their approximately 2-minute response as defined by the debate format. This core response was determined by isolating the period from immediately after the moderator's question to either the end of their response, or to the first substantial interruption from their opponent.
Joe Biden performed slightly better than Donald Trump in Vocal Delivery in every core response except for Healthcare because Biden’s audio was unable to be isolated due to immediate and frequent interruptions from his opponent. Whereas, Donald Trump performed better in several dimensional categories of persuasiveness, including Confidence in which he outperformed Biden in every topic except the Economy and Supreme Court.
Trump’s responses were graded as more Boring on the topics of Climate Change, the Supreme Court and the Economy; whereas Biden was graded more Boring on the topics of COVID-19, Race in America, and Debating the Candidate’s Records.
Selected results are provided below:
Speaker
Topic
Vocal Delivery
J. Biden
Debate the Supreme Court
8.22
D. Trump
Debate the Supreme Court
6.21
J. Biden
COVID
7.95
D. Trump
COVID
6.66
J. Biden
Climate change
7.9
D. Trump
Climate change
7.34
J. Biden
Debate your record
7.27
D. Trump
Debate your record
7.15
J. Biden
Race in America
7.14
D. Trump
Race in America
6.98
J. Biden
Election integrity
7
D. Trump
Election integrity
6.39
J. Biden
Healthcare
N/A
D. Trump
Healthcare
5.8
J. Biden
Economy
5.3
D. Trump
Economy
5.16
Speaker
Topic Name
Confidence
D. Trump
Race in America
8.07
J. Biden
Race in America
7.06
D. Trump
COVID
7.89
J. Biden
COVID
7.48
D. Trump
Debate your record
7.71
J. Biden
Debate your record
6.24
D. Trump
Election integrity
7.64
J. Biden
Election integrity
7.57
D. Trump
Healthcare
7.56
J. Biden
Healthcare
N/A
D. Trump
Climate change
7.46
J. Biden
Climate change
7.45
J. Biden
Economy
6.92
D. Trump
Economy
6.39
J. Biden
Debate the Supreme Court
6.72
D. Trump
Debate the Supreme Court
6.38
“Keep in mind that our software does not attempt to evaluate the content or merit of their statements or politics, rather the persuasiveness of their tone and vocal delivery,” said Debra Cancro, CEO of VoiceVibes. “And if Americans were left feeling confused by the interruptions and incomplete sentences, they weren’t alone.”
As an aside, the vocal performance of Chris Wallace was also analyzed, and he was graded higher in overall vocal delivery compared to both candidates during all topics except for the Supreme Court.
ABOUT VOICEVIBES, INC.
VoiceVibes is a Baltimore area startup using AI to help people improve their oral communication skills. The company’s automated coaching tool helps people sound more natural and polished when they speak so they can transform how others perceive them. Used by top organizations for communications coaching, sales readiness, presentation skills practice and interviewing, VoiceVibes is the only platform with automated feedback to tell speakers how others are likely to perceive them - across 20 areas called “vibes”. For more information, visit www.myvoicevies.com.
