PodiumAI
AI speech & debate coaching for students

Raise your voice.
Raise your game.

Deliver a speech, face a three-judge AI panel, and debate a live AI opponent β€” graded against your league's real tournament rules, with coaching a student can act on.

🎀 Original Oratory ✦⚑ Impromptu βœ¦βš–οΈ Lincoln-Douglas βœ¦πŸ—£οΈ Public Forum βœ¦πŸ›οΈ Parliamentary βœ¦πŸ† Tournament mode ✦🎀 Original Oratory ✦⚑ Impromptu βœ¦βš–οΈ Lincoln-Douglas βœ¦πŸ—£οΈ Public Forum βœ¦πŸ›οΈ Parliamentary βœ¦πŸ† Tournament mode ✦

How PodiumAI works

A full practice round in four moves.

1
Choose your topic

Pick an event, your league's real resolution, and which side to argue β€” solo speech or a debate format.

2
Debate β€” or just speak

Take the round against a live opponent that listens, cross-examines, and rebuts β€” or practice a solo speech on your topic, on the same stage.

3
Get feedback, get better

A three-judge panel scores the round against tournament rules β€” with coaching a student can act on and progress that climbs all season.

4
Share with your coach

Send the report in one tap β€” the coach sees only what students choose to share, and replies with feedback.

Our Features

Not a chatbot with a rubric β€” a full round, judged like a real one.

🎀 The round

Full rounds, real conditions

Experience complete practice rounds that mirror real tournaments β€” speaking, listening, and responding out loud, under real time limits.

  • Speak aloud with real-time voice interaction
  • Ask and answer questions in cross-examination
  • Listen and respond to the opponent's arguments live
A live PodiumAI debate round: the student's turn to speak, with the timer running
πŸ—£οΈ The opponent

An opponent that talks back

Debate a live AI opponent that listens to your case, thinks, and rebuts out loud β€” challenging, realistic opposition in every format you compete in.

  • Responses built dynamically from your arguments
  • Strategic questioning in cross-examination
  • Original Oratory, Impromptu, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, Parliamentary
The AI opponent delivering its constructive speech aloud in a PodiumAI round
βš–οΈ The judges

A three-judge panel, not one opinion

Every round is scored by a panel of AI judges against your league's real tournament rules β€” with coaching written for the student, not a scorecard for adults.

  • Scored against real league rules and resolutions
  • Delivery feedback: pacing, filler words, repetition
  • Specific strengths and growth areas, with next steps
  • Speaker points and readiness tracked all season
A PodiumAI debate ballot: the decision, speaker points, and judge feedback
πŸ† The season

Practice like it counts

Choose from your league's current resolutions or set a custom topic, then take full rounds in Tournament mode under real event formats and time limits.

  • Real resolutions from your league β€” NSDA and more
  • Custom topics for specialized practice
  • Tournament mode with real formats and time limits
Setting up a PodiumAI round: event, league resolution, and side selection

Getting started

No student emails, no setup homework.

1
The school gets access

Schools and organizations are onboarded by invitation β€” no open signups, no strangers.

2
The coach invites the team

One expiring invite code adds each student. Under-13s unlock once a parent approves the coach's consent email.

3
Students join in seconds

Enter the code, pick a username, and you're on the team β€” never an email address.

Questions, answered

Original Oratory, Impromptu, Lincoln-Douglas, Public Forum, and Parliamentary β€” plus a Tournament mode for full rounds under real time limits.

Bring PodiumAI to your school

Schools and organizations are onboarded by invitation. If you'd like your program on PodiumAI, get in touch and we'll set you up.

We usually reply within one school day.