Structure, voice, gestures, stress management, Q&A, elevator pitch, client demo.
Before starting, we run a 1-minute tech check — microphone, ambient noise, connection. If your setup isn't good enough, the test is fully refunded.
Prove you can own a room, pitch in 3 minutes flat and handle curveball questions — with an AI-validated badge earned in 15 minutes.
The Plume Public Speaking & Pitch badge measures your real ability to build a structured argument, control your voice and body under pressure, and move an audience — whether they're friendly or flat-out skeptical. In a 15-minute oral with an AI examiner (OpenAI Realtime), you'll work through concrete situations: a client demo that goes sideways, a bruising Q&A in front of an investor panel, the choice between the Minto Pyramid and a three-act story depending on the room. This isn't a theory quiz. It's a deep dive into your actual practice.
What sets this badge apart from a LinkedIn skill endorsement is accountability. Claude Opus reads the full transcript and produces a 0-to-100 score tied to one of four levels — Novice, Proficient, Advanced, Expert. It evaluates the rigour of your argument structure, how you recover from curveballs, your command of modern tools (video pitches, teleprompters, AI vocal coaching) and your ability to match format to audience. The output is a detailed report, a private audio recording and a shareable URL you can drop straight into a job application or portfolio.
This badge is built for anyone whose ability to speak in public is a key professional lever: salespeople pitching complex solutions, managers defending budgets to the C-suite, founders raising funding, consultants running client workshops, and coaches or trainers who want an independent measure of their own level. If you speak in front of an audience more than once a month and want to turn that skill into a verifiable competitive edge, this badge is for you.
Here are the concrete dimensions the AI examines during the 15-minute oral.
Command of proven frameworks — Minto Pyramid, three-act storytelling, problem/solution/benefit — and the ability to pick the right one based on the audience, the stakes and the time available.
Building a punchy pitch in 60 to 180 seconds: an opening that creates narrative tension, a single memorable message and a clear call to action that lands every time.
Active management of speech rate, intonation, deliberate pauses and vocal projection — including the warm-up rituals you run before stepping on stage or joining a video call.
Techniques for staying grounded when tech fails, a question derails you or the room goes cold: breathing, reframing, live recovery without losing the thread of your argument.
Methods for preparing and running a tough Q&A session: the mirror technique, controlled admission when you don't have the answer, and how to take back the floor after a direct challenge.
Reading the room to adjust vocabulary, technical depth, emotional register and format — classic oral pitch, async demo, participatory workshop — in real time based on audience signals.
Practice with video pitches, use of teleprompters and AI vocal coaching tools, and adaptation of stage craft (camera eye contact, screen-share management) to the remote format.
Scripting a product or service demo around a concrete use case, sustaining attention throughout, handling live objections and closing on a clear next action.
Final scoring is performed by Claude (Anthropic), which reads back the full transcript and applies this weighted criteria grid.
The AI evaluates whether you apply a coherent framework (Minto, three-act, STAR, etc.), whether your core message is identifiable within the first few seconds and whether your close drives a specific action.
How you respond to destabilising questions, awkward silences and off-script scenarios. The AI analyses the quality of your recoveries and your ability to stay composed and on-message under fire.
Are your real-life situations specific, contextualised and leveraged for concrete learnings? The AI penalises vague answers and generic examples that could apply to anyone in any industry.
Knowledge of vocal techniques (projection, active silence), remote tools (video platforms, teleprompters, AI coaching) and the ability to choose the right format for the context and audience.
Your ability to analyse your own speaking — what worked, what didn't and why — and to describe how you actively train and improve your craft over time.
A Plume session takes about 20 minutes, from tech check to badge delivery.
The AI tests your audio and connection. For a Public Speaking badge, mic quality matters more than usual — make sure you're in a quiet space with a headset or external mic if possible, so the examiner can accurately assess your delivery.
The AI invites you to introduce yourself briefly and walk through your most memorable or most complex speaking engagement in recent months: the context, the audience, the stakes and what you took away from it.
The AI works through 4 to 6 questions drawn from the calibrated themes: a client pitch that went off the rails, a hostile audience, your framework of choice, Q&A management, vocal practice, remote presenting. It follows up and probes each answer to surface the real depth of your mastery.
The AI asks when you'd recommend against a classic oral pitch and what's changed in your practice with remote work and digital tools. This phase evaluates your strategic perspective on your own skill — not just execution, but judgment.
Claude Opus analyses the full transcript and generates your score (0-100), your level (Novice to Expert), a detailed per-criterion report and a shareable URL. Your private audio recording is available in your Plume dashboard.
Your score out of 100 translates into a level a recruiter can grasp at a glance.
You speak in public occasionally but without a structured method: you improvise your plan, struggle with silences and lose your thread under questioning. You're aware of the gaps but have few concrete tools to close them.
You know the main frameworks (problem/solution, storytelling) and apply them in familiar contexts. Stress management still slips under large or hostile audiences, and your Q&A handling lacks consistency — but the foundation is solid.
You command several frameworks and know which one fits which situation. You handle unexpected moments with ease, actively work your voice and pacing, and adapt in real time to audience signals — whether on stage or on video.
Public speaking is a strategic weapon you deploy to influence high-stakes decisions. You coach or train others, command modern tools (AI vocal coaching, teleprompters, hybrid formats) and know exactly when NOT to pitch.
No degree or years of experience required to take the badge. Here are the profiles it makes the most sense for.
You pitch complex solutions to demanding buyers. Proving you can structure a convincing argument and handle live objections is a decisive edge in interviews and in front of enterprise clients.
You raise funding, recruit and convince partners every week. An objective badge on your pitching ability — structure, stress handling, investor Q&A — adds hard evidence to back up your founder story.
You defend projects to the C-suite, run all-hands and carry messages through change. This badge certifies you can move internal audiences with high stakes — not just check the communication box.
Your deliverables live or die in oral readouts. Showing you can adapt your pitch to a CFO, a technical team or a board room separates you from purely analytical profiles.
Speaking is your business, but you have no independent third party validating your level. This badge gives you an objective score to feature on your website, proposals and marketing materials.
Where and how your Public Speaking & Pitch badge will help you day to day.
A Sales Manager candidate includes their Public Speaking badge (score 84/100, Advanced) in their application. The hiring manager immediately sees they can structure a pitch and handle a tough Q&A — before the first role-play exercise.
A founder shares their badge URL inside their investor deck. A score of 91/100 and the Q&A handling report give investors a concrete signal on their ability to hold the room during a board meeting or follow-on pitch.
A freelance consultant displays their Expert-level Public Speaking badge on their LinkedIn profile and website. Where others write 'excellent communicator', they have a verified score and an audio recording available on request.
An event organiser receives ten speaker submissions. The two candidates who attach their Public Speaking badge immediately stand out — their level is certified by a third party, not just self-declared in a bio.
An engineer aiming for a Tech Lead role takes the badge to objectively measure their ability to address non-technical audiences. Their score of 76/100 and detailed report become the basis for a credible HR development plan.
A public speaking coach has clients take the badge at the start and end of a coaching programme. The before/after score progression becomes a concrete marketing asset for their service offerings.
A few minutes to check you have everything you need.
At the end of your session you don't just get a score — here's everything that awaits you.
Get a precise score out of 100 and one of four levels (Novice, Proficient, Advanced, Expert) for your public speaking ability, computed by Claude Opus from your full 15-minute session transcript.
A full written report breaks down your strengths and growth areas across every evaluated dimension: argument structure, pressure handling, example quality, mastery of modern formats and self-awareness.
Your 15-minute oral recording is securely stored in your Plume dashboard. Listen back to analyse your own voice, pacing and silences — a coaching tool in its own right, independent of the score.
A permanent public page displays your badge, score and level. Drop the URL into your LinkedIn profile, funding deck or job application — anyone can verify its authenticity in one click.
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