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Practice the presentation before it is graded

Rehearse your class presentation, capstone, or thesis defense on your laptop. Stage Coach scores the message, voice, and presence, points to the exact minute that needs work, and gives you drills to fix it tonight.

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Sample report
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“Win Them Back: The 90-Day Customer Recovery Playbook”

A warm, well-built talk with a story that earns the room. Slow down through the numbers and give the close one clear ask.

  • Message87
  • Voice74
  • Presence82
156words / min
2.1fillers / min
72%eye contact
  1. Opening story hooks the room in ten seconds
  2. Pace hits 186 words a minute on the data slide
  3. Four fillers in 20 seconds at the transition
Drill Rehearse 7:50 to 8:40 with a two-second pause after each number 90-second take
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Sound familiar?

Rehearsing alone leaves you guessing.

  • The rubric grades delivery, and you have never seen yourself present.
  • Group projects leave little time for a full rehearsal together.
  • A defense committee notices when you rush the methods or read from your slides.
  • You run over time and lose points, or finish early and look underprepared.
How Stage Coach helps

Specific notes you can act on tonight.

A score you can improve

A Stage Score from 0 to 100, with Message, Voice, and Presence scores, and progress across sessions using the same rubric every time.

Notes pinned to the moment

Every note sits on a timeline at the second it happened, so you know exactly which slide to rework.

Timing and pace

Your total time and pace across the talk, so you land inside the time limit.

Presentations in your language

Rehearse in more than 30 languages, with notes in that language or in English.

A practice plan

Three sessions between now and the day.

  1. 1

    A week out

    Record a full run-through with slides. Fix structure first: the question, the evidence, the conclusion.

  2. 2

    Three days out

    Drill your two weakest sections and rehearse the transitions between speakers if it is a group project.

  3. 3

    The night before

    One full run at your target time. Then stop.

Sample Stage Report

Here is what a Stage Report looks like.

This is the complete report from one 18-minute rehearsal. It shows the notes a speaking coach would give, pinned to the second they happened, and the exact words the speaker used at each moment.

  • 81 Stage Score, plus Message, Voice, and Presence
  • 7 timed moments with the words spoken
  • 6 delivery numbers, from pace to eye contact
  • 3 drills and a rewritten closing paragraph
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The top of a sample Stage Report: Stage Score 81, pillar scores of 87 for Message, 74 for Voice, and 82 for Presence, and a timeline of key moments.

Sample Stage Report

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A full sample Stage Report for the talk “Win Them Back: The 90-Day Customer Recovery Playbook.” It shows a Stage Score of 81, pillar scores, seven timed moments with the words spoken, pace and filler counts, grades for the opening (A-) and closing (C+), top strengths and improvements, three drills, and the weakest paragraph rewritten.
Pricing

Start free. Pay only for the practice you use.

  • FreeOne session up to 5 minutes, full report
  • $12One session up to 20 minutes, never expires
  • $25Three sessions, to rehearse one big talk until it is ready
  • $29 a monthEight sessions a month for regular speakers

Every session includes up to six scored drill takes. Full pricing and plan details.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Is there a free option?

Yes. Your first session is free and records up to 5 minutes. Single sessions are $12, a pack of three is $25, and 8 sessions a month are $29.

Can it help with a thesis defense?

Yes. Record your presentation in sections of up to 20 minutes each, and use the drills to tighten the parts a committee will probe.

Does it work on a school laptop?

It works in current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and Safari with a webcam and microphone. Nothing needs to be installed.

Stage Coach for other talks

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Guides for your next rehearsal

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Rehearse it tonight.

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