Sara H Waggoner

US Patent:

20160267922, Sep 15, 2016

Filed:

May 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/157669

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Sara H. Waggoner - Bradenton FL, US
Kaleb D. Walton - Fenton MI, US
Aaron T. Wodrich - Westminster CO, US

International Classification:

G10L 25/48
G10L 17/26
A61B 5/00
G10L 25/87
G10L 15/14

Abstract:

In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, one or more computer processors receive speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, a first speaking mode. The one or more computer processors detect, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode, at least one aspect of the received speech input. The one or more computer processors determine, based, at least in part, on the first speaking mode and the detected at least one aspect of the received speech input, whether a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold. Responsive to determining a rate of occurrence of the detected at least one aspect of the speech input exceeds a pre-defined threshold, the one or more computer processors notify a user.

US Patent:

20150310852, Oct 29, 2015

Filed:

Apr 24, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/260757

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Sara H. Waggoner - Bradenton FL, US
Kaleb D. Walton - Fenton MI, US
Aaron T. Wodrich - Westminster CO, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G10L 15/08
G10L 25/48

Abstract:

In an approach to determining speech effectiveness, a computer receives speech input. The computer determines, based, at least in part, on the received speech input, whether the speech input is one of: a conversation with words spoken by two or more people during a predetermined time interval, and a presentation with words spoken by one person and not any other person during a predetermined time interval. The computer detects at least one problem with the speech input. If the speech input is the presentation, the computer weights, by a first factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a presentation and not a conversation, and if the speech input is a conversation, the computer weights, by a second factor, the detected at least one problem with the speech input based on the speech input being a conversation and not a presentation.