Augmind StudioCoaches teach. Software does the reps and the paperwork.
A live session where every student speaks, a recording after each one, a written report the coach signs, and practice that doesn't wait for class. Here is exactly how the week runs and where the software sits in it.
Four things that hold in every program
Every student speaks every session
Not a lecture with two volunteers. Groups stay small enough that every single student takes the floor in every single session — that's the entire reason we cap them.
Every recording comes back written up
Each recording is graded against a real coaching rubric with the exact moments quoted back — what worked, what to fix, and one thing to try next time. No “great job!”
You watch the curve, not the bill
A report with scores and comments after every session, and a trend line across the program. You'll know within a few sessions whether this is working — and so will your child.
Practice doesn't wait for class
Between sessions, students re-record and drill the same material with instant feedback that starts from the coach's notes — so class time goes to coaching, not to reps.
One session, start to finish
The session: everyone takes the floor
Live, online, in a small group or one-on-one. Not a lecture with two volunteers — every student stands up and speaks in every session, gets one specific note from the coach, and usually gets back up to use it. Groups are capped precisely so this stays true.
The recording: one take, at home
After each session, the student records one take of that session's material — usually one to two minutes of speaking, fifteen to thirty minutes with prep. It happens in the browser on a laptop or tablet with a camera. No app, nothing to install.
The first draft: written by software, against a real rubric
Our software transcribes the recording and drafts a report against the coaching rubric the program teaches from: a 1–5 score on each dimension, written comments, and the student's exact words quoted as evidence for each point. This is the part that used to eat a coach's evenings.
The report: read, edited, and signed by the coach
The coach opens the draft with the recording beside it, changes what they disagree with, adds their own note, and signs it. Nothing reaches a student or a family until the coach hits publish — there is no setting that skips this step.
The family link: no account, no app
You get an email with the report and a private link to the recording and the trend line across the program. The link is yours to revisit; there's no password to keep and nothing to install.
Practice between sessions
Once a report is published, the student can re-record and drill the same material and get instant feedback that starts from the coach's notes. It's capped per day on purpose — it's practice, not a game — and it means class time goes to coaching, not to reps.
What the software does — and never does
We built it ourselves, for exactly this classroom. It earns its place by taking the first draft off the coach's plate, not by replacing the coach.
It does
- Transcribes each recording and drafts the first pass of the report against the program's rubric.
- Quotes the student's exact words, with timestamps, as evidence for every score and comment.
- Keeps the trend line across the program so progress is visible, not asserted.
- Gives instant feedback on practice takes between sessions, starting from what the coach wrote.
- Saves the coach the paperwork hours, which go back into your child's specific notes.
It never does
- Publish anything a coach hasn't read, edited where needed, and signed.
- Stand in for the coach — it never talks to your child in place of a person.
- Put your child's recordings anywhere public. Nothing appears on this site without a parent's written permission.
- Keep recordings indefinitely. Audio and video are deleted 90 days after a class's last session, or sooner if you ask.
- Use your child's work to train models or for anything beyond their own feedback.
Who teaches
Working speech & debate coaches, teaching from the program's own session plans. We don't put coach profiles on this site, and we don't put students on it either — no family has given us permission to use their child's recording in marketing, and we don't make exceptions. Before you commit to anything, we tell you exactly who your child's coach will be, and you can talk to them first.
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