Orate / public speakingEst. 2026
ORATE

Public-speaking practice, judged on the argument — structure, clarity, economy, evidence.

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[00]   Ralph Waldo Emerson · Social Aims, 1875

“Speech is power: speech is to persuade, to convert, to compel.”

Most speaking practice stops at delivery. ORATE puts you on the clock with a real question and a side, then scores what you actually said — whether the argument was complete, whether it held together, whether you brought anything real to it.

[01]Form a view.
[02]Defend it out loud.
[03]Get judged on the substance.
How a speech is scored4 × 25  =  100
  1. [01]Argument structureA claim, the reasoning behind it, and something real to back it — set up, developed, landed. Half-formed points cost you.
  2. [02]Clarity & coherenceOne thread a listener could repeat in a sentence. Every filler word is counted and reported back.
  3. [03]Word economySay it once, precisely, then stop. Padding, hedging and repetition are scored down.
  4. [04]Use of evidenceNamed events, figures, cases — tied to the point they support, not sprinkled for effect.

XP on top: more for a higher score, more for ending prep early, more for a longer speech. XP is what ranks you.

A session · about fifteen minutesScroll →
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SubjectEconomy · global affairs · philosophy · social justice
001
MotionA two-sided question, revealed once you commit
002
SideFor or against — no switching
003
PrepTen minutes, paper only. End early for XP
004
SpeakMirror on, clock running, one take
005
ScoreFour axes /25 · super score /100 · XP

Leaderboard

Every speech earns XP. XP ranks you against everyone on ORATE.

Progress

Each speech kept with its scores and notes, plus a growth line per axis.

Parties

Name one, share a six-letter code, run a private board with friends.

Step up to the podium.

One question · one side · one speech · a score

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fig. 01 — the speaker