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Record a speech in your browser and Rostrum times it against your format, then shows exactly where your pace, pauses and fillers cost you.

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  • BP
  • WSDC
  • Asian Parliamentary
  • Public speaking

Works on the phone you already have. No app to install.

Example values: a protected-time knock, a pace reading and the final knock.

Record. Analyse. Improve.

The recorder keeps time the way a debate timekeeper does, so your report knows what happened, and when.

  1. Protected0:42Protected time. No POIs yet.
  2. POIs open3:10POIs open until 6:00
  3. Protected6:24Protected time. POIs closed.
  4. Over7:08Over time by 0:08
A seven-minute BP speech: knocks at 1:00 and 6:00, a double knock at 7:00, and grace ends at 7:15.

  1. Record

    Pick your format, role and speech length. The time card follows the knocks: green while time is protected, red once you are over. Public-speaking timers turn amber for the final stretch.

    • POI offered
    • POI taken
    • POI declined

    Audio saves in parts as you speak. If the connection drops, upload resumes when you are back online.

  2. Analyse

    Rostrum transcribes every word with its timing, then measures pace in 30-second windows, fillers, pauses of two seconds or more, pitch variety, monotone stretches and time used against your limit.

  3. Improve

    Read the report beside your audio. Tap any word in the transcript to hear that moment, with captions on playback. Record again and watch what moved.

    Coaching feedback on your arguments and structure, against a rubric for your format, ends with three fixes you can replay.

Knows your format

Speech lengths, protected time and knocks come set for each format, so the timing is right before you say a word.

Timing rules for each format Rostrum supports
FormatSpeechesSpeechReplyProtected timeGrace
British ParliamentaryOpening Government, Opening Opposition, Closing Government, Closing Opposition8 speeches7:00also 5:00No repliesFirst and last 1:00POIs open in between0:15
World SchoolsProposition, Opposition6 speeches + 2 replies8:00also 5:00, 6:00, 7:004:00also 3:00First and last 1:00Replies: no POIs, warning at 1:00 left0:15
Asian ParliamentaryGovernment, Opposition6 speeches + 2 replies7:00also 5:00, 6:004:00also 3:00, 5:00First and last 1:00Replies: no POIs, warning at 1:00 left0:15
Public speakingPitch, Keynote, Sermon, Interview, Toast or your ownOne speech, timed to your limitDefaults: pitch 3:00, keynote 20:00, sermon 30:00, interview 10:00, toast 3:000:30–90:00any limit you setNo repliesKnocks at 2:00 and 1:00 leftAmber for the final stretch0:30

A report you can act on

Every number in a Rostrum report is measured from your recording, and every moment links back to the audio. Rostrum gives coaching feedback, not an official adjudication.

Example report

Prime Minister, Opening Government

British Parliamentary · “This House would ban fast fashion” · planned 7:00

  • Duration7:120:12 over your 7:00
  • Pace158WPMInside the 130–170 conversational band
  • Fillers / min3.3“um” ×9, “like” ×7, “so” ×5
  • Long pauses42 s or more; longest 3.8 s
  • Pitch variety6.2stFlat < 4, lively > 8 semitones: in between

Pace over time

Amber points sit outside the band. The rush at 3:30 is where the second argument began.

Monotone stretch 5:10–5:41

Transcript

Tap a word to hear it

3:28So the mechanism here is simple. When you ban fast fashion, um, the demand doesn't vanish. It moves. 2.4 slong pause

3:41It moves to informal markets that, like, nobody inspects, and that is exactly where the worst labour conditions already are.

3:52Uh, so we weigh this on two things: who carries the cost, and who can still be protected. 3.8 slong pause

  • Filler
  • Pause of 2 s or more

The full report adds coaching feedback on arguments, rebuttal and structure against a rubric for your format, with three fixes tied to moments you can replay.

Who Rostrum is for

Debaters

Practise the speech you will actually give: your format, your position, your speech length. Mark the POIs you offer, take and decline, then see where your pace slipped and the fillers piled up.

  • PM: Prime Minister
  • LO: Leader of the Opposition
  • DPM: Deputy Prime Minister
  • DLO: Deputy Leader of the Opposition
  • MG: Member of Government
  • MO: Member of Opposition
  • GW: Government Whip
  • OW: Opposition Whip

Coaches and squads

Every report points to the second that needs work, so a coaching conversation starts from the same evidence: the transcript, the timings and the audio.

Squads, shared reports and timestamped coach comments are coming with the Squad plan.

Schools

Safeguarding is built into the recorder, not left to a policy page.

  • Under-18s record only after a guardian consents by email link, or their institution confirms consent.
  • Audio is deleted after 90 days by default, or sooner if the speaker chooses.
  • Reports from under-18s can never be shared by public link.

Public speakers

Rehearse against the limit you set, with knocks at two minutes and one minute remaining, and find the stretches where your voice went flat.

  • Pitch3:00
  • Keynote20:00
  • Sermon30:00
  • Interview10:00
  • Toast3:00

Start free

The Free plan gives you 2 analyses a month with delivery metrics and a short report. Upgrade when you need more, paying with Mobile Money or card through Paystack.

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Paid plans

  • SpeakerGHS 60.00 a monthUnlimited analyses and full coaching reports with every criterion, drills and strengths.
  • ProfessionalGHS 180.00 a monthEverything in Speaker, with recordings up to an hour.
  • SquadTalk to usFor coaches and their debaters, arranged directly with Rostrum.
  • InstitutionTalk to usFor schools and programmes, invoiced.

Your voice stays yours

A recording is personal, and many of our speakers are still at school. These commitments hold on every plan. Read the privacy policy.

  • You record

    You choose when to record, and we explain where your audio is processed before your first speech.

  • 90 days

    Audio is deleted after 90 days by default. Delete any recording and its report whenever you like.

  • Under 18

    Under-18s need a guardian's or institution's consent, and their reports can't be shared publicly.

  • Private

    Reports are private until you share them with your squad or by link.

Your next speech, on the clock

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