Hey guys, I’m currently working on a product that is meant to help people improve their public speaking, and was just looking for some feedback on what you guys would see as the most valuable things I could do to help people improve their public speaking?
The problem I’m trying to solve:
Being good at public speaking is one of the most valuable skills a person can have, yet there are no real good ways for people to improve their public speaking.
Current options:
Join a toastmasters club. Problems: you will spend more than half your time driving to the meeting, and listening to other speakers give their speeches. If you’re lucky you will get in maybe 20 minutes of public speaking practice. This makes it very time consuming and not very efficient. Meetings are usually once a week, at set times. You can’t choose when to practice, and if you have another commitment at that time, it is likely you won’t be able to practice at all that week.
Get a coach. Problems: not many people can afford a public speaking coach, as a good coach can cost over a hundred dollars for just one session. In addition, they can give you advice, but often times you will have no audience to practice on, making it hard to start improving. The same goes with books, you can get a lot of good advice from them, but until you put it in action, it’s hard to get value from it.
A little bit of background:
Since last November, I have been working on a virtual reality app that helps people improve their public speaking by practicing in front of a virtual audience and receiving feedback on things like voice volume, voice speed and eye contact. In February of 2017 I launched the app, and have so far gotten just over 2,500 installs. The app has gotten a lot of positive feedback from the people using it, but the issue is not enough people have virtual reality headsets to use the app, and I haven't been able to find a successful way to monetize it. (The app can be found here: Beyond VR - Public Speaking VR Cardboard App - Android Apps on Google Play)
The solution:
I’m trying to make a very simple, effective, and affordable product that helps people step-by-step improve their public speaking. In doing so, they will become more persuasive, confident, and interesting when speaking with others, giving them a competitive edge in their work, and social aspects of their lives.
The product:
What I’m thinking of doing is offering a box package that contains tools to help people become better public speakers.
So far the items I thought to include are as follows:
-A Custom designed USB containing video lessons provided by a professional public speaking coach I may partner with. (I would package the USB in a tin).
-A book with exercises and lesson summaries from the video lessons.
-A virtual reality cardboard headset, which would allow people to practice their speaking in front of a virtual audience using the VR app I created. They would also be able to do exercises in virtual reality after each lesson.
-A collection of summaries of the top 5 public speaking books. Instead of reading 1200 pages, it’s condensed into 40 pages to save people time, and get rid of any fluff or repeat.
-Three checklists to go through before an interview, presentation or social event.
The total cost for all of these items would cost around $40 USD, at a low order of each. Based on what I have said would be in the box, what do you guys think would be a fair price for this package?
I would love to hear your guys thoughts on this idea, and what you think would be the best way for me to help people improve their public speaking. Whether you think the box idea has potential, or think I'm completely off base with it, I want to hear your guys' opinions on it!
-Eric
Edit: I just finished building the website and now plan on running ads, to try and get softproof of the idea.
The problem I’m trying to solve:
Being good at public speaking is one of the most valuable skills a person can have, yet there are no real good ways for people to improve their public speaking.
Current options:
Join a toastmasters club. Problems: you will spend more than half your time driving to the meeting, and listening to other speakers give their speeches. If you’re lucky you will get in maybe 20 minutes of public speaking practice. This makes it very time consuming and not very efficient. Meetings are usually once a week, at set times. You can’t choose when to practice, and if you have another commitment at that time, it is likely you won’t be able to practice at all that week.
Get a coach. Problems: not many people can afford a public speaking coach, as a good coach can cost over a hundred dollars for just one session. In addition, they can give you advice, but often times you will have no audience to practice on, making it hard to start improving. The same goes with books, you can get a lot of good advice from them, but until you put it in action, it’s hard to get value from it.
A little bit of background:
Since last November, I have been working on a virtual reality app that helps people improve their public speaking by practicing in front of a virtual audience and receiving feedback on things like voice volume, voice speed and eye contact. In February of 2017 I launched the app, and have so far gotten just over 2,500 installs. The app has gotten a lot of positive feedback from the people using it, but the issue is not enough people have virtual reality headsets to use the app, and I haven't been able to find a successful way to monetize it. (The app can be found here: Beyond VR - Public Speaking VR Cardboard App - Android Apps on Google Play)
The solution:
I’m trying to make a very simple, effective, and affordable product that helps people step-by-step improve their public speaking. In doing so, they will become more persuasive, confident, and interesting when speaking with others, giving them a competitive edge in their work, and social aspects of their lives.
The product:
What I’m thinking of doing is offering a box package that contains tools to help people become better public speakers.
So far the items I thought to include are as follows:
-A Custom designed USB containing video lessons provided by a professional public speaking coach I may partner with. (I would package the USB in a tin).
-A book with exercises and lesson summaries from the video lessons.
-A virtual reality cardboard headset, which would allow people to practice their speaking in front of a virtual audience using the VR app I created. They would also be able to do exercises in virtual reality after each lesson.
-A collection of summaries of the top 5 public speaking books. Instead of reading 1200 pages, it’s condensed into 40 pages to save people time, and get rid of any fluff or repeat.
-Three checklists to go through before an interview, presentation or social event.
The total cost for all of these items would cost around $40 USD, at a low order of each. Based on what I have said would be in the box, what do you guys think would be a fair price for this package?
I would love to hear your guys thoughts on this idea, and what you think would be the best way for me to help people improve their public speaking. Whether you think the box idea has potential, or think I'm completely off base with it, I want to hear your guys' opinions on it!
-Eric
Edit: I just finished building the website and now plan on running ads, to try and get softproof of the idea.
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