Mackenzie Price

And, you know, that's the key is we've got to change that.

Things like writing is an example.

And we teach our students this now is, you know, chat GPT is a horrible writer, but it can be a fantastic feedback partner, you know, on how you can develop and create that.

And those are the skills that, again, adults, whether they're age six or 64, need to be able to learn.

Wow, that's interesting.

Well, I'll say for students, we love teaching public speaking.

And we use a tool called Ori that is actually really great for kids because it will give them feedback on everything from their intonation, the number of filler words they use,

how fast they're speaking, it will give them basically feedback on that.

And when you think about public speaking and how scared so many people are of public speaking, what we find is that when kids can start by practicing with an AI tool, it helps them, again,

better their confidence, right?

They become better and more competent, and then that confidence leads to confidence.

We had a bunch of our students, elementary students last year, who participated in a workshop where they had to basically create a 10-minute speech about something, you know, of importance to them.

And, you know, they had to learn about how to write their speech.

Then they used some AI tools to give feedback on how to make it better.

Then they used this Ori app,

to give them feedback on how they've presented.

Then they went to an animal shelter and they presented in front of cats because that wasn't a terribly intimidating audience.

And then they went to an assisted living home and presented to a bunch of old people who were also very friendly.

And ultimately, these students presented to a room full of 100 plus people.

And they were confident speakers.