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President Trump had clear messaging and a well-paced delivery during his inauguration speech Monday, but he could have been 36% more concise and offered more clarity on execution.
That was the assessment from Yoodli, a Seattle startup that uses AI to analyze speech and offer tips for improving communication skills.
“The speech was consistent with his prior performances, reinforcing his message to his core audience,” noted Varun Puri, CEO of Yoodli.
Yoodli’s analysis offers a good example of how AI can be used to provide instant feedback on content-related queries — in this case, from a model trained on effective communication techniques.
Running the speech transcript through other AI tools such as ChatGPT also offers quick summarization and analysis. Here’s what ChatGPT 4o provided when we asked it to assess the speech and identify key takeaways:
Trump’s 2025 inauguration speech was a quintessential reflection of his leadership style — bold, assertive, and rooted in populist nationalism. It aimed to inspire hope and unity while reinforcing his core principles of sovereignty, justice, and prosperity. However, its polarizing language and lack of detailed solutions may draw criticism, particularly from those outside his support base.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet offered up a “rhetorical analysis,” noting that Trump used “several classic rhetorical devices”:
— Anaphora (repeated phrase beginnings) for emphasis
— Contrast between past challenges and future promises
— Appeal to patriotic imagery and historical achievements
— Direct addresses to specific voter demographics
— Use of personal narrative (reference to attempted assassination)
— Strong emotional language and absolutist statements
But the AI tools didn’t highlight certain nuances — for example, Trump’s plan to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, or to retake the Panama Canal.
AI can’t provide — not yet, at least — that deeper level of context you might find in commentary from human columnists, or general reaction from everyday Americans.
Speaking last year on the Shift AI podcast, Puri noted that Yoodli won’t be able to give feedback on the nuances of communication.
“That’s way too human,” he said. “But when we have human coaches using Yoodli as part of their workflow, they can now coach hundreds more clients.
“My pitch to speech coaches is, if you’re the doctor, we are the medical report. If you’re the accountant, we are TurboTax. Let’s help you supercharge the work you’re doing. And I think companies leveraging AI with that humility, but also in partnership with human coaches, will likely find the most value.”
Yoodli, founded in 2021 at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) incubator, also helps guide job candidates through potential interview questions and even released a tool last year to help people improve conversation skills on dates.
The company recently rolled out a new “roleplay” product that simulates real world conversations.
