E-ffective: A Visual Analytic System for Exploring the Emotion and Effectiveness of Inspirational Speeches
Kevin Maher, Zeyuan Huang, Jiancheng Song, Xiaoming Deng, Yu-Kun Lai,, Cuixia Ma, Hao Wang, Yong-Jin Liu, Hongan Wang

TL;DR
E-ffective is a visual analytic system designed to help experts and novices analyze and understand the factors influencing the effectiveness of inspirational speeches through innovative visualizations and data analysis.
Contribution
The paper introduces E-ffective, a novel visual analytic system with unique visualizations for analyzing speech factors and their emotional impact, filling a gap in quantitative speech effectiveness analysis.
Findings
Improved understanding of speech effectiveness factors among experts.
Enhanced analysis capabilities for novices and experts using the system.
Positive usability feedback from users analyzing inspirational speeches.
Abstract
What makes speeches effective has long been a subject for debate, and until today there is broad controversy among public speaking experts about what factors make a speech effective as well as the roles of these factors in speeches. Moreover, there is a lack of quantitative analysis methods to help understand effective speaking strategies. In this paper, we propose E-ffective, a visual analytic system allowing speaking experts and novices to analyze both the role of speech factors and their contribution in effective speeches. From interviews with domain experts and investigating existing literature, we identified important factors to consider in inspirational speeches. We obtained the generated factors from multi-modal data that were then related to effectiveness data. Our system supports rapid understanding of critical factors in inspirational speeches, including the influence of…
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