How to create a new Coaching activity

If you have the user privileges to create Coaching activities, you will be able to create them from the Coaching section of your account. 

To create a new Coaching activity:

1. Navigate to the Coaching tab.
2. Select the Create button located at the top right of your page.
3. Select Coaching Activity.

4. There are four tabs at the top of the page that need to be completed. Please see below for further details on each tab:

    

General:

1. Add a title (required) and instructions.
2. Attach content if additional materials are required. 
   • Brainshark presentations may be attached, or individual files such as PPT, PDF, JPEG, DOC, and PNG.
3. Add participants (at least one is required) and reviewers.

Feedback and Grading:

1. Select the grading system for the activity. This may include a numerical grading scale, Pass/Fail, or None.
2. Important: If a Roleplay activity uses None for grading, it does not generate a score. If the course requires a passing score, update one of these settings before publishing:
   • Change the Roleplay grading system to Rating or Pass/Fail.
   • Remove the score requirement in Completion criteria.
3. Modify the Feedback Categories and associated percentages. The individual percentages must add up to 100%.

Automated Feedback:

1. Click the toggle toward the top right to enable automated feedback.
2. Select the language.
3. Activity creators may decide to enable Advanced Feedback via the toggle below the language selection.
4. Enter any topic phrases you would like participants to include or avoid.
5. Enter any metrics you wish to enable:
   • Rate of speech
   • Number of retries allowed
   • Filler word percentage
   • Set duration
   • Grade level

More:

1. Email Notifications:
   • Set whether email notifications will be sent to participants. 
   • Set whether reviewers will receive email to announce the activity or receive daily reminders.
2. Leaderboards:
   • Select the toggle to the right of the Leaderboard section to enable the Leaderboard for the activity.
   • Select whether Peer Feedback is permitted.
   • Select whether the participant's Scores and Submissions will display on the Leaderboard.
   • Select whether the Leaderboard should be visible to participants prior to their own submission.
3. Practice:
   • Check this box if you would like participants to be able to share their takes with peers for feedback prior to submission to the reviewer. 
4. Submission Types:
   1. There are multiple options the activity creator may enable for participants. These include:
      • Recording a video.
      • Uploading a video file.
      • Creating screen recordings.
      • Document uploads.

Once each of these tabs has been filled out, press the Save or Save as Draft button to store progress or send invitations.

NOTE:

• For more information on creating a coaching challenge, view this helpful video tutorial.
• If you do not see the Create icon on the right side of your Coaching dashboard, you will need to contact your Company Administrator. They will need to assign you the user privilege to create coaching activities for this option to be visible.
• Participants will receive an email notification with a link to take the challenge and will be able to upload their submissions from any device and any location.
• The Mobile app is limited to recording or uploading only. 
• Automated Feedback was formerly called Machine Analysis.