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Guides and ideas on practising out loud, building fluency, and getting comfortable speaking a new language.
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5TOEFL Speaking Roadmap: How to Reach 26+
The TOEFL Speaking section is short but brutal on timing. Here's a step-by-step roadmap to a 26+, task by task, focused on what actually raises your score.
1 min readIELTS Speaking Band 7 Roadmap: How to Get There
Stuck at band 6 to 6.5 in IELTS speaking? Here's a clear, step-by-step roadmap to reach band 7+, built around the four things examiners actually score.
1 min readHow to Become Fluent in a Language: A Step-by-Step Roadmap
A clear, stage-by-stage roadmap from your first words to confident conversation, with exactly what to focus on (and skip) at each step.
1 min readThe 30-Day Speaking Plan: Talk From Day One
A simple week-by-week plan to build a daily speaking habit in a month, with exactly what to practice each week and how to stay consistent.
1 min readBeginner to Conversational: A 90-Day Speaking Roadmap
A realistic three-month plan to go from zero to holding a real conversation in a new language, focused on speaking from day one.
1 min readCheatsheets
7TOEFL Speaking Cheatsheet: Templates for All 4 Tasks
Plug-and-play templates and phrases for the TOEFL Speaking tasks, so you can structure a full answer in seconds and speak without freezing.
1 min readIELTS Speaking Cheatsheet: Phrases & Templates for Every Part
Ready-to-use phrases and templates for IELTS Speaking Part 1, 2 and 3, to buy thinking time, give opinions, and structure your cue-card answer.
1 min readDuolingo English Test Speaking Cheatsheet
Templates and phrases for the Duolingo English Test speaking tasks: describe the photo, read then speak, listen then speak, so you never freeze.
1 min readSpanish Conversation Cheatsheet: Phrases to Start Speaking Today
The essential Spanish phrases for real conversations, greetings, asking for help and keeping a chat going, all in one quick cheatsheet.
1 min readKorean Speaking Cheatsheet: Essential Phrases for Conversations
Must-know Korean phrases for real conversations, with romanization and English, so you can start speaking even before you've mastered Hangul.
1 min readFrench Speaking Cheatsheet: Essential Phrases for Conversations
The core French phrases for real conversations, greetings, keeping a chat going and getting unstuck, in one quick, say-it-out-loud cheatsheet.
1 min readGerman Speaking Cheatsheet: Essential Phrases for Conversations
The core German phrases for real conversations, greetings, keeping a chat going and getting unstuck, in one quick, say-it-out-loud cheatsheet.
1 min readGuides
9How to Learn Spanish by Speaking, Not Just Studying
Spanish is one of the easiest major languages to start speaking. Here's how to skip the endless app streaks and actually hold a conversation, sooner than you think.
2 min readHow to Practice Speaking a New Language by Phone
Speaking is the fastest path to fluency, yet the hardest to practice. Here's how a simple phone call with an AI tutor makes daily speaking practice effortless.
2 min readHow to Learn Korean by Speaking
Korean looks intimidating, but speaking is what makes it click. Here's how to move past Hangul and honorifics and start having real Korean conversations.
2 min readHow to Practice English Speaking Without a Partner
No conversation partner? You can still build real speaking confidence. Here are practical ways to practice English out loud on your own, plus the fastest shortcut.
2 min readHow to Ace the Duolingo English Test Speaking Section
The Duolingo English Test is fast, cheap and taken at home, but its speaking tasks catch people off guard. Here's how they work and how to do well.
1 min readHow to Learn French by Speaking
French is written one way and spoken another, which is exactly why speaking practice matters so much. Here's how to train your ear and mouth for real French.
2 min readWhy Speaking Beats Flashcards for Fluency
Flashcards and apps feel productive, but they rarely make you fluent. Here's the science of why speaking out loud is what actually turns study into real conversation.
2 min readIELTS vs TOEFL vs Duolingo English Test: How the Speaking Sections Compare
The three big English tests assess speaking very differently. Here's how IELTS, TOEFL and the Duolingo English Test compare, and which might suit you.
1 min readHow to Learn German by Speaking
German grammar looks intimidating on paper, but speaking is what makes it click. Here's how to start holding German conversations sooner than you think.
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