Practise speaking English out loud and get feedback on what really makes you clear: pace, pauses and the words you lean on.

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Before and after

“Giving an update in a meeting.”

The same voice answers twice. Press play and follow along.

Illustrative voices

The first answer

Okay so, um, the project is, how you say, it’s going good, I think, but we have, uh, some problems with the, the timeline, so maybe we need, um, more time, I’m not sure.

Pace
before 158, words a minute.
Fillers
before 4, marked words.
Hedges
before 3, marked phrases.
Pauses
before 0, 0.35 s or longer.

Measured on these two clips. Pace is words over the clip’s length; pauses are silences of 0.35 seconds or longer. Fillers are marked, hedges underlined. One synthesised voice reads both takes.

Where it goes wrong

Three things to practise, each with its instrument.

  1. 01 / 03

    Clear beats perfect.

    Your accent was never the problem. Listeners adjust to an accent quickly. Speed is what loses them.

    • See your pace in words per minute and find your clear speed
    • Learn where to pause so each idea lands
    • Hear the difference in your own recordings

    Clarity against pace

    Move across Sample

    140wpm

    Clear

    Speed is what loses a listener, not an accent.

  2. 02 / 03

    Fill the silence less.

    In a second language, "um" and "how do you say" pile up while you search for a word.

    • Every filler counted, including the "how do you say" moments
    • Replace them with a short, confident pause
    • Watch the count drop week by week

    Pause map

    Move across Sample

    0:000:20

    Ums
    5
    Pauses
    3

    Every um swapped for a short, confident pause.

  3. 03 / 03

    Sound like yourself in English.

    Your ideas are as sharp in English as they are in your first language. Let people hear it.

    • Practise the real moments: meetings, interviews, presentations
    • Live sessions with members from many countries; your first one is included
    • No grammar drills. This is speaking practice, not a language class.

    Word choice

    Move up and down Sample

    It was a good quarter.

    CommonPrecise

    Your ideas are sharper than the words you reach for.

Your place on the Path

Start at Level 1: Foundation.

Five levels, one question each. Open any of them to see what it asks of you.

Level 1 · Start here

Foundation

Can I be understood?

Your point lands the first time you make it, rather than the third.

Being understood. Your words land the first time, at a pace people can keep up with, without the ums and the hedging in the way.

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Speech thirds

  • Opening

    0.22

  • Body

    0.55

  • Close

    0.23

Vocabulary diversity

  • Ideal
  • You
  • Average

  • Narrow

  • Varied

Questions

No, and you do not need it to. Exprea works on what makes you clear to listeners: pace, pauses, filler words and structure.

No. It is speaking practice for people who already speak English and want to sound as confident as they think.

Yes. It transcribes accented English, and the feedback is about pace, pauses, fillers and structure, not your accent.

Yes. Live sessions bring members together from many countries to speak and give feedback. Your first session is included, and regular seats come with Pro.

Take the free 3-minute Communication Analysis to see your pace, fillers and clarity today.

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