Polish

Refine your pronunciation, pacing, and fluency before speaking

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Train your ear and mouth — read passages aloud, reduce filler words, build pronunciation habits, and refine how you sound before speaking in real situations.

You've learned words in Learn — Polish is where you start sounding like you know them. Drill here before moving to Practice.

Sound Practice

Sharpen clarity by drilling difficult sounds and distinctions

Tongue Twisters

Practice difficult sound combinations at progressive difficulty levels

Select a difficulty level to start

Minimal Pairs Practice

Distinguish between similar-sounding words

Practice saying these words clearly and notice the difference:

Rhythm & Stress

Practice natural emphasis and syllable patterns

Word Stress Training

Practice stress patterns in multi-syllable words

Filler Reduction

Eliminate verbal crutches and speak with more intention

Filler Word Reducer

Speak for 30 seconds — live detection counts every "um," "uh," and "like"

Filler Words Being Tracked:

um uh er like you know i mean actually basically literally sort of kind of right

When you feel the urge to fill silence, pause instead. A confident pause sounds far better than "um."

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Pacing & Flow

Develop rhythm, speed, and sentence fluency

Pacing Practice

Develop optimal speaking speed and rhythm

Conversational: 150–160 WPM

Presentation: 120–150 WPM

Sentence Combining

Transform simple sentences into complex, flowing structures

Challenge: Combine these simple sentences into one sophisticated sentence.

Precision Practice

Sharpen your word choice and speaking delivery — one word at a time

Precision Exercise

Replace a weak, overused word with a stronger one — practice it in context

Common Word of the Day

Precision Exercise

Speaking Challenge

Use today's word out loud — record your response and get AI feedback on your delivery

Tap to speak
Word Choice

Elevate your vocabulary with more precise, powerful, and connected language

Synonym Swapper

Replace common words with more sophisticated alternatives

Smooth Transitions

Master transition words to connect ideas seamlessly

Addition

Furthermore Moreover Additionally In addition

Contrast

However Nevertheless On the other hand Conversely

Cause & Effect

Therefore Consequently As a result Thus

Time

Meanwhile Subsequently Previously Ultimately

Practice: Connect these two ideas using an appropriate transition word

Figurative Language

Master expressions and devices that make speech memorable

Idioms & Expressions

Learn natural phrases for everyday conversation

Rhetorical Devices

Master metaphors, similes, and other expressive techniques

Power Words Collection

Impactful words that add emphasis and emotion

Read Aloud Mode

Paste any text and read it aloud — get live WPM, filler word counts, and delivery feedback

Est. reading time: —

Shadowing Exercises

Read along with famous speeches — match the rhythm, stress, and pauses of great speakers

Choose a passage:

Suggested speakers to shadow on YouTube & Spotify:
Find a speech, listen once, then read aloud along with them to absorb their rhythm and emphasis.
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