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How to speak English Fluently - a Few tips

Oxford Researchers have shown that in order to speak English Fluently, there are several things you can and should do.
When we are trying to speak, we encounter two main difficulties.

  1. Mental - We are missing a word, or we find it difficult to formulate a correct sentence
  2. Physical - We find it difficult to pronounce some words.

The best way to learn vocabulary and practice your grammar is by reading.
The best way to practice the physical part is by speaking English.
However, sometimes we don't have a partner to talk to, and talking to the mirror is not an option (anymore 😉).
Don't worry! There is a workaround - Reading out loud.
Take a short article and read it out loud.
With that method, you are practicing the mental and physical parts at the same time. You can also practice by singing in English (Pick a song with a slow rhythm, look for the lyrics, and sing it with the Singer).

I guess I had some mistakes while writing that paragraph, and that is because I am not a native speaker. I myself found it difficult to speak English fluently.
That is why I build Fluentlly.
A simple Web App that renders a daily article to read at loud with some features to help you read it correctly. I built it for my own need, but after some time, I thought it could help others.
The App is live, but I still don't have enough Articles. (I am using only short and interesting articles)

You can see a 1-minute overview over here:
https://youtu.be/cH4ZJLWC2cE
Or if you already curious you can check the App over here:
https://fluentlly.com

I hope the tutorial was helpful!
stay safe,
Naveh 😊

on June 18, 2020
  1. 1

    Wow! What a great app!

    Here are some things I noticed at a first glance:

    • On dark mode the icons in the sidebar are not visible.
    • When I press the speaker button, the text is read by a german voice (maybe some default in my browser) and I can't find a way to change that.
    • I am wondering why the reading area has a limited height, while the bottom of the page is empty, especially on a large screen. It makes me feel somehow constrained.

    And one feature request:

    • I would love to be able to add my own texts from articles I want to read anyway.
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      Thank you!
      I just fixed the dark mode.
      About the voice, I guess it defaults on your PC. I will try to see if there a fix for that.

      I thought of that feature. but Don't you think o to similar to "Pocket"?

      Regarding the translation. I keep getting an error in production. It's working on development.
      I will try to fix it ASAP

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        Yeah, integrating Pocket would be awesome too! :-)

  2. 1

    Cool site.

    • The translation function doesn't seem to work.
    • What are the premium features?
    • The logout button should not be in the left menu. I didn't know what it was. After getting logging a few times, I figured it out:-)
    • Who are your target audience?
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      Thanks.
      I know about the translation part. Will be fixed today I hope
      At the moment I removed the premium part. For now, I'm sticking with all for free =)
      Maybe, later on, I will add some premium features.

      Many noted about the log off its a bad UX and I will fix it