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Free speaking practice tools
Small tools for speaking more clearly at work. Free, no sign-up, in your browser.
Filler word counter
Talk for two minutes and see your ums, likes and you-knows counted live.
Open the toolImpromptu speaking topics
Get a random topic, 30 seconds to think, then 60 or 90 seconds to speak.
Open the tool
Frequently asked questions
Are these speaking tools free?
Yes. Both tools are free, need no account and run in your browser.
Do the tools store what I say?
No. Staging Mind stores nothing from either tool and sends nothing to our servers. The filler word counter uses your browser's own speech recognition, and in Chrome and Edge the browser sends your audio to Google or Microsoft to turn it into text.
Which browsers do the tools work in?
The impromptu topics generator works in any modern browser. The filler word counter needs speech recognition, which Chrome, Edge and Safari have and Firefox does not yet.