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Communication

How to Stop Saying Um, Uh, and Like

Learn why you say um, uh, and like, how Wellspoken tracks your fillers in real time, and the Pause Swap technique to replace them with confident silence.

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Communication

Best Apps to Improve Communication Skills in 2026

The best communication apps combine real speech analysis with structured practice. Here's what to look for and which apps deliver for different goals.

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Confidence

Communication Tips for Introverts Who Want to Be Heard

Introverts often have strong ideas and weak output volume. Learn how to communicate effectively without changing your personality, using structure, preparation, and targeted practice.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Articulate Your Thoughts Better

Learn why articulation breaks down under pressure, how to structure thoughts in real time, and the daily practice system that makes clear speaking automatic.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Explain Complex Ideas Simply

Explaining complex ideas simply requires compression, analogy, and structure. Learn the specific techniques that make technical concepts accessible to any audience.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Express Yourself Better in English

You speak English well enough to work in it. Now learn to express complex ideas with the same precision and confidence you have in your native language.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Give a Great Standup Update

The best standup updates take 20 to 30 seconds and leave the room with a clear picture of your work. Here's the formula for delivering one every time.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Sound Smarter When You Talk

Sounding smart has less to do with vocabulary and more to do with structure, precision, and delivery. Here are the specific patterns that separate clear communicators from everyone else.

Felix Y
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Communication

How to Speak Clearly and Be Understood

Speaking clearly means organizing your ideas logically and delivering them with precise pronunciation, steady pace, and zero clutter. Here's the complete system.

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Communication

How to Stop Overthinking Before Speaking

Overthinking before speaking makes you freeze, hedge, or stay silent. Learn the cognitive science behind it and the practical drills that turn fast, clear speaking into a reflex.

Felix Y
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Communication

How to Think on Your Feet: Speak Clearly When You're Put on the Spot

Thinking on your feet is a trainable skill. Learn the Two-Second Reset, framework selection, and daily drills that make quick, clear responses automatic.

Felix Y
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Daily Practice

Verbal Communication Exercises You Can Do Alone

You don't need a partner or audience to improve your verbal communication. These solo exercises target structure, clarity, confidence, and vocabulary with measurable results.

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Communication

Why You Can't Say What You're Thinking (and What to Do About It)

Your brain thinks in webs but speech is linear. Learn why thoughts get lost between your mind and your mouth, and the specific techniques that close the gap.

Felix Y
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Public Speaking

Can You Improve Your Articulation as an Adult?

Adults can absolutely improve articulation. Neuroplasticity research confirms speech clarity responds to targeted practice at any age.

Liam D
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Communication

Communication Skills for Software Engineers

Learn the speaking frameworks that help software engineers explain technical concepts clearly, contribute in meetings, and advance their careers.

Liam D
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Communication

AI Speaking Coach: What to Look For and How It Works

AI speaking coaches like Wellspoken provide phoneme-level pronunciation scoring, real-time filler detection, and AI-powered mock interviews. Here's how the technology works and what to look for.

Liam D
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Communication

How Non-Native English Speakers Can Sound More Fluent

Non-native speakers improve English fluency through chunking, prosody practice, and the Pause Swap. Fluency is flow, not accent elimination.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Be More Concise When You Talk

Practical techniques to speak more concisely in meetings, presentations, and conversations. Wellspoken tracks conciseness metrics after every recording so you can measure real progress.

Liam D
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Daily Practice

How to Find Your Ideal Speaking Pace

Learn the ideal speaking pace for presentations and conversations, how Wellspoken tracks your WPM automatically, and drills to improve pacing.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Improve Your Pronunciation and Clarity

Learn phoneme-level exercises, tongue twisters, and daily habits to improve your pronunciation and speak with unmistakable clarity. Wellspoken's Tongue Twisters drill scores your articulation at the phoneme level so you know exactly which sounds to fix.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Improve How You Speak in Meetings

Learn the First Five rule, the 60-second answer cap, and how Wellspoken's meeting recording analysis reveals patterns you can't hear in real time.

Liam D
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Daily Practice

How to Practice Speaking Skills: Exercises That Actually Work

Practical speaking exercises you can do alone to improve structure, clarity, and confidence. These drills are the foundation of Wellspoken's practice system.

Liam D
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Public Speaking

How to Prepare for a Job Interview: A Speaking-First Approach

A speaking-first approach to interview prep using Wellspoken's delivery framework. Structure, conciseness, and confidence win interviews.

Liam D
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Communication

How to Sound More Professional at Work

Learn what professional speech actually sounds like and how to upgrade your vocabulary, structure, and delivery for the workplace.

Felix Y
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Confidence

How to Speak with Confidence in Any Situation

Confidence is built from vocal mechanics you can measure and train. Wellspoken breaks it down into specific signals: inflection patterns, hedging frequency, and filler usage.

Felix Y
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Communication

How to Structure Your Thoughts Before Speaking

Learn the PREP method and two other frameworks to organize your thoughts fast, plus how Wellspoken's Framework Practice drill builds the habit.

Felix Y
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Public Speaking

Speaking Skills for New Managers

New managers need different speaking skills: giving feedback, running meetings, presenting up, and handling difficult conversations.

Felix Y
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Communication

What Makes a Good Speaker? 6 Skills That Actually Matter

Good speaking comes down to six measurable skills: structure, conciseness, confidence, pronunciation, filler rate, and pace. Learn what each one means and why some carry more weight than others.

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Communication

What Are Filler Words and Why Do You Use Them?

Filler words are speech sounds that don't add meaning. Learn why your brain produces them and when they help or hurt.

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Communication

What Is the Articulation Gap (and Why You Can't Say What You're Thinking)?

The articulation gap is the measurable distance between what you think and what you say. Learn why it happens, how it shows up at work, and how to close it with structured practice.

Felix Y
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Communication

How to Measure Your Speaking Skills: A Scoring System That Works

Most people have no way to measure how well they speak. The Wellspoken Index changes that with a 1,000-point scoring system across six dimensions, giving you a clear picture of your strengths and what to work on.

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