Synopsis of the App: Speeko is a personal speech coach designed to help you become more comfortable and confident with your voice.
Price and Platform: Free. Apple only.
RDN Score: 5/5
Pros
Well-designed, simple, clean design with no distractions.
Choose your goals to focus on work, school or personal growth.
Offers an assessment to determine how confident you are speaking (from extremely unconfident to extremely confident on a 5-point scale) and to help make recommendations based on the skill level.
Set a routine for practicing in the morning or evening, after waking up, during commute, at work, after work, after dinner or before bed.
Sends a nudge to remind you when it’s time to practice.
Create an optional profile to save your progress or use the app without saving.
Includes detailed lessons and exercises such as vocal delivery basics, which includes lessons and modules for each skill from pace, eloquence, pausing, intonation, articulation and power.
Detailed modules go through important skills, practice exercises and evaluation.
Practice and get instant feedback on a presentation you’re working on or mock interview responses.
Use the table topics feature for prompts to speak on a random topic for two minutes, for example, or build a practice interview with top job interview questions, problem solving and leadership and other topics such as communication and conflict management.
Get 7 days of free speaking stats, which includes access to all lessons and personalized feedback. Upgrade to the paid version to get these after the trial period.
Cons
Initial skills assessment could be more comprehensive.
Without the paid version, you likely can “finish” the app and need more challenging content to continue to improve.
Bottom Line: Designed as an on-demand speaking coach, Speeko is ideal for professionals and students alike.
Marisa Moore, MBA, RDN, LD, is based in Atlanta and specializes in culinary nutrition, communications and consulting. She blogs at marisamoore.com. Follow her on Instagram and Twitter.
Synopsis of the App: Speeko is a personal speech coach designed to help you become more comfortable and confident with your voice.
