https://speakwithvora.com/blog Practical guides and essays on speaking English fluently and naturally, from the team behind Vora — the AI English fluency coach. en https://speakwithvora.com/blog/english-for-meetings-speak-up https://speakwithvora.com/blog/english-for-meetings-speak-up Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT How to speak up in English meetings: claim the floor, interrupt politely, and make your point — with a ready phrase bank. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/english-for-phone-and-video-calls https://speakwithvora.com/blog/english-for-phone-and-video-calls Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:00:00 GMT Understand and be understood on English phone and video calls — phrases for bad lines, clarifying, and talking over each other. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/shadowing-technique-english-speaking https://speakwithvora.com/blog/shadowing-technique-english-speaking Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Shadowing is the listen-and-echo drill that fixes rhythm, stress and accent. 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The answer-plus-detail-plus-question pattern, and what to say when your mind goes blank. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/how-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself https://speakwithvora.com/blog/how-to-answer-tell-me-about-yourself Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT A present-past-future formula for answering "tell me about yourself" in English interviews, with example answers for experienced candidates and freshers. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/test-your-spoken-english-level-free https://speakwithvora.com/blog/test-your-spoken-english-level-free Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT How to test your spoken English for free and get a CEFR level and IELTS-band estimate in about ten minutes — no exam booking required. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/why-do-i-forget-english-words-when-speaking https://speakwithvora.com/blog/why-do-i-forget-english-words-when-speaking Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 GMT Why you forget English words mid-sentence even when you know them — retrieval failure, not low vocabulary — and seven fixes that actually work. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/how-to-stop-translating-in-your-head-english https://speakwithvora.com/blog/how-to-stop-translating-in-your-head-english Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Translating every sentence in your head keeps you slow. 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Why it happens and a step-by-step way past it. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/cefr-english-levels-explained https://speakwithvora.com/blog/cefr-english-levels-explained Thu, 09 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT What each CEFR level means, how it maps to IELTS bands, and how to find your own level in ten minutes. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/daily-english-speaking-practice-routine https://speakwithvora.com/blog/daily-english-speaking-practice-routine Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT A simple 15-minute daily speaking routine you can actually keep — with or without a partner. https://speakwithvora.com/blog/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-english https://speakwithvora.com/blog/how-to-introduce-yourself-in-english Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT A ready-to-use framework for introducing yourself in interviews, at work and socially — plus example scripts.