ChatGPT Voice Mode Exceeded Expectations for English Conversation Practice
Today, I had the opportunity to speak English in a business meeting for the first time in a while. Since I hadn’t had many opportunities to speak English recently, I was honestly anxious about whether I could speak English properly and use technical terminology smoothly.
This led me to think of “English conversation practice using ChatGPT’s voice mode,” which I had heard about before. I decided to try it as rehabilitation before the meeting.
To cut to the chase, this exceeded my expectations and was a wonderful experience. I’ve tried online English conversation services before, but I felt this had different advantages from those.
This goes without saying, but it’s a huge benefit. Whether late at night or early in the morning, you can start practicing immediately at your convenience. It met my need to “just switch my brain into English-speaking mode” before the meeting.
Since the counterpart is AI, you don’t need to worry at all about grammatical mistakes or clumsy expressions. You can rephrase and experiment as many times as you want without the hesitation of “it would be embarrassing to ask such a basic question.” This psychological safety significantly lowers the barrier to speaking.
This time, I asked it to “act as a role-play partner for a product discussion meeting I’m about to attend as a software engineer.” ChatGPT immediately took on that role and simulated realistic conversation from self-introductions to product discussions. This is a practical practice method that differs from generic free talk.
The voice recognition accuracy was high, and the responses were very natural and smooth. The good conversational tempo created an immersive experience as if talking to a real person, allowing me to focus on practice without stress.
Although it was last-minute rehabilitation before the meeting, having spoken aloud and switched my brain to English mode beforehand allowed me to enter the conversation more calmly and smoothly than expected on the day of the meeting.
There were scenes where I could directly use expressions I had practiced with ChatGPT, reinforcing the importance of preparation.
I felt that ChatGPT’s voice mode has the potential to be an excellent personal English conversation instructor.
Particularly for professions like software engineers who need to speak English about specific specialized fields, the role-playing function becomes a strong ally.
I plan to continue regular “English conversation wall-hitting practice” with ChatGPT to keep my speaking abilities from getting rusty. I recommend this for those who want to prepare for sudden English meetings or easily start practicing English conversation.
That’s all from the Gemba, where I practiced English conversation using ChatGPT’s voice mode.