Speak Up - Start speaking to make change start

1. Description

Speak Up is a mobile English Chat application which helps you improve your communication skills (speaking & listening) by giving you short conversations with other users anytime you're free. The main idea is to connect two users in the same level, give them a topic that both interested in and then they make a conversation about it.

2. App flow & Features

  • User sign up

  • Do a test to identify user's English level (if the test result is unexpected with user, they can choose to test again)

  • Assign user to the level: beginner, intermediate, advance

  • Choose topics that they are interested in

  • Finish sign up

  • Open app

  • Show main menu which includes:

    • Start a random conversation (core feature),
    • Explore great conversations done by other users,
    • Practice pronunciation,
    • Conversation samples (common use-case by level: greeting, interview, presentation...)

Flow for random conversation feature:

Start a converstation -> Send a request, find other available users (in the same level) -> Random choose one -> Connect to chosen user (conversation can be audio only or video chat) -> Give they a topic -> Users talk about the topic -> Record the conversation -> Conversation finish -> Give user the recored audio/video.

Paid features:

  • Conversation review: Want to review your conversation and then get feedback -> Send review request -> Select reviewer -> Check their pay requirement (free or how much) -> Reviewer reivew & make a summary report -> Discuss about the conversation & give feedback, mistake correct

  • Start conversation with expert English user to get feedback, correct mistake right on the conversation (pay per minutes)

3. Challenges:

  • Implement & optimize video chat feature -- Solution: Use third-party app or service (Messenger, Zalo, Viber...), focus on the main role that is connect users.
  • Payment -- Solution: Not yet

4. Mockups

Sign up & check level

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Make a conversation

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Explore

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Sample conversation

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Practice pronunciation

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