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BoldVoice 2.0 - Accent coaching app for non-native English speakers

BoldVoice helps non-native English speakers communicate clearly and confidently in English. The app gives you video lessons from Hollywood accent coaches and instant feedback on your pronunciation from speech AI. Get it on iOS & Android!

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Steve Liu
This is amazing! As someone who grew up abroad, I wish I had found a product like this a lot sooner, congrats!
Anada Lakra
@steve_liu8 Really appreciate that, Steve. Excited to hear your feedback on all the updates!
Elena McCleary
This is a super helpful product, congrats!
Yelyzaveta Omelchuk
Clear pronunciation has always been my problem. I'm happy that I found your product here! You guys are cool!))
Anada Lakra
@yelyzaveta_omelchuk Thanks so much for checking it out! Would love to get your feedback on the app -- we're always looking to make it better :)
Anna Costalonga
Great! Are you planning a version for other languages?
Anada Lakra
@adsidera1 Hey Anna, thanks for the question! Right now we're laser focused on English for non-native speakers, as there are over 1 billion of us out there :)
Leonardo Reinhard
I loveeee it!!!
Ilya Usorov
@leonardo_reinhard Thanks Leonardo! Appreciate your support. Let us know if there's something about the product which you especially like?
Ørta
Very cool idea
Anada Lakra
@orta Thanks so much for the support!
Ilya Usorov
@orta Thanks Orta! Appreciate the support from an engineering legend like yourself!
Dmitriy Danielyan
Cute girl with very useful app :) upvote
Ilya Usorov
@dmitriy_danielyan Thanks Dmitriy! Appreciate your support. Let us know if there's something about the product which you especially like?
Sneha Deo
This is great! Curious if there’s any research into whether native speakers of certain languages find more success with specific lessons offered through Bold pics? E.g certain coaching techniques work better for Spanish-to-English speakers than they do for Hindi-to-English speakers, etc?
Ilya Usorov
@sneha_deo1 Hey Sneha, thats a great question! Indeed the most relevant attribute that informs what kind of lesson plan a student gets is their native language. In fact, that is one of the first questions we ask you when you sign up so that we can assign you to the right curriculum. Each curriculum is altered to include or focus on the sounds or aspects of speech that a native speaker of that language struggles with most when speaking English, and removes content that a native speaker of that language would likely not have problems with. In addition, content is also personalized to native languages as well where the coaches find it helpful to deep dive on a comparison between e.g. Spanish and English when pronouncing a certain sound. As we continue to develop content, we will do more and more work on personalized content for each native language. Having said that, the approach of working on your accent in English is something that a speaker of any language can do well, it just takes time & practice. Right now, we have users who are native speakers of over 70 different languages, with languages such as Spanish, Hindi, Mandarin, German, and Russian being some of the more popular ones.
Anada Lakra
@sneha_deo1 Very good question Sneha, and indeed one of the things that makes us different. Accent coaching is not a one-sized-fits-all, so personalizing the content is super important! I know Ilya already explained our methodology, but let us know if you have other questions, or what you think of the app if you test it out :)
Fariah Mahzabeen
Love the idea, does it also analyze whole sentences and their intonations?
Jingxi L.
Congratulations on your launch!