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Babbel Speaks walks new speakers through language tests.
The AI-powered voice trainer targets beginners.
Babbel aims to go beyond language knowledge to in-practice use.
While learning any aspect of a new language is hard, actually speaking it is often the most intimidating and challenging. Babbel Speak, a new AI-powered feature from language learning platform Babbel, aims to help, targeting those beginning to speak a new language.
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The voice-led trainer, unveiled Wednesday, leads users through expert-curated, real-life scenarios and dialogues that help users gain the confidence to speak, according to Babbel. This feature targets beginner learners who are just getting started trying a new language, and who may be struggling to feel ready to speak despite knowing how.
"We don't promise to take learners from zero to fluent overnight - we guide them from first words to confident conversations," said Tim Allen, CEO of Babbel, in the blog post.
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