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English Job Interview Practice: Say Your Answers Out Loud
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The question: “Tell me about yourself.” Read the model answer aloud, one sentence at a time.
I have worked in customer service for five years, most recently at a large hotel.
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Scores are per word, against a standard American English reference. They show which words to say more clearly; they do not judge what you said or predict how an interview will go.
Most people prepare their interview answers on paper, then stumble over a few words when they say them for the first time. Practise out loud instead. Read model answers to the five questions almost every interview asks, or paste the answer you wrote yourself, and get a score for every word you said. You see which words come out unclear before the interviewer does. Free, in your browser, no account.
What this checks: the pronunciation of each word you read. What it does not check: the content of your answer, grammar, fluency or how confident you sound. Write your answer first, then use this page to make sure every word of it comes out clearly.
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Paste or type one or two sentences of the answer you prepared (up to 120 characters per take), read them aloud, and see a score for every word and sound. Do the same with the next sentences.
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Why practise interview answers out loud
An answer you have only read silently is not ready. The first time you say it, the long words in it (responsibility, organized, contribute) are the ones that come out unclear, and in a video interview a single unclear word can make the interviewer ask you to repeat. Saying the answer out loud three or four times before the interview fixes most of that, and seeing which words score low tells you where to spend those repetitions.
The goal is not a native accent. Interviewers hire people with accents every day. The goal is that every word you say can be understood the first time, so the interviewer listens to what you say, not how you say it.
How to use this page
Pick one of the five questions, read the model answer aloud one sentence at a time, and look at the word scores after each sentence. At the end of the set you see your weakest words, lowest first. Then replace the model answer with your own: paste one or two sentences of it in the box under the sets and record them.
Practise the words that score low on their own (the speaker button plays them), then read the whole sentence again. Come back the day before the interview and read your answers once more: if the same words are still low, slow down on them.
What the score means, and what it does not
Each word gets a score from 0 to 100. Green (85 and up) and blue (70–84) words are fine; amber and red words are the ones to practise first. They are review priorities, not a pass mark.
The page scores pronunciation only. It cannot tell you whether an answer is good, whether your grammar is right, or how fluent or confident you sound, and it does not predict how an interview will go. The reference is standard American English, so a correct British pronunciation can score a little lower.
- responsibilityre-spon-si-BIL-i-ty
- organizedOR-ga-nized
- contributecon-TRIB-ute
- experienceex-PEER-i-ence
- colleagueCOL-league
- opportunityop-por-TU-ni-ty
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Can it check my own interview answer?+
Yes, its pronunciation. Paste one or two sentences at a time (up to 120 characters per take) into the box under the model answers, read them aloud, and you get a score for every word and sound. It does not judge what your answer says.
Will it tell me if my answer is good?+
No. It only checks whether each word is pronounced clearly. Whether the answer is convincing, relevant or grammatically correct is something to check with a person or a writing tool.
Do I need an American accent for an English interview?+
No. Clear speech matters, not a particular accent. The page compares your words with standard American English because that is its reference; read a lower score on a correct British word in that light.
Is it free?+
Yes, it is free and needs no account. There is a daily limit on recordings per browser, enough for all five answers and some retries.
What happens to my recording?+
It is sent to our server to be scored. The audio is not kept; the text and its scores are stored with an anonymous id and a hashed IP address so we can see how the page is used.
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