Speaking · Live with a real examiner
Two video calls. One real examiner.
Speaking is the one section we don't trust to an AI demo. Pronunciation feedback, accent coaching and the nervousness of test day need a human across the screen — so that's what we give you.
What you get
Diagnostic call · 15 minutes
A full Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 run-through with one of our trainers. They mark you on the four IELTS criteria and tell you your band on the call.
Remedial call · 15 minutes
A week later. The trainer drills into your weakest criterion — fluency, lexis, grammar, or pronunciation — and gives you a focused plan to fix it before test day.
You'll leave each call knowing
- Your band score on each of the four criteria
- The two or three habits costing you the most marks
- Specific exercises to fix them in the time you have
- How you compare to candidates who scored your target band
Free preview
3 Speaking techniques from Russell's
Your accent isn't the problem — clarity is.
Indian English is a recognised variant. Examiners are trained to grade fluency and pronunciation clarity, not whether you sound British or American. Trying to fake an accent hurts you more than your natural one ever could. Speak clearly, stress the right syllables, and stop apologising for sounding Indian.
Fill silence with thought, not "umm."
When asked a question, you have two or three seconds before you start speaking. Most candidates fill it with "umm… ahh…" which hurts the Fluency band. Better: "That's an interesting question. I'd say…" or "Let me think about that for a moment." You've bought four seconds and sounded thoughtful doing it.
Expand every answer with a reason or example.
Examiner: "Do you like coffee?" Most candidates: "Yes, I like coffee." Band 5. Better: "Yes, I drink it every morning — it helps me focus, especially during long study sessions." Same question, Band 7. Always add a because or a for example, even when not asked.
In your live sessions
3 more techniques your trainer will work on
Part 2 cue card: filling 2 full minutes without rambling.
The cue card section is where most candidates either run out of things to say at the 60-second mark, or speak frantically without structure. A four-point framework that fills the full two minutes cleanly, with practice on real past cue cards.
Part 3: handling abstract questions when you've never thought about them before.
"Do you think technology has changed family relationships?" — abstract Part 3 questions catch most Indian candidates off guard. A simple structure for forming a thoughtful answer in real time, even when you have no prepared view.
The 12 phrases that signal natural fluency.
Examiners listen for natural discourse markers — "I suppose," "to be honest," "now that you mention it." Twelve high-band phrases practised in conversation until they become automatic, not rehearsed.
Why no free demo?
Speaking feedback is only useful when it's a real conversation. An AI can transcribe what you said, but it can't tell you that your nervousness is masking your real fluency, or that your accent is fine but your intonation isn't. Reading, Listening and Writing demos are still free, no sign-up.
Two Speaking sessions are part of
The ₹1,499 three-month plan
Eighty practice tasks across Reading, Listening, Writing · Two live Speaking sessions
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