Your AI speaking tutor7 min a day

Say it the first time.

A 20-day speaking course with an AI tutor you can talk to. Practise the interview, the pay rise or the toast out loud, and hear yourself get better.

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M

Hello, Maya

Good morning

4

Echo

Your point is landing earlier.

Today’s pick · Day 5

Is that true?

Think · 6 min · Spot it

Practise it on

Interview10Big ask10Social10

Scenario S21

Asking for a pay rise

You know you deserve it. Now make them know it.

Practise this

Scenario S26

Pitching to a sceptical boss

The lost moment

We’ve all thought “I wish I had said…” an hour too late.

Thinking on your feet isn’t a gift some people are born with. It’s a skill, and AI has made it the one that matters most. Sprezza trains it seven minutes at a time.

  • “Tell me about yourself.”
  • The pay rise you didn’t ask for
  • Being talked over, again
  • The comeback, an hour later
Instant feedback
Real moments

Personal practice

Every day is a real moment to practise, and you can bring your own real moment any time.

A day in Sprezza

Seven minutes. Four steps. Out loud.

A workout, not a podcast. Other apps let you watch, Sprezza makes you speak.

1 30 sec

Spark

A real moment appears. Answer it out loud, rough is fine.

Recording · 0:08

2 90 sec

Learn

One technique on a card, with a real example.

The shape

Point first. Then stop.

3 2–3 min

Practise

Go a few rounds with a partner who pushes back.

Why would it be different this time?

What makes you so sure?

4 30 sec

Keep

Hear the difference and save your best line.

Fillers4 to 0

“Can we check what’s driving Friday?”

Your before and after, saved

The Introductory Course

Twenty days from “um” to unforgettable.

One technique a day, building to an 18-sentence speech you give with no notes on Day 20.

Week 1

Think

Marshal your arguments and stress-test them.

Days 1–7 · 48 min

Weeks 2–3

Shape

Give them a shape that lands.

Days 8–15 · 55 min

Week 4

Deliver

Say it with easy, unscripted poise.

Days 16–20 · 40 min

Start Day 1 free
Gold scales of judgement
Brass compass on a folded map
Quill and inkwell on parchment
Vintage gold microphone
IWeek 1 · Groundwork · Days 1–5The hidden rules: think clearly, argue honestly.
IIWeek 2 · Canons · Days 6–10Learn the mechanics, then hide them.
IIIWeek 3 · Drafting · Days 11–15Build your speech and think on your feet.
IVWeek 4 · The Art of Easy · Days 16–20Say it with easy, unscripted poise.
Start hereDay 1 · Score revealThe Journey Begins
Day 2The Golden Triangle of Persuasion
Day 3 · Your one sentenceThe One-Sentence Position
Day 4Getting Your Ducks in a Row
Day 5 · Week 1 winDuck-Shooting, aka Is That True?
Day 6Tricks to Catch
Day 7Hook-a-Duck, aka Ask the Right Questions
Day 8 · Speech builder opensThe Map
Day 9Setting the Hook
Day 10 · Week 2 winWords that land 1: bedding it down
Day 11Words that land 2: shaking it up
Day 12Words that land 3: making it real
Day 13Tell the story
Day 14Make your case, answer back
Day 15 · Week 3 winFinish strong
Day 16Make it look easy
Day 17Pace, pause, presence
Day 18Putting over the payload
Day 19Dress rehearsal
Day 20 · GraduationGraduation
Today is Day 1 of 20.
Your real moments

Practise on the moments that matter to you.

100 scenarios across work, social life, family and civic life, or bring your own.

01InterviewScenario S01 7 minYour first graduate job interview: “Tell me about yourself”The easiest interview question. So why does your mind go blank?Try this one02InterviewScenario S02 7 minThe assessment-centre group exercise where everyone talks at onceSix candidates. One table. Be the one they remember for the right reasons.Try this one03InterviewScenario S03 7 minThe presentation task at an assessment centreTwenty minutes to prepare. Five to impress.Try this one04InterviewScenario S04 7 minMaking a sharp point in an assessment-centre group discussionEveryone’s talking. Be the one who says something worth hearing.Try this one05InterviewScenario S05 7 minThe phone screen with a recruiterTwenty minutes on the phone decides whether you get the interview.Try this one06InterviewScenario S06 7 minAsking for feedback after a job rejection, and keeping the door openA “no” today can be a “yes” next time.Try this one07InterviewScenario S07 7 min“Why do you want to work here?” when everyone says “passionate”Every applicant says they’re passionate. Say something else.Try this one08InterviewScenario S08 7 minA networking coffee with someone in the field you want to joinTwenty minutes over coffee could open the door.Try this one09InterviewScenario S09 7 minExplaining a weak spot on your CV: a gap year, a 2:2, no experienceTurn the question you dread into your best answer.Try this one10InterviewScenario S10 7 minA one-way video interview with no human on the other endTalking to a webcam. Here’s how to win it.Try this one
Practice partners

Someone to push back. One fair judge.

Each day brings the partner that lesson needs. Echo, your tutor, alone marks every attempt, on your words, never your accent.

Echo

Teaches, then marks every attempt

“Logically, a ten. Emotionally, a Victorian headmaster. Loosen the tie.”

The judge
OP

The Opponent

Takes the other side and argues it well

“Nice idea. You haven’t told me why I should care.”

IN

The Interviewer

Asks, then follows up on weak answers

“Can you give me a specific example of that?”

SK

The Sceptic

Needs convincing, and says so

“Everyone knows this never works. Why would it be different?”

IT

The Interrupter

Talks over you until you hold the floor

“Sorry, can I just jump in quickly…”

FR

The Friend

Warm, but pushes back

“Mate. Is that really what you meant to say?”

The Sprezza Score

One number. Watch it move.

0 to 100, made of Think, Shape and Deliver. Your baseline is scored on Day 1 and revealed on Day 3, then every session shows one line on why it moved.

  1. 86+Sprezzatura
  2. 71+Commanding
  3. 56+Compelling
  4. 41+Convincing
  5. 21+Clear
  6. 0+Finding your voice

43

Convincing

“You started at 18. You’re now 43.” · illustrative

The School of Modern Rhetoric draws on a lifetime of speaking to power, in Parliament, in boardrooms and on the world stage.

LJ

Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE

Founder · Former Minister of State and member of the House of Lords

Pricing

Less than your morning coffee.

Introductory prices, while we test what works best.

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The full course, your tutor and partners, and your Sprezza Score.

  • All 20 days
  • AI tutor and partners
  • Your Sprezza Score
Join the beta

Introductory Course

£30one-off

From your first sentence to your graduation speech.

  • All 20 days
  • Progress Reveal
  • Certificate

From January

Membership

£5a month

Keep training after Day 20 with a Mastery Path.

  • Mastery Path
  • Monthly trials
  • New scenarios

From January

Questions

Good questions, honest answers.

  • Partly. Rhetoric is everywhere you use words to persuade, a word by the coffee machine as much as a wedding speech.

Think harder for seven minutes, so you don’t think twice in the room.

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