How it works
How it works
It is a conversation, and it begins with hello. There is nothing to install and nothing to sign up for.
Say hello on WhatsApp
Open the chat with +44 7435 981048 and say hello. There is no app to download and no account to make.
Talk about what is coming
Tell it what is on your calendar: a viva, an interview, a presentation, a team meeting, a PTA meeting. It asks about it the way a friend would, and it remembers.
Get the line, then say it
When there is something to say, it gives you a line for your situation, in plain English you can use. Say it out loud and send it as a voice note.
Hear what it heard
It tells you what it measured: your pace, where you paused, the word that carried the weight, and whether the end rose or fell. Say it again if you like.
Ask anything
Ask why a sentence is built the way it is, or what a phrase means. It explains briefly, like a teacher, and then goes back to talking.
It mends as it goes
When you slip, ummute says the sentence back the right way and the talk goes on. There is no red pen and no score. The reasons are in What changes.
In a browser instead
If you would rather use a microphone in a browser, the web version records you, draws your pitch as a line, and gives a score out of a hundred. It keeps your takes once you sign in.
Questions
Is it a person?
- No. Replies come from ummute itself, not from a member of staff, and it says so if you ask.
What does it cost?
- Your first month is free. About three weeks in, we'll tell you what it costs after that, so you can decide before anything is charged.
Which languages can I write in?
- Write in English, Hinglish, or the language you think in: Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Urdu, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese or Indonesian. It replies in Roman letters, and every practice line is in English.
Can I send a photo or a document?
- Not yet. Only typed messages and voice notes reach it.
Can it call me?
- No. It works only in the chat. A voice note does the same job.
Who is it for?
- Adults, 18 and over, who are getting ready for something that matters to them.
How do I stop?
- Send STOP and it sends no more replies. Send START whenever you want it back.
Where do my voice notes go?
- On WhatsApp, a voice note is transcribed and measured, and the audio is deleted straight afterwards. The words and the measurements are kept. The web version keeps your takes so that you can hear them back. The privacy policy has every detail.