Laila
Fictional characterGetting ready for her first trip abroad
Traveling on her own for the first time, with a hotel booked and a list of places to see.
A trip planned down to the hour
Laila booked her first trip abroad on her own. She planned the flights, the hotel and the places she wants to see. She studied English at school and understands most of what she reads.
What she hasn’t done much of is speak it, to a stranger, at the speed people really talk.
Where it breaks: the front desk
She pictures it: a long flight, a tired arrival and a receptionist who asks a question she didn’t expect. She knows the words. She is afraid they won’t come out in time.
The words are there. The practice saying them isn’t.
How Laila practices with Speaking Genie
In the weeks before she flies, Laila practices the situations on her itinerary, a few at a time. English comes first in the app, and Spanish, German, French and Italian are offered too, so the next trip could be practiced in the local language.
Pick a scenario
She opens the real-life scenarios: checking in at a hotel, ordering coffee, asking for directions.
Call
She listens line by line, says each line, then answers the situation in her own words. On a call, an AI partner plays the receptionist.
Feedback, then practice again
Her sentences come back corrected, with a pronunciation tip. She goes again until checking in feels routine.
Session FeedbackConversation with EmmaWhat changes
When she lands, the first conversations are ones she has already had out loud. She still meets questions she didn’t expect, but she has practiced answering, and she keeps the conversation going instead of stopping.
