By Aprubo — Issue No. 001 · August 6, 2026 · Canada
Every morning, one picture and one speaking task. Reply with about 60 seconds of voice. Get back one thing to improve.
Issue no. 001 arrives at 8:00. No app. No account. Just reply.
One picture and one task, by email at 8:00. Nothing to open, nothing to install.
Record about sixty seconds and reply to the email. One take. That is the whole task.
Your pace, your pauses, an estimated level, and a single next step.
Every issue is one image and one instruction. Read it, then say it out loud for sixty seconds. One take.
See the issues coming next ↓
Issue no. 002 arrives at 8:00. Reply whenever you're ready. One email each morning.
No app. No scheduling. Just reply.
Record your voice first, then attach the recording to your email reply. Works the same on iPhone and Android.
Voice Memos on iPhone, Recorder or Voice Recorder on Android. Every phone already has one.
Tap record, say your sixty seconds, tap stop. On some Android phones you also tap Save.
Share the recording to your email, address it to the reply address in your issue, and send.
Note — the microphone on your keyboard is dictation. It turns your voice into text and sends no audio. Use Voice Memos or Recorder instead.
See the full recording guide →No welcome sequence. No course. Just the next issue.
No score, no course. Just what happened in this recording — your pace was already good, your pauses were short, and the only thing missing was positional language.
Nobody sees your recordings but you and the person who answers your email. Each reply gets a short code of its own — like #7F3A-91C2 — and that code, not your name, is what we use to find it. You never tell us who you are: you just reply from the inbox you already use.
No account.
No password.
No name.
This is what a few days look like. Look at Aug 04: there is no level. That recording was too short to tell us anything, so we left it empty instead of making a number up.
We don't promise fluency.
We don't promise a band score.
We don't sell secrets.
Every issue gives you one thing you can improve today. Nothing more, nothing less. There is no course at the end of this. When a recording doesn't tell us enough to be sure, we say so instead of inventing a number — because you will change what you practise based on what we tell you.
“I moved to Manitoba, work full time, and study for CELPIP on the bus. I don't need another app — I just reply to one email every morning.”
No. The Speaking Notebook is not affiliated with Paragon Testing Enterprises. The estimated level uses similar speaking criteria, but your test score may differ. Think of it as calibration, not certification.
There is no catch. The product is free. There is no course, no upsell, and no subscription. If we build paid features in the future, we'll say so clearly.
No. Everything happens over email. You receive the issue in your inbox, reply with a voice recording, and we send back your feedback.
No account, no password, no name. You reply from the inbox you already have and the answer comes back to it. Every evaluation carries a private reference instead of you.
Every response receives a private run reference, like #7F3A-91C2. It carries no name and no email: it identifies the evaluation, not you. Quote it if you write to support and we will know exactly which one you mean.
It is used to produce your snapshot and nothing else. We never publish it, never share it, and it is never attached to your name. If you want yours removed, write to [email protected] and we will do it.
Open Voice Memos (iPhone) or Recorder (Android). Record yourself for about 60 seconds. Share the file via email and reply to your issue. The full guide above walks through each step.
Nothing bad. There are no streaks, no penalties, and no guilt emails. The next issue will be waiting when you are ready.
A single recording gives an approximation. The estimate improves as you complete more Speaking Checks. If we are not sure, we say so.
No welcome sequence. No course. Just the next issue.