Building Leleka Speak

One week at a time.

Weekly reviews of the decisions, experiments, and product changes behind an English-speaking practice app.

Weekly progress

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Week 12Oct 19–25, 2026
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Establishing a Routine

Seven new English practices, two website projects, speaking clubs, networking, and community quizzes. Review Days 78–84 of building Leleka Speak.

Week 11Oct 12–18, 2026

7 New Prompts, Updated Events, and Contact Links on 98 Videos

Seven reusable English-practice prompts, updated event pages, and a website-project contact link on 98 videos. An honest review of Days 71–77.

Week 10Oct 5–11, 2026

Fixing My Recording Workflow and Finishing a Website

Two recording tools, three reusable prompts, seven AI conversations, and a finished partner website kept the work moving.

Week 9Sep 28–Oct 4, 2026

9 New Pages, 7 AI Conversations, and One Partner Website

A practice library, a growing AI conversation series, and a partner website made the work easier to find and try.

Week 8 Sep 21–27, 2026

Talking with AI, prompts, and speaking clubs

Leleka Speak launched a real AI conversation series, published reusable prompts, and added two live-practice communities.

Week 7 Sep 14–20, 2026

A community-first homepage and more speaking clubs

Leleka Speak launched a clearer homepage, added more speaking-club pages, and made its public directory easier to use.

Week 6 Sep 7–13, 2026

Speaking clubs, event pages, and live English practice

Leleka Speak hosted its first speaking club and connected new live-practice pages through one public directory.

Week 5 Aug 31–Sep 6, 2026

LinkedIn, event pages, and PageSpeed

Leleka Speak gained a LinkedIn presence, a faster public diary, and complete pages for two community events.

Week 4 Aug 24–30, 2026

Public English practice and a build diary

Leleka Speak opened guided work practice before sign-in, improved support and recording privacy, and published its first weekly build pages.

Week 3 Aug 17–23, 2026

Guided speaking Journeys and a visual practice library

Speaking Journeys became two working seven-step paths, with clear progress, a visual practice library, and an easier way to continue.

Week 2 Aug 10–16, 2026

Daily speaking goals, group calls, and first users

A daily speaking goal, real group calls, first-practice onboarding, and a public homepage made the product clearer for new and returning users.

Week 1 Aug 3–9, 2026

ChatGPT Voice practice and progress tracking

The first working app connected guided ChatGPT Voice conversations with sign-in, activity tracking, practice history, and a visible speaking habit.