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 8 Sep 21–27, 2026
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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.