thank you to our first 146 beta testers — and an open invitation to the next 354

by Wistkey · 8 august 2026 · 4 min read

146 people are already practising with AceSpeak in beta, and every one of them has helped shape what we're building. we want to say thank you, and open the door a little wider before we close it.

a few months ago, AceSpeak was an idea: that in an age where AI can write almost anything for you, the one thing it still can't do is stand up and say it. interviews, presentations, pitches, class talks — the words might come easily, but saying them out loud, in the moment, is a different skill entirely. we built AceSpeak to make that skill practisable, and enjoyable, in private, before it counts.

today, 146 people are doing exactly that. that number is not a marketing figure. it's 146 real people who opened AceSpeak, ran a take, watched their score land, and came back to try again. every one of them has shaped what AceSpeak actually is, not just what we planned for it to be.

thank you

some of that shaping has come from people close to us — friends and family who tested early, rough builds and told us, honestly, what wasn't working yet. we want to name them, because they earned it: Gary, Grace, Cadence, Kingsley, Zoe, Chloe, Belaros, Jimmy, Carter, Patrick, Cassie, Ringo and MC. thank you for giving us your time before there was anything polished to show for it.

and thank you to everyone else in the beta, whether we've met you or not. a five-dimension delivery score, a leaderboard, a badge you're proud of, a tip that actually landed — all of it exists in its current shape because someone tried it and told us what to fix.

an open invitation

we're now opening the beta more widely. up to 500 people can join before we close it, which means there's room for roughly 350 more of you.

if you've been curious about how your gestures, facial expression, pace, intonation and pauses actually come across, or you've got an interview, a presentation or a pitch on the horizon and want to practise it properly first, this is the moment to try AceSpeak while it's still a beta: closer to the people building it, and still shaping what it becomes.

what happens next

the beta closes on 23 august 2026. we're targeting an official public launch on 26 august 2026.

and later this year, we're planning offline speaking events across the UK, in september and october, for anyone who wants to practise somewhere other than a phone screen. details are still coming together, so consider this the "save the date" version — we'll share specifics as soon as we have them.

one more thank you

building something people actually want to practise with, rather than something we assumed they'd want, only works if people tell you the truth along the way. 146 of you have. if you'd like to be one of the next 354, get AceSpeak and join us before 23 august.

thank you for practising with us.