Speaking Rate: measured in number of words per second, your Speaking Rate is often a reliable indicator of fluency. Generally, the faster you speak, the more fluent you are. In this response, 6% of global respondents outperformed you. Tip: consult your transcript an count the number of times you are repeating yourself.

Sustained Speech: measured by how smoothly you speak, Sustained Speech is the average length of uninterrupted speech (in words). In this response, 36% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers tend to speak in way that flows naturally (i.e. is not choppy). Tip: try prosodic reading.

Pause Frequency: measured by how often you pause when you speak, Pause Frequency tracks your filled and unfilled pauses (an example of a filled pause is "um"). Stronger speakers tend to pause less often. In this response, 24% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers speak with fewer pauses. Tip: the 15 vowel sounds in American English are heard in these words: beat, bit, bait, bet, bat, but, sofa, her, boot, book, boat, box, by, cow, boy.

Repetitions: measured by how often you repeat a word or phrase (including self-corrections). In this response, 1% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers have fewer repetitions. Tip: use a number of "low frequency" (less common) words - for example, instead of saying ‘nice’, say ‘ravishing’.

Response Length: measured by the average length of phrases or "chunks" in your response. In this response, 6% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers tend to use more total words. Tip: don't “break the flow” of your response, and only pause very breifly to indicate a transition between ideas.

Distribution Of Pauses: measured by how naturally you use pauses (silences between words and clauses). In this response, 20% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers tend to pause naturally and very briefly. Tip: don't “break the flow” of your response, and only pause very breifly to indicate a transition between ideas.

Rhythm: measured by distances between stressed syllables, your Rhythm is the relation of long and short pauses in your speech. In this response, 9% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers produce patterns of stress and intonation that resemble native speakers. Tip: “diversify” your word choices by using adjectives and adverbs.

Vowels: measured by length of your vowel sounds, Vowels indicate how easy it is to understand you. In this response, 8% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers tend to approximate native English speakers in their pronunciation of vowel sounds. Tip: use more collocations in your response.

Vocabulary Depth: measured by the number of low-frequency words, Vocabulary Depth is how well you use uncommon words. In this response, 74% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers tend to have a “deeper” vocabulary inventory. In your response, you had a total of 36 unique content words. Tip: string a series of ideas together logically.

Vocabulary Diversity: Vocabulary Diversity is a measure of how varied your vocabulary is (i.e. verbs, nouns, adverbs, and adjectives).measure by the number of word types per second, Vocabulary Diversity is how well you use different word forms. In this response, 1% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers tend to use a greater variety of word types and have a greater command over different word variants. Tip: fix common grammar problems like the “dropped s” on plural nouns.

Grammatical Accuracy: measured by the "grammaticality" of your speech, Grammatical Accuracy is how correctly you use English grammar conventions. In this response, 1% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers do not deviate from standard English grammar. Tip: fix common grammar problems like the “dropped s” on plural nouns.

Discourse Coherence: measured by how your response connects ideas, Discourse Coherence indicates how well your response is structured. In this response, 21% of global respondents outperformed you. Stronger speakers are more “coherent” and “cohesive”. Tip: string a series of ideas together logically.