A TON of Demos Ottawa · Oct 29, 2026

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Build What You
Wish Existed

Built for me. Shared with you.
Still finding out how far I can go.

Joe Speaking

joespeaking.com

JOE (BEIQIAO) HU

Founder, Just Joe Technologies

Learner & Solo Builder

Hi, I’m Joe.

Moved from China to Ottawa in 2024

Product manager for 8 years

Now founder of Joe Speaking

A living example of how AI
amplifies my abilities

Immigrant Builder #English barrier

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The long way here

English was my knot.

10 years agoI gave up on going abroad.Because of my English.

COVIDI picked English back up.I still couldn’t let it go.

New Zealand, 2 weeksA test trip.Could I really talk to people?

Canada, 2024/08I went to events, just to try.To see for myself. Slowly, I got my confidence.

Why I built it

The test was never the point.

What I learned

Language is for communication,
not perfection.

Confidence came from talking to people, not from a score.

My belief

“Well, that’s a very interesting question…”

Just speak.

No memorized templates, even for the exam.

The problem I’m solving

The more you speak,
the better you get.

But speaking a lot is hard.

No partner No one to talk to

Cost Tutors cost a lot

Feedback Practice without feedback

Templates Prep teaches reciting

So I built a speaking partner that’s always there.

Built with

Claude Code Codex

Codex

What is IELTS?

IELTS International English Language Testing System

Moving abroad

Study · Work · Immigrate

Speaking: a live talk

With a real examiner

Band 0–9

I needed 7.0

Joe SpeakingNot just for the test. For real speaking.

Joe Speaking

Go beyond scripts.
Speak English for real.

SpeakLike test day
UnderstandYour score, and why
ImproveYour words, upgraded
PlanA tutor who knows you

IELTSCELPIPWeb + iPhone5 languages

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Web + iPhone

On the web.
On the App Store.

Open on the webjoespeaking.com

Joe Speaking on the App Store: IELTS Speaking, English practice and feedback, rated 5.0

Live demo

Talk with a real-time AI examiner

For IELTS, the English test for study, work and immigration

World’s best real-time voice model

It asks You answer It follows up Score

Not an open chat. It stays inside the exam.

Try it free

Why not just ChatGPT?

More than a chat. Better speaking.

ChatGPTA general AI tool

Set up your own practice
No replay of your answers
Ask for structured feedback
Specify your scoring criteria
Keep the conversation on track

Joe SpeakingBuilt for real speaking practice

AI mock tests that follow your answers
Your score, and why
More natural expressions
Your phrase bank and score trend
Repeat, compare, improve

Now they
work together.

Your practice

+

The AI you already use

=

A tutor who knows you

People often ask: why not just use ChatGPT voice? [Live: open ChatGPT voice, ask it for an IELTS speaking mock test, and answer one question.] ChatGPT is a great general AI tool. But to practise with it, you set up everything yourself: the practice, the feedback format, the scoring criteria, and you keep pulling the conversation back on track. There is no replay of your answers either. Joe Speaking is built only for real speaking practice: mock tests that follow your answers, your band and why, more natural expressions, your phrase bank and band trend, and retakes of the same topic so you can compare. And they don’t compete: they work together. Joe Speaking connects to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Le Chat, Kimi and more, so the AI you already use can read all your saved practice, find your recurring problems and plan your next step. All the speaking still happens in Joe Speaking.

From Alpha to 1.1 · a release every 2 to 3 days

8 months. 100+ versions.

1.01.1

Alpha37 versions · Feb – Apr

Beta59 versions · Apr – Oct

1.0Oct 10

1.1Oct 26

Mainland China 5 languages Advanced examiner AI teacher

In 8 months

User #1 was me. Target hit, first try.

All organic · $0 on ads

3K+registered users

200+paying users

Joe Speaking production data, excluding test accounts, Oct 29, 2026

More than a product

The product is the proof.
AI multiplied what I can do.

Why I keep going Good for the world Beyond silent exam English.

Semi-nonprofit Pay as you go, or BYOK Bring your own key, if you like.

What I’m proud of Not a VC story But users call it the product they dreamed of.

What I learned Solo has limits Now I’m learning growth.

What’s next

Distribution is
part of the product.

Not just more content or ads.

Service Feature → service Bring it together around your goal: a higher score.

Content From a user’s view How I actually use it, every day.

Teachers A teacher portal Teachers bring steady learners. An unsolved long tail.

One ask

Know an IELTS or CELPIP community, teacher or school?

Please introduce us.

Learner communitiesTeachersSchools & institutions

Joe (Beiqiao) Hu

joe@joespeaking.com

JoeSpeaking.com

@hubeiqiao

@hubeiqiao

Let’s connect

Thank You