VOA · What It Takes
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What It Takes features natural-speed interviews with high achievers — scientists, artists, athletes. This is unscripted, authentic English with hesitations and real conversational rhythm: the hardest and most rewarding dictation material in the library.
Hit "Start dictation practice" and the AI slices all 18 minutes into sentence segments, right in your browser.
Expect longer sentences and richer vocabulary — replay freely, and slow the speed if a sentence runs away from you.
Switch to Dictation mode, type each sentence, and get a word-by-word diff with your accuracy score.