Join Our New Exciting Bilingual Speech Project (P1: en-US<>Bengali, en-US<>Japanese, en-US<>Thai, en-US<>Turkish, en-US<>Vietnamese, en-US<>Chinese SIMP)

You and another speaker will record short, everyday conversations (about 5 minutes each) on simple topics like shopping, travel, or making plans.

• You’ll speak only in your native language.
• Your partner will speak only in theirs.
• The conversation flows naturally, switching between two languages.
• A little background noise (like a café or park) is perfectly fine!

What You’ll Do

• Complete a 30-minute paid training
• Join 8 short conversation sessions (about 5 minutes each)
• Use a simple online recording tool (similar to Zoom, no camera needed)
• Total time commitment: around 3 hours, scheduled at your convenience

We are running a new project where bilingual speakers record short, everyday conversations to help improve future voice technology, and we would like to invite you to participate.

No experience required. All you need is:
✔ A laptop
✔ A microphone
✔ The ability to speak naturally in your native language and understand a second language well

Requirements:

• Native in one of the project languages and able to understand the second language clearly (en-US<>BN, en-US<>JA, en-US<>TH, en-US<>TR, en-US<>VI, en-US<>zh-CN)
• Comfortable speaking naturally
• Able to use a laptop and microphone
• No prior technical or linguistic experience needed

We’ll ask for a quick 1-minute audio sample to confirm suitability-it’s super easy!

Compensation

• Paid training (30 minutes)
• 8 conversation sessions (about 20 minutes each including setup)
• Payment via PayPal, vouchers, etc.