Looking for participants. An AI-assisted speech tool for people who stutter like me!

Looking for participants. An AI-assisted speech tool for people who stutter like me! **Hello everyone,** I’m currently a Master's student in Human-Computer Interaction in the Netherlands. One day, I asked myself: *“Why not use what I’ve learned to build a tool that helps people like me?”* That question led to the development of **SPARS**, a real-time speech support system that uses **Large Language Models** to predict words you're likely to say next. For example, if you say, *“This is a good …”*, SPARS might suggest: *“weather,” “dinner,” or “chance”* as helpful hints. Personally, I don't like it when others try to finish my sentences when I stutter. Instead, I believe a tool like SPARS, which offers subtle **word suggestions**, can provide support **without pressure**. Since many of us are more fluent when reading aloud than when speaking spontaneously, SPARS could be a promising tool for improving fluency and speech confidence. Now, I’m looking for **participants** to try out SPARS. * The session takes **about 40–60 minutes**. * The whole experiment is in **English**, you are required to be able to tell a story 2-5 minutes **fluently**. * You’ll be asked to retell short articles, with and without the prediction feature. * You'll also complete some **questionnaires**. * As a thank you, you’ll receive **€10 (or equivalent value)**. The experiment can be done **online via RustDesk**. If you live in the Netherlands, we can also hold the experiment offline. **Privacy notice**: * I will only collect **age and gender**—nothing personally identifiable. * All data is stored **locally** on my computer, not on any external platforms. Audio recordings will be **deleted immediately** after the experiment. * Only anonymized text data will be kept for analysis. If you're interested or have any questions, feel free to **message me here**. I'd love to hear from you! Thank you so much!