Communicate with confidence with Speak Now. With Video and Online Practice. Speak Now is a four-level speaking course which develops students' communication skills both in and out of the classroom. Every activity in Speak Now includes a speaking component. Video activities are integrated every four lessons, providing real-life language models for students. Students can also improve their listening, speaking, and pronunciation skills outside class through Online Practice. Featuring new audio, students can practice their pronunciation through a speak and record function. Jack C Richards is an applied linguist, writer, and teacher trainer. Dr. Richards is currently affiliated with the South East Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Language Centre in Singapore where he teaches candidates for the Diploma in TESL and the MA in Applied Linguistics issued by the National University of Singapore.