You already have opinions.
You have experiences.
You have reasons.
You probably have stories.
That makes the topic much better than memorising a paragraph titled “My Hobby.”
With AI, you can turn your hobby into a complete speaking practice session.
Start simply:
“Be my English conversation partner. Ask me questions about my hobbies one at a time. Keep the conversation natural. Ask follow-up questions based on my answers.”
Suppose you say:
“I like reading.”
A good AI practice partner shouldn’t immediately move to another question.
It might ask:
“What kind of books do you enjoy?”
Then:
Then:
Then:
Then:
“Which book have you enjoyed recently?”
“What do you like about reading?”
This is exactly how real conversation develops.
You can instruct AI to push you further:
“Don’t accept one-sentence answers. If my answer is too short, ask me a follow-up question that encourages me to explain, give an example or share an opinion.”
Now you are practising a very important speaking skill: developing an answer.
Next, introduce different situations.
“Ask me to talk about my hobby as if I am speaking to a new friend.”
“Now ask me to explain my hobby to a colleague who knows nothing about it.”
“Now make me persuade someone to try my hobby.”
The topic stays the same.
The communication task changes.
That is useful because fluency isn’t just knowing vocabulary.
It is knowing how to use what you know in different situations.
You can also practise storytelling.
Ask:
“Ask me to tell you a story about an interesting experience related to my hobby. Interrupt only if you need clarification.”
Afterwards, ask for targeted feedback:
“Review my answer. Focus only on how well I developed my ideas. Did I give enough details, examples and reasons? Give me three suggestions for making my next answer more engaging.”
You can repeat the exercise with a different hobby or the same hobby.
And don’t be afraid to practise the same conversation again.
The second attempt is often more valuable than the first.
After receiving feedback, say:
“Let’s do the same conversation again. This time, remind me to use more specific vocabulary and give longer answers, but don’t give me the sentences.”
Now you are practising with a target.
That is what makes AI useful as a speaking environment.
It doesn’t have to give you a topic and disappear.
It can create a cycle:
Speak → notice → adjust → speak again.
If you do this regularly, even ordinary topics like hobbies become surprisingly powerful.
You are training yourself to think in English, retrieve words, organise ideas, respond to questions and continue conversations.
And that is much closer to real fluency than memorising another list of vocabulary.