The ultimate fluency-under-fire drill: a topic appears (e.g., “Should memories be taxable?”, “Is boredom an ethical obligation?”). You hit START and a merciless countdown begins. Every single sentence you speak must begin with a randomly flashed discourse marker (“Having said that…”, “Needless to say…”, “On the contrary…”, “Be that as it may…”, “Curiously enough…”). No pauses, no repetition, no filler words allowed. You have 2–4 minutes to deliver a perfectly coherent, sophis