TOEFL Speaking: Assumptions and Advice? // www.myspeakingscore.com // I think of TOEFL Speaking as a constrained sub-skill of English speaking. The test samples a narrow, highly specific slice of your overall ability under fixed conditions: strict time limits, defined prompt types, and an automated scoring system with explicit signals and thresholds. General English speaking is open-ended. You can pause, rephrase, clarify, ask questions, and even use body language to adapt to your listener. TOEF