The telc B2 Sprechen 20-minute preparation, rehearsed
The telc B2 oral exam gives you 20 minutes with all three task sheets first. Heloria now runs that preparation phase so you rehearse it, not just the exam.
Short answer: The real telc Deutsch B2 oral exam gives you 20 minutes of preparation before you speak — the task sheets for all three parts and note paper. Heloria now runs that phase too: a 20-minute countdown, the three task sheets on screen, a notes area, and a "start early" button. The notes you make carry straight into the live exam, so you rehearse the preparation, not just the talking.
The 20 minutes nobody rehearses
Most Sprechen practice drops you straight into Teil 1 and asks you to speak. That's not how the real exam works — and skipping the setup is exactly why the exam feels harder than your practice did.
In the actual telc Deutsch B2 oral exam you first get 20 minutes with the task sheets for all three parts and paper to plan. How you spend those minutes — reading the tasks, choosing an angle, jotting Redemittel and key vocabulary — decides how the next fifteen go. It's a skill in its own right, and it's the one almost nobody practises.
Heloria's preparation phase makes it something you actually rehearse.
How the preparation phase runs
- A real 20-minute countdown. The clock is seeded from the exam's own data (telc B2 = 1,200 seconds), so it matches the real thing rather than an arbitrary timer. You watch the time go the way you will on exam day.
- All three task sheets, up front. You see the tasks for all three parts at once — just like the exam — so you can plan the presentation, the discussion, and the joint task together instead of meeting each cold.
- A notes area. Type your plan, your opening lines, the Redemittel you want to reach for, the vocabulary you don't want to forget. This is your paper.
- Start early if you're ready. Don't want the full twenty? Hit start now and the examiner joins. Prep is your time to use.
While you're preparing, nothing is live — no examiner, no microphone streaming. You plan in private, then open the exam when you choose.
Your notes come with you
The most useful part: the notes you write during preparation stay on screen and editable during the live exam. When the examiner joins and you move into the live Sprechen parts, your plan is docked right there — the Redemittel you lined up, the points you wanted to make. They even survive a reconnect or reload, so a dropped connection doesn't cost you your plan.
That mirrors the real exam, where your prep notes are on the desk in front of you the whole time. Rehearsing with them is how you learn to actually use them under pressure.
What's live today — and what isn't
The preparation phase is live now for the telc Deutsch B2 Sprechen exam, for English speakers learning German. It's part of Heloria's one live voice exam; the written and receptive parts (Lesen, Sprachbausteine, Hören, Schreiben) are practised as graded tasks inside the chat.
Other exams (Goethe, ÖSD, TestDaF), other language pairs, and mobile are on the roadmap — not available yet. We say that plainly rather than imply more than we ship.
FAQ
How long is the telc B2 Sprechen preparation time? 20 minutes. You get the task sheets for all three parts and note paper before the examiner begins, and Heloria's prep phase runs the same 20-minute countdown.
Do I have to use the full 20 minutes? No. There's a start early button — when you're ready, the examiner joins immediately.
Do my preparation notes stay during the exam? Yes. The notes you make in the prep phase remain visible and editable through the live exam, and they survive a reconnect or reload.
Is the examiner listening while I prepare? No. During preparation nothing is connected — no examiner, no live microphone. It connects only when your prep time ends or you start early.
What does it cost? Heloria is free in early access, no credit card.
Ready to rehearse the whole thing? See how it works or start a session.
