It can be frustrating for language teachers to set up a classroom speaking activity, such as a discussion or role play, only to find that the resultant language is slow, stilted and subject to frequent pauses. Because students tend to be self-conscious and wary of making mistakes, the flow of speech is often interrupted by the mental pre-checking of an intended utterance, sometimes confirming it with a dictionary or a neighbor. Clearly this is unnatural. Native speakers produce utterances while ignoring errors. Like the overused metaphor of driving a car: a beginner is always thinking about what pedals to press, what signals to make next, how fast to drive etc.--actions which come naturally to an experienced driver. Wouldn't it be desirable if we could find an activity that overcomes our students' fear of making mistakes and encourages them to speak without having to think continually and consciously about what they are saying?