I do that usually on italki discussions where we are asked by the OP to record ourselves speaking in the target language and post our recordings!

I hesitated a lot at first but after I tried it first time and embarrassed myself publicly, things improved faster 😁

It's so much fun especially when we do the tongue twisters 😂 Since you are learning Spanish, you could really record yourself speaking/ reading Spanish and native Spanish speakers could help correct you and suggest how you can improve your pronunciation.

So answering your question, Yes! It does help a LOT. Even if just recording and listening to yourself.

It makes me feel that I'm 'breaking the ice' with the my target language and conquering my fear.

I usually record on my phone because my voice would be really clear. If I wanted to share it on a discussion, I would upload my recording to one of these two websites:

Good luck, Jack 🍀

I used to via the recording app that most mobile/cell phones have, but I stopped when the recordings were automatically being upload to the cloud, I could not understand why recordings like that would be of use to any large corporation.

I think it’s worth the try! If you wish to practice I’m a Spanish community tutor here in a italki :)