diff --git a/src/public/index.html b/src/public/index.html
index af1a827..fd8eb09 100644
--- a/src/public/index.html
+++ b/src/public/index.html
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
       font-size: 14px;
     }
 
-    .transcript-box.interim { color: var(--text-dim); }
+    .transcript-box[contenteditable="true"] { outline: none; cursor: text; border-color: var(--accent); }
 
     /* ── Actions ── */
     .actions {
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ function loadQuestion() {
 
 function resetPracticeUI() {
   state.transcript = '';
+  transcriptBox.contentEditable = 'false';
   updateTranscriptBox('', false);
   feedbackBox.classList.remove('visible');
   feedbackContent.innerHTML = '';
@@ -866,8 +867,8 @@ speakBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
 
 // ── Speech recognition ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 const SpeechRecognition = window.SpeechRecognition || window.webkitSpeechRecognition;
-const MAX_RECORD_SECONDS = 10;
-const MAX_RECORD_WORDS   = 30;
+const MAX_RECORD_SECONDS = 20;
+const MAX_RECORD_WORDS   = 60;
 
 function initRecognition() {
   if (!SpeechRecognition) return null;
@@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ function initRecognition() {
   const r = new SpeechRecognition();
   r.lang = 'de-DE';
   r.continuous = true;
-  r.interimResults = true;
+  r.interimResults = false;
   r.maxAlternatives = 1;
 
   let finalText = '';
@@ -888,32 +889,22 @@ function initRecognition() {
   };
 
   r.onresult = (e) => {
-    let interim = '';
     for (let i = e.resultIndex; i < e.results.length; i++) {
-      const t = e.results[i][0].transcript;
       if (e.results[i].isFinal) {
-        finalText += (finalText ? ' ' : '') + t;
-      } else {
-        interim = t;
+        finalText += (finalText ? ' ' : '') + e.results[i][0].transcript;
       }
     }
     if (finalText.trim().split(/\s+/).length >= MAX_RECORD_WORDS) {
       stopRecording();
       return;
     }
-    const display = finalText + (interim ? ' ' + interim : '');
-    updateTranscriptBox(display, !!interim);
+    updateTranscriptBox(finalText, false);
     state.transcript = finalText;
     checkBtn.disabled = !finalText.trim();
   };
 
   r.onend = () => {
-    if (state.isRecording) {
-      // create a fresh instance to avoid duplicate results on restart
-      const fresh = initRecognition();
-      recognition = fresh;
-      try { fresh.start(); } catch (_) {}
-    }
+    if (state.isRecording) stopRecording();
   };
 
   r.onerror = (e) => {
@@ -933,6 +924,7 @@ function startRecording() {
     return;
   }
   stopAudio();
+  transcriptBox.contentEditable = 'false';
   recognition = initRecognition();
   state.isRecording = true;
   try { recognition.start(); } catch (_) {}
@@ -950,6 +942,10 @@ function stopRecording() {
   }
   recordBtn.classList.remove('recording');
   recordHint.textContent = 'Tippen zum Aufnehmen';
+  if (state.transcript) {
+    transcriptBox.contentEditable = 'true';
+    transcriptBox.focus();
+  }
 }
 
 recordBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
@@ -972,10 +968,16 @@ function updateTranscriptBox(text, isInterim) {
   }
 }
 
+transcriptBox.addEventListener('input', () => {
+  state.transcript = transcriptBox.textContent.trim();
+  checkBtn.disabled = !state.transcript;
+});
+
 // ── Clear ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 clearBtn.addEventListener('click', () => {
   stopRecording();
   state.transcript = '';
+  transcriptBox.contentEditable = 'false';
   updateTranscriptBox('', false);
   checkBtn.disabled = true;
   feedbackBox.classList.remove('visible');