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Have you ever met someone new and your mind just went blank?
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Have you ever met someone new and your mind just went blank?
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Oh yes, every single time.
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Someone asks you, so tell me about yourself, and suddenly you forget your own name?
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It's true.
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I forget my job, I forget my hobbies, I even forget what city I live in.
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Same here.
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And today we are going to fix that problem forever.
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Forever?
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That's a big promise.
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It is, but by the end of this episode you will know exactly how to talk about yourself in English.
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Easy words, simple sentences, real confidence.
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So if you've ever felt nervous, shy, or stuck when talking about yourself, stay with us.
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Because this one is for you.
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Hi, everyone.
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Welcome back to the podcast.
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I'm Emma.
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And I'm Jake.
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How are you today, my friend?
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I'm great.
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A little tired, but happy.
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And you?
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I'm good.
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I had a coffee, so I'm ready to talk.
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Perfect.
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So let me ask you something.
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When was the last time someone said, tell me about yourself?
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Last week.
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I was at a party.
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A new friend asked me, so, who are you?
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And what did you say?
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I said, I'm Jake.
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That's it?
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That's it.
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Then there was silence.
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Long silence.
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Awkward silence.
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Oh, no.
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Oh, yes.
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My brain stopped working.
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I knew English.
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I knew the words, but the sentences, gone.
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This happens to everyone.
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And you know what?
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It's not because your English is bad.
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It's because you don't have a plan.
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A plan?
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Yes.
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When you walk into a room and someone asks about you, you need a small, simple plan in your head.
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Like a script?
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Not a script.
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More like ingredients.
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Like cooking.
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Oh, I like food examples.
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I know you do.
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So today we will give you the ingredients and you can mix them in your own way.
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Okay, I'm hungry now.
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Let's start.
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So, the first ingredient is your name.
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Easy.
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My name is Jake.
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Good, but let's make it warmer.
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Try this.
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Hi, I'm Jake.
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Nice to meet you.
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Hi, I'm Jake.
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Nice to meet you.
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See?
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Already friendlier.
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You can also say, Hey, I'm Jake.
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What's your name?
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Oh, I like that, because then the other person also talks.
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Exactly.
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A good conversation is not one person talking, it's two people sharing.
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That's a nice line.
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Thank you.
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Write that down, everyone.
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Okay, name is done.
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What's next?
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The second ingredient, where you are from.
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I am from Texas.
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Good, but again, let's add a little flavor.
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Try, I'm from a small town in Texas, or I was born in Texas, but now I live in New York.
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Oh, that sounds more interesting.
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Right?
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Because now I want to ask you, why did you move?
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Or do you miss Texas?
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Yes, it opens the door for more questions.
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That's the secret.
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Don't just give answers, give doors.
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Give doors.
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I love that.
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Let me tell you something.
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A few years ago, I met a girl at a coffee shop.
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She said, I'm from a place where it snows 10 months a year.
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Wow, where?
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See?
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You just asked.
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That's the magic.
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You got me.
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She didn't say, I'm from Norway.
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She made me curious, and we talked for two hours.
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Two hours?
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About snow?
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About everything, because she opened a door.
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Okay, name, where I'm from, what's the next ingredient, Chef Emma?
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Chef Emma.
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Okay, the third ingredient is your job or what you do.
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I am a teacher.
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Good, but here's a little tip.
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Don't just say your job, say what you love about it.
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Hmm, like what?
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Try, I am a teacher.
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I love seeing my students smile when they understand something new.
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Oh, that's beautiful.
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Or, I work at a hospital.
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It's hard, but I feel happy when I help people.
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That's so much better than I am a nurse.
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Right, because now people see your heart, not just your job title.
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But wait, what if you don't have a job?
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Great question.
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Then talk about what you do every day.
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Are you a student?
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I'm a student.
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I study business.
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Add some flavor.
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Okay, I'm a student.
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I study business because I want to start my own coffee shop one day.
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Yes, now I want to know more about your coffee shop.
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See?
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Doors.
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Doors everywhere.
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Are you a parent?
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You can say, I'm a mom.
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I have two kids and they are my whole world.
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Are you between jobs?
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You can say, right now I'm taking a break and learning new skills.
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There's no wrong answer.
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Exactly.
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The point is share something real.
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Okay, here's a question for me.
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What if I'm shy?
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Oh, that's a big one.
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Many people are shy.
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They don't want to talk too much.
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They feel afraid.
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I understand.
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And here's the interesting part.
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You don't need to talk a lot.
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Really?
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Really.
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You just need to talk a little, but say it clearly and from the heart.
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So less is more?
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Less is more.
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One short, honest sentence is better than ten long, fake sentences.
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That's a relief.
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For example, a shy person can simply say, Hi, I'm Anna.
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I'm a quiet person, but I love to listen.
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Oh, that's lovely.
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People will love that because it's honest, and being honest is always charming.
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Comment honest below if you agree.
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Yes, and while you're there, hit that like button if this is helping you.
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It really helps our little podcast grow.
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Thank you, friends.
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Okay, ingredient number four.
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Are you ready?
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I'm ready.
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Your hobbies.
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What do you love to do?
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I like football.
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Stop.
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Stop right there.
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What did I do?
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I like football is fine, but it's flat.
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Flat?
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Like a soda with no bubbles, no energy.
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Okay, give it bubbles.
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Try I love football.
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I play every Sunday with my friends.
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We are not very good, but we have fun.
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Oh, now I see the picture.
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I see you running, I see your friends, I see the ball.
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That's storytelling, and storytelling is the heart of conversation.
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So I should always add a little story?
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Yes, just one or two extra sentences.
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That's all.
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Let me try.
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I love cooking.
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Last weekend I made pasta for my family and my brother said it was the best pasta of his life.
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Beautiful.
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Now I'm hungry and I want to be your friend.
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Mission complete.
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Let me tell you something.
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Stories are like glue.
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They make people remember you.
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That's true.
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I don't remember names, but I remember stories.
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Exactly.
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So next time someone asks about your hobby, don't just give a word.
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Give a small story.
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Can I tell you about a problem I had?
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Of course.
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Last year, I went to a job interview.
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The boss said, tell me about yourself.
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I started talking, and I talked for 10 minutes.
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10 minutes?
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10 minutes.
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About my school, about my dog, about my favorite pizza.
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Oh, no.
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The boss looked tired.
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I did not get the job.
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Oh, I'm sorry, but this is a great lesson.
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What's the lesson?
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Don't talk too much.
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Keep it short.
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How short?
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One minute.
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Maybe two.
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Not ten.
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But how do I stop myself?
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Use a simple structure.
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I call it the three-step rule.
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Three steps.
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Okay.
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Step one, who you are.
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Step two, what you do.
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Step three, something you love.
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That's it?
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That's it.
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Three simple steps.
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Easy to remember.
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Let me try.
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Hi, I'm Jake.
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I'm a teacher in New York.
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I love hiking on the weekends.
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Perfect.
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Short, clear, friendly.
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Wow.
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Why didn't I do that in the interview?
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Because nobody told you, my friend.
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But now you know.
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But wait, here's something even more important.
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What is it?
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How you say it.
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How I say it?
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Yes.
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Your voice, your eyes, your smile.
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Hmm.
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Tell me more.
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You can have the perfect words, but if you say them with a sad face and a quiet voice, it doesn't work.
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That's true.
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Smile.
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Look at the person.
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Speak slowly.
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Take your time.
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Speak slowly.
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That's a good tip.
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Many learners speak too fast because they are nervous, but fast English is not better English.
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Slow English is clear English.
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Yes.
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Write that down.
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Slow English is clear English.
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I feel like a student in your class right now.
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Welcome to Emma's English School.
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Okay, here's a tricky one.
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What about weaknesses?
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Oh, the famous question.
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What is your weakness?
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Yes, people hate this question.
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Don't hate it.
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Use it.
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Use it?
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When you talk about yourself, sometimes you can share something small that you are working on.
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It makes you human.
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Like what?
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Like, I'm trying to be more organized.
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Or, I'm learning to speak in front of big groups.
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It's hard, but I'm getting better.
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Oh, that's nice.
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It shows growth.
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Exactly.
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People love people who are growing.
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But don't say crazy things, right?
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Right.
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Don't say, my weakness is that I sleep until 2 p.m.
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or my weakness is I eat too much chocolate save that for your friends save it for the chocolate
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you mean always for the chocolate now let me share a secret ooh a secret I love secrets the biggest mistake people make when talking about themselves is they try to sound perfect
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Perfect?
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Yes.
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They want to look smart.
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They want to look successful.
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They want to look amazing.
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But that's bad?
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It's not real, and people can feel when you are not real.
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Hmm.
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When you are simple and honest, you become magnetic.
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Magnetic?
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I like that word.
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Be a magnet, not a movie star.
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Be a magnet, not a movie star.
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That's beautiful.
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Thank you.
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Comment magnet below if you want to be a magnet too.
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Haha, yes.
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And remember, you don't need fancy words.
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You don't need a big vocabulary.
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You just need to be you.
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Okay, let me practice.
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Can I introduce myself again?
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Please, I want to hear it.
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Hi, I'm Jake.
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I'm from a small town in Texas, but now I live in New York.
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I work as a teacher, and I love it because my students make me laugh every day.
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On weekends, I go hiking with my dog, Max.
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He's lazy, but I love him.
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Oh, Jake, that was wonderful!
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Really?
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Really.
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I learned your name, your hometown, your job, your hobby, and even your dog's name in 30 seconds.
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And it was easy.
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I didn't even think much.
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Because you used the ingredients.
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Name, place, job, hobby.
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A small story.
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It's like a recipe.
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It is a recipe.
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And now you can cook this recipe anywhere, at a party, at work, on a date.
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On a date?
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Yes, even on a date.
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Oh, this is going to change my life.
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Let me tell you a story.
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I'm listening.
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A few years ago, I had a friend named Maria.
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She was from Spain.
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Her English was not great, just basic.
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But she was the most popular person in our class.
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Why?
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Because when she introduced herself, she always smiled.
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She always said something simple but warm.
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Like what?
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She would say, hi, I'm Maria.
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I love food, I love music, and I love new friends.
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Oh, I love that.
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That's it.
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Three short sentences.
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But everyone wanted to talk to her.
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Three sentences changed her life.
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Three sentences.
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And the same can happen for you.
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This makes me feel hopeful.
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Good, because hope is the first step.
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What about awkward silence?
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After I introduce myself, sometimes there's a long silence.
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Oh, the silence monster.
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Yes, the silence monster.
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Easy.
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After you introduce yourself, ask a question.
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A question?
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Yes, like, what about you?
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Or have you been to New York before?
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Or what do you do?
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So I throw the ball back to them.
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Exactly.
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Conversation is like ping pong.
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You hit the ball, they hit the ball, you hit the ball.
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And nobody is sitting alone with the ball.
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Right.
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The silence monster runs away.
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I love this.
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Here is the interesting part.
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Most people love to talk about themselves.
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So when you ask a question, they smile, they open up, and suddenly you are best friends.
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Wow, that's powerful.
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Listening is the secret superpower of conversation.
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Listening is the secret superpower.
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Got it.
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Now, I want to share five magic phrases.
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Write these down.
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Pen ready.
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Number one, nice to meet you.
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Classic.
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Friendly.
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Number two, what about you?
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Throws the ball back.
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Number three, tell me more.
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Oh, people love hearing that.
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Number four, that's interesting.
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It shows you were listening.
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And number five, I'd love to know more about that.
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That's a beautiful sentence.
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These five phrases, my friends, will save you in any conversation.
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Five phrases.
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Let's say them again with me.
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Nice to meet you.
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What about you?
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Tell me more.
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That's interesting.
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I'd love to know more about that.
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Perfect.
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Now you have them.
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Comment your favorite one below.
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Yes.
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Tell us which one you will use first.
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What about confidence?
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I know the words.
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I know the structure.
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But I still feel scared.
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That's normal.
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Everyone feels scared.
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Even you?
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Even me.
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The first time I spoke English in public, my hands were shaking.
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My voice was shaking.
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I almost cried.
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Really?
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Really.
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But I did it.
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And the next time was a little easier, and the next time even easier.
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So confidence comes from doing.
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Confidence comes from doing, not from thinking, not from waiting.
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That's such an important message.
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You can read a thousand books about swimming, but you will never swim until you jump in the water.
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Jump in the water.
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Jump in.
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Get wet.
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It's okay to make mistakes.
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Mistakes are part of learning.
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Yes.
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I'll say it again because this is important.
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Mistakes are not bad.
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Mistakes are gifts.
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Mistakes are gifts.
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Every mistake teaches you something.
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Every mistake makes your English stronger.
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I needed to hear this.
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We all do.
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Okay, let me give one more example.
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Please.
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Imagine you are at a new job.
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Your boss says, everyone, please introduce yourself.
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Oh, scary moment.
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Very scary.
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But now we have a plan.
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What do I say?
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Try this.
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Hi, everyone.
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I'm Jake.
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I'm new here.
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I used to work at a school in Texas.
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In my free time, I love hiking.
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I'm really excited to be part of this team.
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Wow.
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Short, clear, warm.
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And it ends with positive energy.
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Excited to be part of this team.
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That's gold.
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I will use this on my next first day.
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Use it.
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It works.
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Okay, here's another situation.
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You are at a wedding.
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A person sits next to you.
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A stranger.
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A stranger.
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They say, so how you know the bride?
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Ooh, classic wedding question.
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Don't just say, she's my friend.
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Add a small story.
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Like, Sarah and I have been best friends since college.
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She helped me when I was sick.
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She's like family.
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Beautiful.
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Now the stranger feels close to you.
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Now they want to talk more.
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Stories build bridges.
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Stories build bridges, yes.
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I'm collecting all your beautiful sentences today.
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Make a poster.
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What about online, like when I have a video call with new people?
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Same rules, but add one thing.
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What?
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Smile.
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On video, your energy must be a little bigger.
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Smile a little more.
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Speak a little louder.
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Use your hands.
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Because the camera is small.
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Yes, small camera, big energy.
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Small camera, big energy.
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Dot it.
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And don't be afraid of the camera.
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The camera is just a friend with a glass eye.
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A friend with a glass eye.
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That's how I think about it.
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It helps me relax.
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We have shared so much today.
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Should we do a quick recap?
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Yes, let's do it together.
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Number one, have a simple plan.
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Use the three-step rule.
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Who you are, what you do, something you love.
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Number two, open doors with small details.
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Don't just give answers, give curiosity.
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Number three, tell small stories.
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Stories are glue.
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Number four, be honest, be real.
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Don't try to be perfect.
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Number five, ask questions.
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Throw the ball back.
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Number six, smile, speak slowly, be warm.
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Number seven, mistakes are gifts.
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Don't be afraid.
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That's the recipe, my friends.
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Easy ingredients, big results.
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Now, before we say goodbye, I want to share one final message.
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I'm ready.
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Talking about yourself is not about words.
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It's about heart.
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Heart.
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When you speak, you are sharing a piece of your life with another person.
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That is a beautiful thing.
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That is a gift.
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It is.
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So don't be scared.
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Don't worry about grammar.
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Don't worry about being perfect.
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Just be you, because you are enough.
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You are enough.
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Say it with me.
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You are enough.
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You are enough.
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Beautiful.
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Wow, I feel different now.
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Like, I want to go meet new people right now.
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Then go.
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Open the door.
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Say hello.
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You is what we learned today.
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I will.
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And to everyone listening, you are doing amazing.
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You are learning English.
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You are growing every day.
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We are so proud of you.
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Yes.
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Every minute you spend with us, you are getting better, even if you don't see it, even if it feels slow.
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Trust the process.
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Trust the process.
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And keep coming back.
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We will keep practicing together.
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If this episode helped you, please like the video.
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It helps us a lot.
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And comment below what is one thing you will say next time you introduce yourself.
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We will read your comments, promise.
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And don't forget to subscribe so you never miss a new episode.
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We have so many fun topics coming soon.
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So many.
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Until next time, take care of yourself.
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Be kind to yourself.
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Speak slowly.
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Smile often.
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And remember, you are enough.
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Bye, friends.
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Bye-bye.
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will focus on mastering the art of introducing yourself in English with confidence. Many learners struggle with sudden blank moments when asked to share about themselves, leading to awkward silences. This session aims to equip you with a practical approach to overcome those nerves by using simple words and clear sentences. By immersing yourself in this engaging English speaking practice, you’ll learn how to effectively describe yourself, ensuring you feel prepared and self-assured the next time someone asks, "Tell me about yourself."
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Introduce Yourself - Sharing information about who you are.
- Confidently - Expressing yourself with assurance.
- A little tired, but happy - A way to express your mood or status.
- Long silence - A pause in conversation that can feel awkward.
- Awkward silence - A moment of discomfort during conversation.
- Have a plan - To prepare a strategy or idea before speaking.
- Brain stopped working - A common feeling when experiencing nervousness.
- Simple sentences - Clear, straightforward language for effective communication.
Practice Tips
To enhance your English speaking practice, consider using the following shadowing tips:
- Listen carefully: Pay close attention to the rhythm and intonation of the speakers in the video. This will help you understand how to express ideas naturally.
- Pause and repeat: After hearing a sentence, pause the video and try to repeat what you heard. Focus on mimicking the tone and speed to build your confidence.
- Start slow: Initially, watch the video at a slower speed to ensure you can follow along before gradually increasing the pace. This method is especially beneficial if you’re using a shadowing app or technique like shadowspeak.
- Practice in context: Use the phrases you’ve learned in real-life situations. This could be during casual meet-ups or even online conversations. Remember, practicing with others is an effective way to learn English with YouTube.
- Reflect on your practice: After each session, take a moment to think about what went well and what you found challenging. This will help you identify areas for improvement.
By following these tips and engaging with the content, you’ll significantly improve your speaking ability and feel ready to introduce yourself without hesitation.
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