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Do you ever wish you were able to be more active in a conversation?
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Maybe you're at lunch and there's a bunch of native speakers nattering away and you can't get a word in edgeways,
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so you decide to keep quiet.
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Eat your lunch and nod along, showing that you're supposedly taking part in the conversation.
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But what if I told you that there are learnable techniques
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that you can come away from this video with to enable you to not just get more involved in a conversation,
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but actually influence the direction it goes,
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meaning you can lead it towards a topic you have an interest in.
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I find it quite odd how nobody ever actually teaches us these things.
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We just get thrown into socializing as little kids.
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And then over years and years, we sort of figure out how to get by.
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And most of us miss out on how to be a good conversationalist.
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And that leads us to think it's something you have or don't have.
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which is really detrimental because it makes those who haven't learned how to be one feel like there's no hope.
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I'm not a good conversationalist, so what's the point?
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I'll just listen.
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Well, I'm here today to challenge that.
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We will start with a simple yet powerful technique that many good conversationalists use on a regular basis.
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It's something that will help you go from just getting by in a conversation to genuinely having brilliant conversations
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so today we're not doing grammar we're not doing vocabulary we're
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not doing pronunciation we're not doing culture we're focusing on a technique
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that will improve your ability to be active in a conversation
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instead of stranded on the edge of it nodding along waiting for a gap
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that never comes and I'm going to call it branching out.
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OK, so what is branching out?
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Let's say if someone gives you a bit of information, the conversation reaches a little pause.
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And instead of letting it die there, you take what's been said and you branch off into a related topic,
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one that keeps things alive and ideally steers the chat somewhere you actually feel comfortable.
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The key word there is the pause because every conversation has these little natural lulls,
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these tiny moments where the topics run out of steam and nobody quite knows where to go next.
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Most people freeze in that gap.
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The branching out person, though,
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they see it as their moment that that pause is the invitation for them to intervene or branch out.
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And I'd say it's a bit like a muscle.
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You know, the first few times you do it, if it's if it's a new technique to you, it will feel clunky and slow.
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But stick with it and it will become second nature.
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Now, the best way to show you this is to actually watch it happen.
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So I want you to meet three fictitious friends.
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There's Tom and Sophie, who between them could talk for England, meaning they could talk a lot for a long period of time.
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And then there's Alex, who's a bit quieter, the one hovering slightly outside the chat,
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wanting to join in, but never quite finding the door.
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Alex is the one we're rooting for today, rooting for, supporting, wanting to do well.
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So we're going to watch one single evening in one single
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pub first we'll watch it go wrong for alex then we'll rewind
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and watch alex take control of the exact moment in five
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different ways all right let's set the scene we're in a
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pub a quaint quintessentially english pub um three drinks are on the table
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and tom and sophie are mid -flow and tom's saying
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you know maybe he's looking at his phone he says i
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swear my screen time went up again this week five hours
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a day five then sophie says don't mine said the same
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and i nearly threw the bloody thing in the bin then
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tom says it's the scrolling you pick it up to check one thing
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and 40 minutes later you've forgotten what you were there for Let's go.
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Sophie says.
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I know every single time.
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I keep saying I'll do something about it.
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Right.
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Excuse the terrible acting.
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But that is a moment where a natural little pause comes in.
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The topics run its course.
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The gap is kind of widening.
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And Alex, who hasn't said anything yet, just sits there.
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OK, just we do we we do this, meaning twiddling your thumbs.
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So Alex doesn't say anything.
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And then after a moment, Tom naturally fills the space by saying, oh, that reminds me.
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Did you see Jenny's post from the weekend?
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And then Sophie says the Ibiza one yeah how is she affording that
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and Tom says third holiday this year it was the same
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villa we stayed in remember Sophie says oh the one with
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that awful neighbor Tom says oh my god he complained every single night didn't he
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and they're off okay deep into a holiday Alex wasn't on
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a neighbor Alex never met Alex opens their mouth once can't find a way in
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and quietly loses it again Then five minutes later, Alex is just there holding a pint, nodding along to a story that has nothing to do with him.
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So let's talk about what just happened, because it's not that Tom and Sophie were rude.
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They weren't.
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The problem is simpler than that.
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That pause didn't stay empty.
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It never does.
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Someone always fills it.
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And here Tom filled it.
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Tom branched straight into territory that he and Sophie shared like a holiday,
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an old neighbor or a whole little world that Alex was never part of.
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Alex didn't go on that holiday.
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And the second that happened, Alex was locked out, really not on purpose, just because the conversation got steered
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and Alex wasn't the one doing the steering that's the lesson
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hiding in here the pause is is up for grabs whoever grabs it points the conversation wherever they like
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so let's do this again and give Alex the wheel
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so we've got the same night same pub same two lines from Tom
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and Sophie about their screen time you know five hours oh
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my god yeah same here I want to do something about it
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that thing and then we're going to arrive at
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that exact same pause only now Alex is ready
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and I'll show you five completely different places Alex could take it all from
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that one little gap
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so we've got the first branch I'm going to call the personal branch you you take the big general topic
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and bring it down to the actual humans in the room okay let me explain
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so the last line of
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that little dialogue Sophie said every time I keep saying I'll do something about it right and then there's a pause
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and then Alex comes in with do you um do you scroll
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when you're going to bed like last thing at night Sophie
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says oh yeah I've started leaving it in the kitchen now lasted about two days though
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and then Tom says I tried
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that then I bought a second charger for the bedroom
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and defeated the whole point and then Sophie says what about you Alex
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and then Alex gets to continue the conversation
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so here Alex pushed the conversation down the personal branch by leaning in on their actual habits
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and notice how it naturally bounced straight back with a question to him it's likely
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that that would happen unless you're conversing with people
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that are just disrespectful if somebody asks a question involves themselves in
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that topic it is much more likely
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that the recipient will then play back a question to them not always not always the case
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but much more likely right
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so that's the first variation before we go on to the second variation
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and we've got five of them coming up um i want you to picture your next dinner maybe
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or work do or chat with someone you've only just met
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and instead of sitting there quietly hoping somebody throws you a
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question you are the one keeping the whole thing alive the
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pauses don't scare you anymore you spot one you branch
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and then the other person walks away thinking I really liked talking to them
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that feeling of never being that that spare part again is is completely learnable as I'm trying to tell you
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And it's a lovely, lovely feeling.
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So I've made you a little something for free to get you there faster.
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Five minutes with it, and you'll walk away with one branch loaded and ready in your own words.
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So the next time a conversation goes quiet on you, you won't freeze.
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You'll just reach for these techniques.
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If you want that, here's how to grab it.
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Scan the QR code on screen right now or
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if you're listening the link is in the description box show notes
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or comments section and clicking that link will open this screen
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that video podcast viewers can see right now pop your name
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and email in and it will be in your email inbox straight away
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but remember to check your your spam
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if it doesn't appear immediately right let's get back to alex and doing the second variation.
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Okay, so let's rewind again.
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And this time, Alex reaches for a timeline branch.
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Okay, so this is what I'm calling the timeline branch, right?
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So you're moving the chat backwards or forwards in time.
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So we've got Sophie's last line.
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Yeah, every time I keep saying I'll do something about it.
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Same pause, but here's the different move.
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Alex then says, do you reckon we were actually happier before all this?
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You know, like pre -smartphone.
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And then Tom responds, God, I used to be so bored on the bus, just staring out the window.
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Then Sophie says, I miss being bored though.
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Honestly, that's a weird thing to miss.
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Alex then can say, yeah, And I swear I had my best ideas come to me when I was actually bored and the conversation continues.
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So the same setup, but different outcome, right?
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Alex branched out using a timeline and was able to reflect on how things were before.
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And now there's a proper thoughtful little chat about boredom and creativity.
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And Alex didn't just join in on this.
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Alex started that.
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So again, you can play to your strengths.
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If you're somebody who likes to reflect on these things, then you can do exactly that.
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You can lead or steer the conversation towards that kind of branch, right?
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But that is the second of five.
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So the third one is a culture -based branch
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so let's rewind again same pause
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and you know Sophie says yeah I should really do something about it something like
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that and this time Alex branches sideways across cultures wondering how this looks somewhere else
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which is likely a very useful one for you
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because you're probably interacting with two or more cultures in a conversation
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if you're a non -native speaker of English right
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so we have um Sophie saying yeah every time you know I keep saying I'll do something different
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or I'll do something about it
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and then Alex says do you think it's the same everywhere
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like I heard some schools make the kids hand their phones in at the gate now
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and then Sophie says oh do they that's a brilliant idea actually
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and Tom says my cousin's in Sweden he reckons um nobody
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touches their phone in cafes over there everyone just sits
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and talks sophie says really i'd love that
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or i'd find it terrifying one of the two
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and the conversation continues so again same pause
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but a sideways move this time he's moved it across borders let's say um is it the same everywhere else
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and instantly there's a door open for everyone to pour in
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what they know you know tom's cousin in sweden someone's holiday someone's home country
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and as i said this branch is gold for english learners because it's
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that perfect invitation for the person you're talking to to to
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tell you all about their own world you hand them the floor
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and they feel interesting and you learn something and and then
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if they are a half decent human they will ask you
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about your culture in regards to this topic win -win okay get the idea let's do two more though
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but to recap quickly
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so we had leaning into a personal branch sort of learning more about the individual
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or a timeline branch going backwards or forwards in time
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and then we just had the culture branch so thinking about other cultures and whether different groups of people do different things.
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So the fourth one is I'm going to call the cause and consequence branch.
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So Again, another rewind, same pause.
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Now Alex digs into the why or the what happens next.
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So Sophie says, yeah, every time I keep saying I'll do something about it.
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And then Alex says, why are they so hard to put down, though?
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It's not an accident, is it?
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Somebody's designed them to be that addictive, haven't they?
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And then Tom says, oh, completely.
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There are whole teams of people whose entire job is keeping you scrolling.
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Sophie then says, that's a little bit sinister when you actually think about it.
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Then Alex might respond by saying, I'm somehow impressed and horrified at the same time.
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Right.
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So this time Alex went digging.
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Why is this happening?
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You know, what's behind it?
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And he looks genuinely curious and thoughtful rather than just nosy towards somebody.
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And you can point it in two directions.
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You go backwards into what's causing it or forwards into where it's all heading.
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Either way, you've turned a flat little observation into a proper little investigation.
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And often people enjoy coming up with their own theory as to why something is how it is.
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But let's go on to the last rewind and the last branch.
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So this time, Alex zooms out, lifting the small thing up to the big idea underneath it um
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so sophie says every time i keep saying i'll do something about it
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and then alex says it's mad though isn't it
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when you actually stop and think about it like we're moaning
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but we've got every song ever recorded
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and basically all the human knowledge sat in our pockets our
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grandparents would have called it witchcraft sophie retorts by saying that's
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true a video called my sister in Sydney this morning for free.
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And Tom says, do you know what?
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When you put it like that, I feel a lot less guilty about my five hours.
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Sophie says, right, maybe we're not addicted.
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Maybe it's just genuinely brilliant.
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So there, Alex took screen time and everyday little moan and found the bigger idea sitting underneath it.
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And what was nice about that was
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that he lifted it somewhere positive in about two seconds
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that the whole table went from grumbling to actually marveling at the idea
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and that's the other little secret of zooming out you you get to choose
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which way you direct it
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and choosing up finding the the wonder rather than the doom
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is often the better option for a nice conversation right now i'd like to say
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that these examples I didn't spend ages on those dialogues right
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so they might not feel totally relatable
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but I think you get the idea of how to think up these different directions
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that you can take a conversation you don't have to just wait
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and let an opportunity come to you if you take action you can steer the conversation.
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So that is my aim for this video.
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Take action yourself and you can become the person in control of the conversation rather than just sitting there nodding along.
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And the more you do it, the more it becomes second nature
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and you start to see these patterns emerge where you can just take the conversation in different directions more easily.
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But yeah, I'd say what we've just seen was impressive for poor old Alex
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because it was the same three people same pub same lull in the conversation
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and then five completely different conversations all hanging on one small decision from Alex
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and that is the whole power of this you are not sitting there waiting to be handed a turn
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that might never come you're spotting the pause
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and you're deciding where everyone goes next
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so yeah here are your five branches to practice we've got
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the the personal one bring it down to the humans in the room we've got the timeline uh
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so you move it backwards or forwards in time the culture one
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that asks how it works somewhere else in the world and then we've got a cause and consequence.
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So sort of dig into the why or the what next,
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and then we've got the zoom out to find the bigger idea underneath.
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And here's all you actually have to do, really.
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Don't try to juggle all five of them.
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Just pick one of them.
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Just pick one to start.
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Keep it ready.
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Then in your next conversation listen for that pause and
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when it comes instead of freezing branch into
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that one you'll get it wrong sometimes the branch will land a bit flat now and then and that's that's completely fine.
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That's the muscle building.
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Do it a handful of times and I promise it stops feeling like a technique
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and starts feeling like part of you, really.
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If you want to actually drill this though, right now with different situations, then grab that clever little interactive exercise
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that I've made for you for free by scanning the QR code on screen now
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or clicking that link in the description box, show notes or comments section.
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And if you're looking for a new way to learn English something
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that you've never quite experienced before then I highly recommend checking out my academy my approach was quite simple
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but a real game changer if you've ever had one -to -one conversation classes
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and then after a few months thought hmm am I actually getting better
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or am I just getting more comfortable
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and have built up a bit more rapport with this one native teacher
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or if you've ever bought an online course
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and lost motivation to actually finish the thing then i think
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i might have found your new home to actually leveling up your english
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so um head over to the britishenglishpodcast .com academy to learn
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more all right that's it for me today i've been charlie the host of british english podcast thanks for watching
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or listening and see you again next week bye

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영상에서 가장 어려운 단어 15개를 발음, 뜻과 함께 정리했습니다.

단어발음뜻
pause 명사/pɔːz/멈춤, 휴지
neighbour 명사/ˈneɪbɚ/이웃 사람, 이웃
nod 동사/nɑd/끄덕이다
scroll 명사/skɹoʊl/두루마리, 스크롤
variation 명사/ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/변화
freeze 동사/ˈfɹiːz/얼다
moan 동사/moʊn/신음(呻吟)하다
consequence 명사/ˈkɑn.sɪ.kwəns/결과
lean 동사/ˈliːn/기울다
invitation 명사/ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/초대
quietly 부사/ˈkwaɪ.ɪt.li/조용하게, 조용히
podcast 명사/ˈpɑdˌkæst/팟캐스트
boredom 명사/ˈbɔɹ.dəm/갑갑증, 지루함
converse 동사/kənˈvɝs/대화하다, 이야기하다
fictitious 형용사/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/허구적

영상에 나오는 구동사

단어발음뜻
zoom out 동사/ˌzuːm ˈaʊt/줌 아웃하다, 축소(縮小)하다
come up 동사올라오다
go up 동사올라가다
put down 동사내려놓다

따라 말해 볼 만한 문장

영상에 나오는 짧고 완결된 문장으로, 일상 대화에서 그대로 쓸 수 있습니다:

  • I'm not a good conversationalist, so what's the point?
  • I keep saying I'll do something about it.
  • You'll just reach for these techniques.
  • If you want that, here's how to grab it.
  • You know, what's behind it?

이 영상의 문법

화자가 가장 많이 쓰는 문형을 영상 속 실제 표현과 함께 정리했습니다.

문형영상 속 표현
현재완료 have/has + 과거분사 — 과거의 일이 지금도 관련이 있을 때haven't learned · what's been said · you've forgotten
수동태 be + 과거분사 — 누가 하는지보다 무슨 일이 일어나는지에 초점been said · was locked · be handed
관계절 who / which + 절 — 사람이나 사물에 대한 추가 정보those who haven · somebody who likes

주의할 발음

화자는 you're, we're, we've 같은 축약형과 약화된 형태를 94번 사용합니다. 들리는 대로 짧게 발음하세요.

  • “th” 소리: underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, thumb /ˈθʌm/
  • “sh”와 “zh” 소리: conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, fictitious /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/
  • 긴 단어 — 강세 위치에 주의: conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, quintessentially /ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃəli/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

한국어 화자가 어려워하는 소리:

  • /f/ — ㅍ(/p/)으로 바꾸지 말고 윗니를 아랫입술에 대기: freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, thoughtful /ˈθɔːtfəl/, fictitious /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/, horrify /ˈhɒɹɪfaɪ/, terrify /ˈtɛɹɪfaɪ/
  • /v/ — ㅂ(/b/)과 구별하기: conversationalist /ˌkɑːnvɚˈseɪʃənəlɪst/, variation /ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩/, invitation /ɪnvɪˈteɪʃən/, converse /kənˈvɝs/, addictive /əˈdɪktɪv/
  • /z/ — ㅈ이 아니라 성대를 울리는 /s/: pause /pɔːz/, zoom /zuːm/, freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, sideways /ˈsaɪdweɪz/, socialize /ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/

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  3. 자신의 목소리를 녹음해 원본과 비교하고, pause, neighbour, nod 같은 단어에 특히 주의합니다.

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쉐도잉(Shadowing)은 원래 전문 통역사 훈련을 위해 개발된 언어 학습 기법으로, 다언어 학자인 Dr. Alexander Arguelles에 의해 대중화된 방법입니다. 핵심 원리는 간단하지만 매우 강력합니다: 원어민의 영어를 들으면서 1~2초의 짧은 지연으로 즉시 소리 내어 따라 말하는 것——마치 '그림자(shadow)'처럼 화자를 따라가는 것입니다. 문법 공부나 수동적인 청취와 달리, 쉐도잉은 뇌와 입 근육이 동시에 실시간으로 영어를 처리하고 재현하도록 훈련합니다. 연구에 따르면 이 방법은 발음 정확도, 억양, 리듬, 연음, 청취력, 말하기 유창성을 크게 향상시킵니다. IELTS 스피킹 준비와 자연스러운 영어 소통을 원하는 분들에게 특히 효과적입니다.

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