Shadowing Practice: Being Smart Won’t Get You Promoted (Here’s What Will) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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So this begs the question, what will differentiate you from all the other smart people.
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Thank you.
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What if I were to tell you that there's another ballroom that few people gain access to?
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I call it the VIP ballroom.
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Welcome to Moments with Marty.
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Your short, sharp shot of leadership insight to help you to stay on track between our weekly episodes of the No Bullshit Leadership podcast.
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Yeah.
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If you want to be successful in any organization, you first have to have a ticket to the dance.
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Now by that, I mean that there are certain prerequisites that you have to meet.
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These might be certain qualifications or capabilities or experiences.
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Once you have your ticket to the dance, you have to work out how to differentiate yourself from everyone else.
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What you'll notice as you go up through the ranks is that your peers are really smart too.
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Increasingly so, the higher up you get.
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At the top of virtually every organisation, being really smart is the norm.
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it's no longer the differentiator that it might have been at lower levels.
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Now of course, smart people rise up for a variety of reasons.
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Some like to rely purely on their intellectual prowess.
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Others focus on accumulating expert knowledge, Some rely almost entirely on political astuteness and managing up.
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So this begs the question, what will differentiate you from all the other smart people.
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um, What if I were to tell you that there's another ballroom that few people gain access to?
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I call it the VIP ballroom.
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Thank you.
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Think of it like an exclusive backstage pass.
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To get access, you need to have your ticket to the dance just like everyone else, But over and above that, You need to have something else that sets you apart.
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Um...
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I learned over the course of my executive career
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that the percentage of leaders who are actually prepared to do the hard yards of leadership is surprisingly small.
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To get access to the VIP ballroom, You need to grow your leadership capability with the same commitment that you approach your technical career with.
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you'll realise that you can't just rely on your smarts.
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and you work on becoming a professional leader.
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So you'll study, you'll read, you'll educate yourself in leadership.
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you'll learn from the really good and really bad leaders that you find around you.
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you'll overcome your natural conflict aversion.
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you'll put time and energy into building capability and growing talent.
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Amen you'll set high standards for behaviour and performance and you'll hold people accountable for meeting those standards.
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So You'll also develop some behaviours that are going to set you apart from other smart people.
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Thank you the internal fortitude and discipline to do difficult things when they need to be done without hesitation and without rationalization.
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The willingness to put respect before popularity the selflessness to subordinate what's best for you personally for the good of the company.
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the sophistication to turn your natural resilience into grace under pressure, and the deep empathy and compassion that's needed to galvanise a team.
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You can't overlook the capabilities that secure your Ticket to the Dance
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But if you want to differentiate yourself from your equally smart and ambitious peers, you need to earn that ticket to the VIP ballroom.
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And the only way to get that ticket is by developing extraordinary leadership capability.
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This is the path to delivering the sorts of results that they simply can't ignore.
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For more depth on this insight, have a listen to episode 28 of the No Bullshit Leadership podcast.
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Your peers are really smart too.
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We'll leave a link in the show notes.
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I really hope you enjoyed this moment and that it gives you that extra little spark.
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to be a no bullshit leader.
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you
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles op niveau C1 is gebaseerd op de video “Being Smart Won’t Get You Promoted”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: smart, leadership, ballroom, ticket, differentiate. Deze video bevat 49 zinnen en 639 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:31. De spreker praat in een gelijkmatig tempo van ongeveer 141 woorden per minuut, prettig om te shadowen. 84% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.
Belangrijke woorden in deze video
De 15 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| differentiate werkwoord | /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/ | zich onderscheiden |
| accumulate werkwoord | /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/ | opstapelen, vermeerderen |
| aversion zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈvɜːʒən/ | afkeer, aversie |
| fortitude zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈfoɹ.tɪˌtud/ | taaiheid, geesteskracht |
| galvanize werkwoord | /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/ | galvaniseren, verzinken |
| prerequisite zelfstandig naamwoord | /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/ | voorwaarde, vereiste |
| prowess zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈpraʊ(w)əs/ | bekwaamheid |
| rationalization zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌræʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/ | rationalisatie |
| subordinate bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /səˈbɔːdɪnət/ | ondergeschikt |
| overlook werkwoord | /ˈoʊ.vɚˌlʊk/ | over het hoofd zien |
| hesitation zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən/ | aarzeling |
| resilience zelfstandig naamwoord | /ɹɪˈzɪl.ɪ.əns/ | veerkracht, herstellingsvermogen |
| empathy zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɛmpəθi/ | inlevingsvermogen, empathie |
| accountable bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /əˈkaʊntəbl̩/ | verantwoordelijk, aansprakelijk |
| educate werkwoord | /ˈɛd͡ʒ.əˌkeɪt/ | opleiden, onderwijzen |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Uitspraak | Betekenis |
|---|---|---|
| work out werkwoord | /ˌwɝk ˈaʊt/ | uitrekenen |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 15 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you'll, can't, we'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, aversion /əˈvɜːʒən/, differentiator /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tə/, rationalization /ˌræʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, sophistication /səˌfɪs.tɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: capability /ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/, differentiate /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪt/, accumulate /əˈkjuːmjʊˌleɪt/, differentiator /dɪf.əˈɹɛn.ʃi.eɪ.tə/, prerequisite /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: fortitude /ˈfoɹ.tɪˌtud/, galvanize /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/, backstage /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: galvanize /ˈɡælvənaɪ̯z/, rationalization /ˌræʃənəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/, backstage /bækˈsteɪd͡ʒ/, compassion /kəmˈpæʃ.ən/, ambitious /æmˈbɪʃ.əs/
- /w/ — met ronde lippen: prerequisite /pɹiˈɹɛkwəzət/, prowess /ˈpraʊ(w)əs/, willingness /ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Zo oefen je met deze video
- Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
- Spreek zin voor zin na op normale snelheid en herhaal elke zin tot je ritme gelijk is aan dat van de spreker.
- Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als differentiate, accumulate, aversion.
Wat is de Shadowing-techniek?
Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.