Shadowing Practice: How to become someone everyone loves talking to - Learn English Speaking with Video

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If you've ever wanted to talk to someone you like

but had absolutely no idea what to say I need to say something funny, I need to impress them Then first use the context rule

One of the biggest approaching mistakes people make is thinking that they need the perfect opening line Excuse me,

if you're a fruit you'd be a fine apple But for most people it just feels unnatural So instead, use what's actually happening around you

And base the conversation on the reason why you want to approach

and talk to them for example

if they're looking at books in a bookstore excuse me sorry

i'm trying to find something good to read have you read this one yet

if you're both waiting for a coffee excuse me have you had the matcha here before i've never been

so i don't know what to get what would you recommend

if you're in a new town excuse me i'm on a solo trip

so i've never been to this town before do you know any restaurants

that would be a nice place to try for lunch

or even if the context is

that you genuinely notice something about them hey sorry i just

wanted to come over to say um i really love your

t -shirts cold play right have you seen them live notice how none of these are trying to be clever

and the reason why these work so well is because they're natural

and it doesn't leave the other person thinking what do they want from me

or why are they coming to talk to me however now you've done the hardest part

and introduce yourself you need to remember this number two you have two ears

and one mouth for a reason now there's an old saying

that says that we were given two ears and one mouth

because we should listen twice as much as we speak and

while you don't need to take that literally it's actually a nice rule to follow

because when we're nervous we tend to make the conversation all about ourselves we over explain

so yeah I was I was going over there and try

and fill every awkward silence I know maybe I wasn't going over there

because we constantly feel like we need to keep the conversation interesting

so you see yeah anyway yeah so that was

that was what I was doing but

but that's what actually makes the conversation feel exhausting instead I

want you to really listen to what the other person is saying and ask better questions by number three.

Always giving people something to respond to.

How was your day today?

You see conversations don't die because we listen or talk too much.

Yeah it was good thanks.

They die because we or the other person gives you absolutely nothing to respond to.

Nice.

Now here you might have thought it was his fault for ending the conversation

because he just said nice but in reality it was my fault

because I said yeah that was good thanks

and I didn't give him anything else to work with

so he couldn't really respond to anything now i want you

to start thinking of conversations like a game of tennis

because the only way for you to play that game is

when both players hit the ball over the net

and just like conversations if one person doesn't give you a very good question

or response then the tennis rally or the conversation will just die

so try and do your best when people ask you

so how was your day today to set the other person

up with something that's easy to respond to yeah it was

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so much i'm excited for this one number four always look

out for the quieter person in the group we've all been there

when we're in a group of people we want to talk

but there's so much going on and maybe there's people we haven't met before

so you just sit there in silence but then

that one bro notices you hey man are you all good yeah man thank you

and one of the most memorable things you can do in a conversation is genuinely make people feel included

and wanted now i've actually been going through this exact thing myself right now as

when i go to my girlfriend's home country lithuania i find

myself sat around a table with everyone speaking a different language

and although i'm learning i'm so shy to talk but

when somebody actually comes over to have a little chat to me notice as i'm quiet

and make sure i'm included in the conversation it means

so much so always look out for others who might be quiet

because sometimes it just takes one conversation starter to get them

to open up number five don't be embarrassed to ask for somebody's name again it can feel really embarrassing

when you first meet someone hi how are you doing i'm tom it's really nice to meet you i'm darren

and then midway through the conversation you think what was his name again Oh no, I forgot his name.

But no, that's really awesome, Tom.

Nice one.

How the hell does he remember my name?

But honestly, I found it's always okay to just ask.

I'm so sorry.

I'm really terrible at names.

Can you remind me of your name again?

No worries, man.

It's all good.

My name's Darren.

Because this does two things.

First, it actually shares a small fault about you in a conversation.

Most people try and be perfect, share a small fault, something you're not great at, and it makes them feel more comfortable. And second...

People won't actually be so focused on the fact that you forgot their name.

Right, Darren, don't worry, I promise you I'm going to remember it next time.

They'll remember that you actually cared enough to relearn it and ask again.

Now this can actually be one of the most powerful things that you do.

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Yo Darren, how are you doing man?

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I told you I'd remember the name.

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And this instantly makes them feel good.

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And finally, number six, finish on a high note.

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Now most people wait until the conversation is dead

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or there's nothing else to say before leaving

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but honestly the final parts of a conversation are what people remember the most

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so don't just think

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if i leave now they're not going to notice are they where are you going i gotta go sorry bye

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instead try and leave a conversation intentionally

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and confidently well it was really good catching up with you

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or i really enjoyed that conversation i'm

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so sorry i've got to go i've got to get back

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to my girlfriend she's gonna be pissed otherwise really good to see you okay take care

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or even better leave the conversation when you've just shared a good moment

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or a laugh a lot of people just think

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that they can't leave a conversation because it sounds rude

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or they're going to think it's rude but it's not

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when you genuinely have a reason to leave the conversation that's absolutely okay it's

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when you leave without warmth that the problem occurs thank you

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so much for watching subscribe for more and i'll see you on the 21 day social confidence challenge

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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “How to become someone everyone loves talking to”. Deze video bevat 120 zinnen en 1382 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:22. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 217 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 89% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden, dus de woordenschat is goed te volgen.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

15 woorden uit de video die het leren waard zijn, met uitspraak en betekenis:

Woord	Uitspraak	Betekenis
lesson zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈlɛs.ən/	les
silence zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/	stilte
ear zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɪə̯/	oor
tennis zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈtɛnɪs/	tennis
rude bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɹuːd/	grof, onbeschoft
occur werkwoord	/əˈkɜː/	plaatsvinden
skill zelfstandig naamwoord	/skɪl/	bekwaamheid, vaardigheid
introduce werkwoord	/ˌɪntɹəˈdus/	introduceren, voorstellen
log zelfstandig naamwoord	/lɔɡ/	boomstam, boomstronk
remind werkwoord	/ɹəˈmaɪnd/	herinneren
rally zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈɹæli/	samenkomst, meeting
awkward bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈɔk.wɚd/	onhandig
embarrassed bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/	in verlegenheid gebracht
subscribe werkwoord	/səbˈskɹaɪb/	abonneren
memorable bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈmɛm.(ə)ɹə.bl̩/	memorabel, gedenkwaardig

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

How was your day today?
I'm really terrible at names.
Can you remind me of your name again?
I told you I'd remember the name.

Grammatica in deze video

De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:

Structuur	In de video
Present perfect have/has + voltooid deelwoord — iets uit het verleden dat nu nog telt	you've ever wanted · i've never been · you've done
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	were given · be pissed
Overtreffende trap the -est / the most … — het hoogste of laagste van een groep	the biggest · the hardest · your best
Past continuous was/were + -ing — iets dat op een moment in het verleden bezig was	was going · wasn't going · was doing

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 57 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals I'm, I've, don't. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, confidently /ˈkɑnfɪdəntli/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: rude /ɹuːd/, log /lɔɡ/, remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, awkward /ˈɔk.wɚd/, subscribe /səbˈskɹaɪb/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: rally /ˈɹæli/, embarrassed /ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/, embarrass /ɪmˈbæɹəs/
/g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: log /lɔɡ/, exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔst/

Zo oefen je met deze video

Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als lesson, silence, ear.

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.

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