Shadowing Practice: How to Choose the Right Career Path in 7 Simple Steps - Learn English Speaking with Video
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When we are little, we are often asked the question, what do you want to be when you grow older?
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And as a child, the answer is usually something like an astronaut or a firefighter.
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Still, when it's time to make that decision in your late teens or even adult years, it can be extremely hard to find the answer.
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To help you come to the right conclusion and avoid a life slumped over a desk, here's 7 steps that you should follow when trying to find your ideal career path.
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1. Make a list of your hobbies To enjoy what you do for the majority of the day, it's essential to find a job that you love.
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So the best place to start is with your hobbies.
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What are you passionate about?
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What would make you get out of bed on a cold wintery morning to go to work?
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While your passion might not be your forte, it's a good starting point to help you figure out what career you want to pursue.
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Number 2.
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Discover what you're good at.
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What you enjoy and what you're good at can be two very different things.
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For example, you might enjoy dancing, but you're actually really good at organizing.
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So a job as an event planner, office manager, or personal assistant may be a sensible choice.
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As well as listing your hobbies, create a second list of skills that you possess.
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number three identify your personality traits in order to find the
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right career fit you're going to need to take a closer look at your personality traits
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while you might be a gifted singer your introverted personality might not let you succeed in this field
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because you're too anxious to stand on stage in front of people therefore it's important to identify and take into consideration
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your personality traits when it comes to your career path.
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It can often be confusing to figure out, so a state of the art career test like our own test,
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4. Determine what you want out of a career.
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It's also necessary to identify what it is that you want out of a career.
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Do you want to receive a high salary, have a respectable job title, or simply work for a cause that you care about?
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By answering these questions, you can narrow down what types of roles you'd be interested in working towards
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and find the path to success.
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Number 5.
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Talk to industry experts.
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Once you've narrowed down a handful of careers, talk to industry experts and find out more about the job and industry as a whole.
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They will offer insight into the day-to-day practices, working hours, progression, and further opportunities,
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which will help you get a clearer understanding of that career.
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Number 6.
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Research the Job Market Besides talking to career experts, you should also research the job market
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and see whether there are opportunities in this field or whether it's a career that you'll struggle to secure.
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You also need to determine whether the role you are interested in has the potential for career progression.
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Otherwise, you will get bored working in the same position for years on end.
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Number 7.
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Discover Your Core Values Lastly, identify what your core values are
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use them to find a career
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that is fulfilling for you make a list of qualities
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that are important to you
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and identify companies who have the same core beliefs this will help you narrow down your search
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and discover industries that you would be a good match for as you can see it's not
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that difficult to find the right career
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when you have a good way of identifying your interests
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and strengths looking for more advice head over to careeraddict.com for additional opportunities
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Deze video bevat 49 zinnen en 672 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 3:52. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 174 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 87% 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 minder gangbare woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:
- discover /dɪˈskʌvə/ (werkwoord) — ontdekken. To find or learn something for the first time.
- narrow /ˈnæɹəʊ/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — nauw, smal. Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
- hobby /ˈhɑ.bi/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — hobby, vrijetijdsbesteding. An activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time.
- trait /tɹeɪt/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — karaktereigenschap trek. An identifying characteristic, habit or trend.
- progression /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — voortgang. The act of moving from one thing to another.
- belief /bɪˈliːf/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — geloof. Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
- ideal /aɪˈdi(ə)l/ (bijvoeglijk naamwoord) — ideaal, optimaal. Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
- passion /ˈpæʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — passie, hartstocht. A true desire sustained or prolonged.
- desk /dɛsk/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bureau, schrijftafel. A table, frame, or case, in past centuries usually with a sloping top but now usually with a flat top, for the use of writers and readers. It often has a…
- skill /skɪl/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — bekwaamheid, vaardigheid. A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate.
- conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — conclusie, einde. The end, finish, close or last part of something.
- salary /ˈsæləɹi/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — salaris, loon. A fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or…
- consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — overleg, beraad. The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
- pursue /pɚˈsu/ (werkwoord) — achtervolgen. To follow urgently, originally with intent to capture or harm; to chase.
- insight /ˈɪnsaɪ̯t/ (zelfstandig naamwoord) — inzicht. A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep inspection or view; introspection; frequently used with into.
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
- figure out (werkwoord) — uitvogelen, er achter komen. To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
- check out (werkwoord) — onderzoeken. To record the departure or withdrawal of someone or something (such as guests, employees, books, etc.).
- find out (werkwoord) — ontdekken, onderzoeken. To discover, as by asking or investigating.
- look for (werkwoord) — zoeken. To seek.
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 9 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, you'd. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: progression /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/, passion /ˈpæʃən/, conclusion /kənˈkluːʒən/, consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, profession /pɹəˈfɛʃ.ən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: consideration /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, firefighter /ˈfaɪ.ɚˌfaɪ.tɚ/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/
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 discover, narrow, hobby.
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.