Shadowing Practice: How to sound like you belong in every room | Erin McGoff - Learn English Speaking with Video
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A lot of people think that powerful professional communication is just words
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and it's knowing how to use your mouth sounds to get what you want, but that's not really it.
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It all starts with the foundation of how you view yourself
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and how self -aware you are as you navigate your life and how you feel about yourself.
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I always say the way that people talk to other people is actually a reflection of how they talk to themselves.
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So the most important and powerful thing
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that you can do for your communication is actually to work on your self -confidence
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and your self -awareness first because
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if you feel good about yourself you are automatically going to improve your communication skills
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if you are somebody who is looking to become more self -aware the first thing that's
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so important for you to do is to understand
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that you are not perfect nobody's perfect
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we're just works in progress don't think of yourself as a person who needs to be perfect all the time
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but instead think of yourself as somebody who is continuously growing
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and you're always seeking out ways that you can become a better person.
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If you're an introvert, if you're shy, if you're more animated, that's great.
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You can be exactly who you are and be the most professional version of yourself.
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You don't have to change your personality to be professional.
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You just need to make a few tweaks here and there to make sure that your communication is coming across
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as you intend it to be.
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you know a lot of people think
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that confidence is just the loudest person in the room the person who takes up the most space
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but that's actually not really confidence true confidence is being relaxed
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and joyful not caring about what other people think not
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because it's not important but because you are proud of yourself
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and what you're doing and you stand firm in what you value
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so if you are somebody who is looking to improve your confidence,
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the number one tip that I have is something called be your own best friend.
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Nobody spends more time with you than you spend with you.
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So the way that you talk to yourself matters.
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And we all have this internal voice in our head that's going 24 -7 and it is our number one critic.
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And so the most important thing that you can do today is first just recognize that voice.
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You don't need to judge it.
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You don't need to shame it.
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You don't even need to try to turn it off.
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You just need to recognize that it's there.
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And then And the second step is to start responding to the voice.
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Now, internally, you don't want people to think that you're crazy.
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You just want to do it quietly to yourself.
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But when the voice is saying, you're going to mess up this meeting, you can gently respond, no, you're not.
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You're so prepared.
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Like, they hired you to do this job.
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You do a great job.
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You're not a perfect person, but you're prepared.
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And you're going to go in and you're going to crush it.
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And so just practicing kind of responding to yourself the way
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that you would if you heard a best friend critiquing themselves this way.
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You keep it real.
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You're not just buttering their ego, but you also are encouraging and you're realistic.
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You're kind of giving yourself these reality checks.
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If you are trying to improve your articulation skills,
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one of the quickest and easiest ways to do that is to simply hang out with articulate people.
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The people that you hang out with have such a huge impact on the way
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that you act and the way they behave and the way that you see the world and the way that you speak.
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For example, if you're hanging out with a bunch of kids who are speaking
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Gen Z slang, you're going to pick that up.
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Versus if you're spending a bunch of time in a big consulting company, you're going to start to pick up all that consulting jargon.
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Try to hang out with articulate people as much as you can.
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And a lot of people say, oh, well, Erin, I don't have access to a room full of learned scholars.
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And so my number one recommendation is to actually listen to podcasts with really articulate people or listen to presidential speeches.
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Put articulation in your ears and you will be shocked at how it just subconsciously levels up your articulation skills.
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Another tip that I love to give and people hate to hear is that you should record yourself on video.
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It is one of the quickest ways to supercharge your communication and it is so painful, I know, but it gets easier.
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Trust me, I know.
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I film myself every single day.
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You become more self -aware of how you look.
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And you might be doing things that you didn't even realize.
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For example, before I started recording myself, I would twirl my hair a lot.
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And I had no clue I was doing this.
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Nobody gave me feedback.
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I had no idea.
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And I realized that it's actually really, really distracting.
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So when you film yourself, you'll notice all these little things that you do.
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And it is the quickest, and I'm not saying painless, but it is the quickest way to improve your communication and your self -awareness.
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A mistake that I see so many people make is
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that they're either way too brief and they just jump right into things
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or they go on way too long and they ramble and they go on tangents.
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So a cure that I have for this is something I like to call sandwich your thoughts.
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So anytime you communicate, especially in a group setting or a meeting or something like that,
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you always want to open with acknowledging what was said before, add what perspective you have or opinion you have,
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and then end with signaling what can happen next. For example, let's say you're in a meeting and your colleague really likes direction too
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but you think that direction three is a way better option.
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Instead of just jumping in and saying, no, option three is better.
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Or going on a long tangent about how
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Kelly's right about option two, but you're wondering, cut that out.
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Instead, you're going to say to your colleague, option two looks really great.
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Here's how I feel that option three would be better for the client.
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What do you think?
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That's it.
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A super simple sandwich.
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The next communication strategy actually has nothing to do with you speaking, and it actually has more to do with you not speaking.
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You might have heard the term active listening before, which basically just means that you are fully paying attention to the person who's speaking to you.
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Instead of doing what most of us do and thinking about what you're going to say next,
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you are fully, fully listening to every word that they're saying, and you're trying to understand the intent behind why they are saying what they're saying.
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The mistake that so many people make is that they just think about what they want to communicate out,
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and they don't necessarily consider the audience that they're speaking to.
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So the better of an active listener that you can become, the better that you can understand the people that you're speaking to,
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the better you can cater your communication to that audience.
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And lastly, a super practical tip for most of us is to just stop talking.
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Stop betting against yourself.
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Stop discounting yourself.
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Stop saying, does that make sense?
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Just cut it out.
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Just be done.
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Say what you need to say and let there be silence.
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Silence is okay.
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See?
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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les
Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “How to sound like you belong in every room”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: communication, speaking, self, confidence, option. Deze video bevat 108 zinnen en 1329 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 6:35. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 202 woorden per minuut, dus reken op verbonden en ingeslikte klanken. 90% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| skill zelfstandig naamwoord | /skɪl/ | bekwaamheid, vaardigheid |
| articulate werkwoord | /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/ | uitleggen |
| silence zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | stilte |
| awareness zelfstandig naamwoord | /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ | besef, bewustzijn |
| communicate werkwoord | /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ | meedelen, mededelen |
| colleague zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | collega, medewerker |
| necessarily bijwoord | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | nodig, noodzakelijk |
| practical bijvoeglijk naamwoord | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | praktisch |
| membership zelfstandig naamwoord | lidmaatschap | |
| shock zelfstandig naamwoord | /ʃɔk/ | schok, shock |
| encourage werkwoord | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | bemoedigen, aanmoedigen |
| ear zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈɪə̯/ | oor |
| butter zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | boter |
| hire werkwoord | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | huren |
| discount zelfstandig naamwoord | /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ | korting |
Phrasal verbs die je zult horen
| Woord | Betekenis |
|---|---|
| come across werkwoord | overkomen |
| mess up werkwoord | verrommelen, in de war brengen |
| pick up werkwoord | oppakken, optillen |
Zinnen om te herhalen
Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:
- You don't need to judge it.
- You don't need to shame it.
- You just need to recognize that it's there.
- You're not a perfect person, but you're prepared.
- You're kind of giving yourself these reality checks.
Grammatica in deze video
De structuren die de spreker het meest gebruikt, met de exacte woorden uit de video:
| Structuur | In de video |
|---|---|
| Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding | somebody who is · person who needs · person who takes |
| Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet | will be shocked · was said · be done |
Uitspraak om op te letten
De spreker gebruikt 42 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, don't, they're. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.
- De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shock /ʃɔk/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, articulation /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
- Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: articulate /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, continuously /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/
Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:
- Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, encourage /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/, acknowledge /əkˈnɑ.lɪd͡ʒ/, intend /ɪnˈtɛnd/
- /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, feedback /ˈfiːdˌbæk/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, podcast /ˈpɑdˌkæst/
- /g/ — een harde plofklank, geen Nederlandse “g”: colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/, navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, jargon /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/
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 skill, articulate, silence.
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.