Shadowing Practice: I won't make tutorial videos anymore. Here is what I will do instead - Learn English Speaking with Video

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So I decided to stop posting any tutorials or AI content on my channel.
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And in this video I want to share with you my thoughts why I'm doing that and what I will post instead.
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You probably saw on YouTube that most developers who were posting tutorial videos stopped doing that after AI.
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And there were lots of developers' channels and they either stopped posting completely or they started posting about something completely different,
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like for example creating their own projects.
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And the answer here is simple.
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With AI people stopped using YouTube, for example, or courses in order to obtain knowledge.
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It is much simpler to do that through AI.
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And essentially my point of view that this is not always a best approach
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because sometimes from one single big video you can grasp the whole understanding of some big feature like for example purchases.
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But obviously in most cases AI is just enough for developers to fix their problems,
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implement features and they don't need all these courses and tutorials anymore.
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This is why developer tutorials on YouTube are essentially dead.
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From all content creators that I followed, only one or two, which are really big one, continue posting, but even for them,
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the views amount that they are getting is 3 or 5 times less.
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Some of developers switch to post AI content instead of tutorials, but I find it quite boring, and it doesn't really bring a lot of views.
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But the main problem here is the income.
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Most developers who are posting on YouTube for their community have some courses or programs that they are selling.
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And this is how they can support their family and continue producing content.
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Because essentially, as you can understand, it takes lots of time to produce every single video.
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And after AI came out and all people started using it, the amount of people who are buying my courses dropped significantly.
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So it is not enough for me to continue doing what I was doing.
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And additionally to that I don't think that doing tutorials make sense anymore if all people just don't need them.
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This is why my idea for this year was to try something new and check different things using my experience.
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And like a lot of other developers who were youtubers I looked on creating own projects because this is what makes sense.
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You already have some skills of programming so building something uses your skills.
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At the beginning of the year I tried mobile development
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because I saw some posts on Twitter about people who have their own portfolio of small mobile apps.
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It didn't go well because the problem there is the same.
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The amount of mobile apps is significantly larger nowadays because of AI, so without good marketing it is extremely difficult to get some customers
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and my applications got several purchases but nothing significant this is why after
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that in summer i tried game development first of all
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because it was always interesting for me and i spent countless hours playing games
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when i was younger so my focus for the second half of this year is game development
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and this is exactly the type of content
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that you can expect on this channel further i won't post
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videos two times a week it will be more like two times per month
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so now I essentially work on my first game and I already had some decent progress.
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Again, no design or game development experience before, just programming knowledge.
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So I hope you will still like to follow my channel, even if it goes from the direction of tutorials more to creating and building stuff.

Who Is This Video For?

This video is perfect for intermediate English learners looking to practice real-life conversational skills. If you want to improve your ability to follow a natural, storytelling flow—like discussing career changes or personal decisions—this is a great fit. It’s also ideal for those focusing on speaking practice and understanding how native speakers share opinions and experiences.

Words & Idioms Worth Stealing

Here are some standout phrases to add to your vocabulary:

  • "grasp the whole understanding": To fully understand a complex topic. Example: "I need to grasp the whole understanding of this project before starting."
  • "countless hours": A lot of time, more than you can count. Example: "She spent countless hours studying for the exam."
  • "decent progress": Good, steady progress. Example: "We’ve made decent progress on the house renovation."

These phrases are common in everyday speech and will make your language learning journey more authentic.

How to Get the Accent Right

The speaker uses a relaxed, conversational tone—great for pronunciation practice. Focus on two key areas:
1. Reduction of "t" sounds: Notice how "but" becomes "buh" in phrases like "but I find it quite boring." This is natural in casual speech.
2. Intonation in storytelling: The speaker’s voice rises and falls when sharing challenges (e.g., "It didn’t go well") and excitement (e.g., "I already had some decent progress").
Try the shadowing technique: Pause the video, repeat each sentence immediately, mimicking the rhythm and tone. This will help you sound more natural in your own speaking.

Keep practicing, and you’ll soon feel more confident using these skills in your own conversations!

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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