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The new YouTube algorithm, brand new algorithm, the YouTube algorithm has changed.

It's weird, isn't it?

One disappointing upload and suddenly you're questioning everything.

maybe youtube's too saturated maybe the algorithm just hates me maybe

i'm not talented enough maybe i'm just wasting my time

and before long those little doubts start making decisions for you

because when nobody's watching your videos it's very easy to convince yourself

that you've already failed when in reality you're judging your entire journey from your first few steps

so whenever i'm making a video

i get ridiculously invested in it like i'll spend hours writing the script

i'll move the camera around the room 20 times trying to get the right shot

i'll sit there messing around with the edits for hours

and i love doing that you know i love pouring my heart

and soul into these videos but then eventually you have to actually upload the video and suddenly your video,

this creative project that you're really proud of, gets reduced to a bunch of numbers on a screen.

And I think that is the moment where you have to completely change the way that you think about YouTube.

Because when you're creating the video, I think you should be emotionally invested in it.

You know, you should care about your videos.

You should try and create things that you're genuinely proud of.

But the second that video is uploaded, you almost need to switch off that emotional part of your brain.

And the way I think about this is really simple you need to create like an artist, but study like a scientist.

So once I've actually posted a video to YouTube, I try to just look at it like data.

Because really, every video that you upload is essentially a little experiment.

You know, you're testing an idea.

You're testing a title and thumbnail.

Maybe you're testing a new video style.

And whatever happens after that is just the result of that experiment.

It doesn't say anything about your self -worth.

It doesn't say anything about you as a person.

It's just data, you know, it's just numbers on a screen.

But what happens when it's not just one video?

What happens when you've posted 20, 30, 40 videos and you still feel like you're stuck in exactly the same place?

Well, I've definitely, definitely been through periods like that myself. And something

that has really helped me over the last few years of doing this is to change the story that you tell yourself.

Because think about it like this, two creators can be in the exact same situation and tell themselves completely different stories.

So one creator could post 30 videos and think, oh, I've made 30 videos and I'm still getting no views.

Clearly, this isn't working.

Clearly, I'm not caught out for this.

And then another creator could post those exact same 30 videos and think, OK, you know, the results haven't caught up yet,

but I'm getting better every time I post and I'm having so much fun doing it.

Same number of videos, same number of views but

which creator do you think is more likely to actually grow their channel

because eventually the story that you keep telling yourself starts changing the way

that you create if you are constantly telling yourself

that you're not good enough

then you are going to start creating like someone who doesn't really believe in their own work whereas

if you still see yourself as someone who is learning

and experimenting and improving then you are going to be way more likely to actually see some real results.

Okay, so now there is one final question that we need to answer.

What one thing is actually gonna keep you going when nobody is watching?

Because if the only reason you are doing YouTube is to make money or just for clout, then eventually that motivation is gonna disappear,

especially during those months where you're putting everything into your videos and getting absolutely nothing back.

So something that I found is you need a deeper reason behind what you are doing.

You need something that still matters to you even when the views and the subscribers aren't there yet.

And you can think of that deeper reason as your North Star.

For example, my North Star is to help creators who are basically where I was a few years ago,

where you're making videos and trying to grow your channel, but you still feel like you're miles away from where you wanna be.

And for me, having that

North Star is probably the reason why this channel is where it is today.

Because when I was posting videos that weren't getting any views having

that deeper reason was the thing that got me to set

that camera back up every time and keep going

so i would really recommend taking a piece of paper

and literally writing down one question what is my personal north star

that makes all of this worth it

and then whatever answer you write down keep coming back to it

because during those periods where youtube is giving you absolutely nothing back

that is the thing that's going to remind you why you're doing all of this in the first place.

Okay, so hopefully you enjoyed this video.

I had a lot of fun making it.

And if you do want to learn more about how to actually break out of

that dead zone period at the beginning of your journey, then click onto this video just up here and I'll see you there.

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Deze spreekles is gebaseerd op de video “If nobody watches your videos, do this”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: youtube, creator, algorithm, views, star. Deze video bevat 72 zinnen en 935 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 4:58. De spreker praat snel, ongeveer 188 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
creator zelfstandig naamwoord	/kɹiːˈeɪ̯təː/	creator
algorithm zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/	algoritme
upload werkwoord	/ˈʌpˌloʊd/	uploaden
experiment zelfstandig naamwoord	/ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/	experiment, proef
essentially bijwoord	/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/	essentieel
whereas	/(h)wɛɹˈæz/	hoewel, terwijl
remind werkwoord	/ɹəˈmaɪnd/	herinneren
script zelfstandig naamwoord	/skɹɪpt/	geschrift
edit werkwoord	/ˈɛdɪt/	bewerken, wijzigen
talented bijvoeglijk naamwoord	/ˈtæləntɪd/	getalenteerd
convince werkwoord	/kənˈvɪns/	overtuigen
motivation zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/	motivatie
scientist zelfstandig naamwoord	/ˈsaɪəntəst/	wetenschapper, wetenschapster
pour werkwoord	/poɹ/	gieten, uitstorten
disappear werkwoord	/dɪsəˈpɪɹ/	verdwijnen, verzwinden

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

Woord	Betekenis
write down werkwoord	opschrijven, neerschrijven
back up werkwoord	teruggaan
switch off werkwoord	uitzetten, uitschakelen

Zinnen om te herhalen

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

One disappointing upload and suddenly you're questioning everything.
You know, you're testing an idea.
You're testing a title and thumbnail.
Maybe you're testing a new video style.
It doesn't say anything about your self -worth.

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	has changed · you've already failed · I've actually posted
Lijdende vorm be + voltooid deelwoord — het gaat om wat er gebeurt, niet om wie het doet	should be emotionally invested · is uploaded
Betrekkelijke bijzinnen who / which + zin — extra informatie over een persoon of ding	someone who doesn · someone who is

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 41 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals you're, I'm, I'll. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

De “th”-klanken: algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, thumbnail /ˈθʌm.neɪl/
De klanken “sh” en “zh”: essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/
Lange woorden — let op de klemtoon: experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, essentially /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/, motivation /ˈmoʊ.tə.veɪ.ʃən/, genuinely /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/, emotionally /ɪˈməʊʃənəli/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: upload /ˈʌpˌloʊd/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/, remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/, talented /ˈtæləntɪd/
/æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: algorithm /ˈælɡəɹɪðm̩/, whereas /(h)wɛɹˈæz/, talented /ˈtæləntɪd/

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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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