Shadowing Practice: 28 Tom Keifer "How regimented are you now in keeping your voice in shape?" - Learn English Speaking with Video
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What is the time to get through the regimen of therapy?
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Well, it's probably an hour and a half a day to get through the regimen of the therapy that I do.
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And that's pretty much every day.
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Weekends, sometimes I'll take a holiday off, but I mean, even Christmas Day.
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I mean, you can't let it forget.
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That's the thing.
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It has to be constantly reminded.
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So, you know, minimum it's an hour to an hour and a half a day.
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If there's a tour on the horizon or something that's really going to put demand on my voice, it'll be more than that.
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And, you know, sometimes I'll do an hour
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and a half of the therapy in the morning
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and maybe actually sing through the whole show
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that I'm going to be doing on tour in the afternoon and then do some more therapy later in the day.
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It takes a lot of time. But it's year-round.
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I mean if he's off he's he's never off yeah
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if it if you let it slip it's not good occasionally a rest like
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when I get off the road I'll rest it for maybe four days a week at the most
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because it just
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when you're on stage you're not always doing everything right as
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much training as you do you're in the throes of it
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and a lot of wrong starts to happen up there
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because you just in the moment so that And
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that causes a lot of swelling and residual problems
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that sometimes at the end of the tour you might want to take a few days off and let that...
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I just finished a tour a few weeks ago, and I feel like, it was probably about three weeks ago,
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and I just feel like my voice is getting back into a healthier place maybe, you know, than it was.
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It sounded great the whole tour, and I had a good tour vocally, but it starts to wear on it because I'm singing every night with a weakness. So it's...
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But the cool thing is that ever since I started working with a new coach, I normally don't like to mention people's names, but he's...
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Ron Anderson is the coach that I've been working with, and he really saved my career, and I don't think he would mind me mentioning him in this.
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Ever since I started working with him, I really saw hope, and I was able to slowly over the last three years
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build it back to where not only is it starting to sound good
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and kind of work the way I want it to I feel confident again
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when I walk it on the stage
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that I know what's gonna come out of my mouth
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because there were many times when I stepped up to
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that mic that I didn't know and it's that kind of messes with your confidence and all kinds of stuff.
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There's a lot of psychological things that go along with that.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 37 sentences and 506 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:42. The speaker talks fast, about 188 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 86% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English; the rest is worth studying before you start.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:
- occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/ (adverb) — On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
- remind /ɹəˈmaɪnd/ (verb) — To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
- slip /ˈslɪp/ (verb) — To lose one’s traction on a slippery surface; to slide due to a lack of friction.
- psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/ (adjective) — Of or pertaining to psychology.
- weakness /ˈwik.nɪs/ (noun) — The condition of being weak.
- horizon /həˈɹaɪ.zən/ (noun) — The visible horizontal line (in all directions) where the sky appears to meet the earth in the distance.
- swell /swɛl/ (verb) — To become larger, fuller, or rounder, or expand in size or shape, usually as a result of pressure from within.
- residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/ (adjective) — Of, relating to, or remaining as a residue; left over.
- regimen /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪ.mən/ (noun) — Orderly government; system of order; administration.
- throe /θɹoʊ/ (noun) — A severe pang or spasm of pain, especially one experienced when the uterus contracts during childbirth, or when a person is about to die.
- vocally /ˈvoʊkəli/ (adverb) — In a vocal manner.
- therapy /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/ (noun) — Attempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
- sing /ˈsɪŋ/ (verb) — To produce musical or harmonious sounds with one’s voice.
- minimum /ˈmɪnəməm/ (noun) — The lowest limit.
- holiday /ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/ (noun) — A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
Phrasal verbs you will hear
- get through /ɡɛt ˈθɹu/ (verb) — To overcome; to endure.
- get off (verb) — To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
- go along with (verb) — To acquiesce to or comply with a proposal, despite lacking a desire or value for it.
- mess with (verb) — To interfere with.
- wear on (verb) — To irritate.
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 15 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'll, you're, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: throe /θɹoʊ/, therapy /ˈθɛɹ.ə.pi/
- Long words — get the stress right: occasionally /əˈkeɪʒənəli/, psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/, residual /ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.u.əl/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like occasionally, remind, slip.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.