Shadowing Practice: EVERY ENTREPRENEUR MAKES THIS MISTAKE! - Learn English Speaking with Video
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A shark tank, when somebody walked in and told me about their company, I knew exactly how I would sell it.
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Why is selling so important as it relates to becoming an entrepreneur?
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No business has ever succeeded without sales.
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Knowing how to deal with people telling you no and how to deal with objections and how to respond quickly.
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Every no gets you closer to a yes.
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It just trains your mind to be quick.
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And once you can sell, you have a job for life.
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Are there any principles of being a good salesperson?
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You care.
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You know your product.
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You want to help people.
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You're not trying to convince them to do something against their interest.
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You're trying to understand and learn their interests and help them achieve their goals or whatever your product may happen to do.
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It may be when you're selling something, you know, windows, you know, you don't want to look through those dirty windows.
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You know, you know, there's a crack,
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you know, your electricity bill is up way too high because of your windows and we're here to replace them.
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And for only $17 a month, we'll save you, you know, it'll more than pay for itself in the electricity bill.
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On a Shark Tank, when somebody walked in and told me about their company,
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I knew exactly how I would sell it or could not sell it.
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If you are an entrepreneur or want to be an entrepreneur
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and you find something that you love and a product or service you love, then selling it's easy.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “EVERY ENTREPRENEUR MAKES THIS MISTAKE!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: sell, entrepreneur, windows, selling, product. This video has 21 sentences and 265 words to shadow. The speech runs for 1:12. The speaker talks fast, about 222 words per minute, so expect linked and reduced sounds. 90% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.
Key vocabulary in this video
14 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| entrepreneur noun | /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ | A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. |
| electricity noun | /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/ | Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now… |
| crack noun | /kɹæk/ | A thin and usually jagged space opened in a previously solid material. |
| principle noun | /ˈpɹɪn.sɪ.pəl/ | A fundamental assumption, fundamental law or guiding belief. |
| succeed verb | /səkˈsiːd/ | To follow something in sequence or time. |
| convince verb | /kənˈvɪns/ | To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence. |
| relate verb | /ɹɪˈleɪt/ | To tell in a descriptive way. |
| objection noun | /əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/ | The act of objecting. |
| salesperson noun | A person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store. | |
| tank noun | /ˈtæŋk/ | A closed container for liquids or gases. |
| replace verb | /ɹɪˈpleɪs/ | To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back. |
| achieve verb | /əˈt͡ʃiv/ | To carry out or conclude (something, as a task) successfully; to accomplish. |
| dirty adjective | /ˈdɝti/ | Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime. |
| respond verb | /ɹɪˈspɑnd/ | To say something in return; to answer; to reply. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| look through verb | To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 7 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, don't, it'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- Long words — get the stress right: entrepreneur /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/, electricity /ɪˌlɛkˈtɹɪsɪti/
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 entrepreneur, electricity, crack.
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.