Shadowing Practice: How to Speak English Without Fear - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Do you ever feel nervous to speak English in front of other people?
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Like everyone is smarter than you.
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Lately, I've been feeling scared.
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Scared to teach a lesson.
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Scared to go to a dance class.
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And I'm an English teacher with over a million followers.
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So this is a little bit embarrassing or vulnerable to say,
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but today I want to be honest with you because I'm sure that you've felt this way before too.
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But today I want to be honest with you because I'm sure that you've felt this way before too,
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especially when you're learning English.
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Hello, I'm Miss Honey, and this is my Slow English podcast.
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I'm going to tell you how I got stuck in my comfort zone
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and the one thing that made me feel amazing again.
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I have been lacking purpose lately.
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All of the things that I love to do,
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I haven't had time to do them and I know why.
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It's so easy to stay at home it's
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so easy to not go to a class that's difficult for me it's
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so easy to do the things that I'm good at to be around the people
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that I already know and feel comfortable around.
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But it's hard to do new things,
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to try new classes that I'm bad at.
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The classes that I'm still learning.
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And of course, I'm bad at because I'm just starting to learn them.
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But it's easy to avoid feeling uncomfortable.
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It's easy to avoid feeling self -conscious and awkward.
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And I wanted to share this with you guys.
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I've been feeling self -conscious lately about the way I speak to groups of people,
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about the way that I speak to smart people, like my sister, for example.
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My sister is a great speaker.
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She's always been really good at debating her ideas with other people,
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at expressing her point of view in a way that anyone can understand.
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She's always been very good at articulating her thoughts and putting them into words.
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It's something that I have always admired about her.
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And I'm really just an English teacher who accidentally became an internet sensation.
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I'm kidding.
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But I'm I'm just an English teacher who accidentally became a very popular English teacher on YouTube.
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An English YouTuber.
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And now I have meetings with people who studied business or who own their business.
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I interview teachers for my English community
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and I'm just an English teacher of course I have to give myself credit I have to acknowledge
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my achievements.
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Because I've been very courageous with handling all of these challenges.
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It's something that I'm very proud of.
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But I'm still human.
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I still get nervous.
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I get scared.
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I get overwhelmed.
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So I started taking communication coaching sessions to improve the way I communicate
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and to make me feel more confident in these nerve -wracking situations.
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And I'm taking steps towards growing,
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even though it makes me feel uncomfortable because it's so much easier to stay where I am,
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to work on the things that are comfy and easy,
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where I don't join any live sessions where I don't have to speak to anyone
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or challenge myself in any way to challenge my body in
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any way where I could just live in a state of constant ease and relaxation
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And honestly, that's exactly what I have been doing lately,
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but it created a fear inside of me that I had never had before.
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And it just kept building up
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and building up until it got to the point where I was more afraid than ever to teach a lesson.
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And I'm an English teacher because I got so comfortable that I forgot how to be comfortable with discomfort.
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I didn't know how to be comfortable without feeling discomfort.
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Just listen back and you'll understand, I promise.
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And you know what?
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I think this is exactly what it feels like to speak English while you're learning it.
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You know you should practice.
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You know you should speak.
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But it's so much easier to just stay quiet.
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So a while ago, I deleted Instagram and TikTok because it was just distracting me too much.
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I was using it scrolling too much.
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So I started using Pinterest a lot more because I didn't have TikTok
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or Instagram and I started seeing so many more people sharing their experiences,
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their progress in painting, in dancing.
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They showed videos of themselves when they first started dancing and had no coordination.
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It didn't seem like they were very good dancers at first, of course.
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Same with their drawings, photos of drawings and paintings.
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When it was just a hobby and they didn't have many skills,
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but they show their progress and how they just kept going
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and they eventually they finally saw results it was
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so inspiring because before that I had always just thought there are some things I'm good at
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and there are some things that i'm not and that everybody has their own talents and their own set of skills
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skills that come easy to them but that's just not true that's completely false actually
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because anyone can do anything that they want.
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If they just set their mind to it, maybe it'll be more difficult for you than it is for her.
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But that's just life.
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And even though it's difficult, you can still do it.
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Don't let that stop you from trying.
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So I realized something.
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Even though I didn't need to feel uncomfortable,
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I don't need to go to this dance class that makes me feel nervous.
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I don't need to go to a party full of strangers, but I should.
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And I only know that I should because once I do it,
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I feel so good.
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After I do something that I was so nervous about doing,
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even if it was a complete failure,
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I completely embarrassed myself or felt awkward the entire time,
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I will always feel amazing after.
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And I know that you would, too.
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You would if you did.
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And just today, I woke up feeling very scared of the day ahead of me.
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So I knew exactly what I had to do.
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I had to get up.
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I had to go for a run.
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I had to join a live meeting which I did
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and I had to go to a dance class
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which I haven't done yet but I promise you I will today at four it's two
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and that's exactly what I did and what i will do
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and i really wanted to share this with you guys
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because i know that sometimes we feel like we're the only ones who feel this way
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and it's a constant effort to feel proud of yourself
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and sometimes it's a constant effort to just feel okay
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and that's normal but we can't let the fear win we have to be stronger for ourselves because you're worth it
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all of this time and effort it's all for you and you're worth it
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So, I hope you guys enjoyed this little rant.
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I know I haven't made a video like this in a while, but I just hadn't felt like I needed to share anything for a while.
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But I love these videos.
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I love connecting with you guys in the comments.
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So if you like this video, be sure to comment.
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something that scares you but you do anyway.
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I love connecting with you guys in the comments and I'm
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so grateful to have the best English students watching me here on the Slow English podcast.
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I love connecting with you guys in the comments and I'm
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so grateful to have the best English students here on my slow English podcast.
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And I will see you guys next time.
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Remember, never stop learning.
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Bye.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “How to Speak English Without Fear”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: English, teacher, speak, feeling, scared. This video has 126 sentences and 1303 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:18. The speaker talks slowly, about 91 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. 83% 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| scare verb | /skɛɚ/ | To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| lately adverb | /ˈleɪt.li/ | Recently; not long ago; of late; not long since. |
| skill noun | /skɪl/ | A capacity to do something well; a technique, an ability, usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities that are regarded as innate. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| uncomfortable adjective | /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/ | Not comfortable; causing discomfort. |
| podcast noun | /ˈpɑdˌkæst/ | A program, especially an audio program, produced on a regular basis, delivered over the Internet in a compressed digital format and designed for playback on… |
| lesson noun | /ˈlɛs.ən/ | A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided. |
| grateful adjective | /ˈɡɹeɪtf(ə)l/ | Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful. |
| awkward adjective | /ˈɔk.wɚd/ | Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments. |
| accidentally adverb | /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/ | In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly. |
| conscious adjective | /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/ | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. |
| discomfort noun | /dɪsˈkʌmfɚt/ | Mental or bodily distress. |
| comfort noun | /ˈkʌm.fət/ | Contentment, ease. |
| achievement noun | /əˈt͡ʃiːv.mənt/ | The act of achieving or performing; a successful performance; accomplishment. |
| ease verb | /iz/ | To free (something) from pain, worry, agitation, etc. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| build up verb | To erect; to construct. | |
| get up verb | To move in an upward direction; to ascend or climb. | |
| wake up verb | /ˌweɪk ˈʌp/ | To stop sleeping; to awake. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Lately, I've been feeling scared.
- The classes that I'm still learning.
- It's something that I have always admired about her.
- It's something that I'm very proud of.
- Just listen back and you'll understand, I promise.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | have been lacking · have been doing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | you've felt · haven't had · She's always been |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | teacher who accidentally · people who studied · ones who feel |
| Verb + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — verbs that are followed by the -ing form | started taking · started using · started seeing |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 50 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, didn't, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: conscious /ˈkɑn.ʃəs/, coordination /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/, sensation /sɛnˈseɪʃən/, relaxation /rᵻˌlækˈseɪ.ʃən/
- Long words — get the stress right: uncomfortable /ʌnˈkʌm.fɚ.tə.bl̩/, accidentally /ˌæk.sɪˈdɛnt(ə)li/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, coordination /kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən/, articulate /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like scare, lately, skill.
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.