Shadowing Practice: if you can't visualize, try immersion instead - Learn English Speaking with Video

the key to visualization that's what this video will be about

when we say visualization when the gurus

and the teachers tell us to visualize we automatically assume

that this means to close your eyes

and see the final result see yourself living in the end yes yes of course this is part of it

but what if you struggle with seeing the goal what

if you struggle with focusing visually on an image

or a scene in your mind

and allowing it to play out for any amount of time you would be

so quick to assume that this technique is not applicable to you

but it's not that visualization doesn't work for you it's just

that we have yet to understand the real purpose of visualization

which is immersion the point of visualization is to immerse yourself in a completely new

and preferred reality to the point

that it feels certain to you as certain as your physical

3d reality feels to you right now the reason why our physical 3d reality feels

so real to us is because we are observing it with more than just our sense of sight.

We can hear this reality.

We can feel this reality.

This reality has a smell and a taste.

The phone or the device that you are currently using to watch this video, can you not feel the weight of it,

the texture of it can you not hear my voice clearly depending on where you are seated laying

or standing you can feel the environment around you now close

your eyes can you still not feel the device you're currently

using can you still hear my voice depending on where you're seated laying

or can you still not feel the environment around you?

Wouldn't it be accurate to say you are currently experiencing this reality even though you cannot see it?

All visualization really is, is the observation and the experience of another reality.

And we experience reality through our senses only

but not only through the sense of sight so

if you're struggling with visualization perhaps you've become too dependent on

what you can see in this case it may be best to practice visualization

while focusing on what you can feel hear and smell

if i have failed to clarify this idea perhaps this audio

recording of neville goddard himself could now prayer as far as

i'm concerned is nothing more than the subjective appropriation of the objective hope

that is the way to success i appropriate it subjectively how do i appropriate a state subjectively

well suppose now this very moment I wanted a ball an ordinary baseball

but there isn't a baseball in the room all right

but I want one I would actually assume

that I am holding a baseball in my hand until I

could feel it you think you can't feel it well I'll

try it try to feel what it would be like

if you held a baseball now to prove

that you have held it see what it feels like the difference now a tennis ball see any difference

all right a golf ball see any difference a piece of silk you feel any difference

if you can distinguish between these many objects those they are subjective then they must exist somewhere

if you can actually separate them in your mind's

and distinguish between these objects I can begin to feel begin

to sense begin to smell a rose well a rose doesn't smell

or doesn't actually have the odor of another flower I can

detect the rose now a lily an Easter lily I can detect

that but what does it do well i'm going to get them

someone will think of neville and send him a flower

And it's going to be the flower that I'm going to actually feel and touch and smell.

It works that way.

Money has an odor.

It's unlike any odor in the world.

It's more fragrant to the miser than the most marvelous perfume in the world.

He can tell it.

You put a money bag to his face and it's like putting roses to mine.

He loves it.

He can smell money.

He can feel it money has a distinct feel about it put a twenty dollar bill in your hand

and ask you to feel it

and then put another piece of paper in your hand and you can tell the difference

there's a difference it is an odor to it all this is part of the inner man

that all things are possible to him try it before you condemn it try it so in summation

if you are struggling to visualize your ideals the money you

want the beautiful partner your ideal gorgeous body the fabulous car

whatever it may be try relying on your other senses your

other senses beyond sight to experience these things the person of

your dreams what do they feel like touch them different parts of them yes i am telling you to do

that do that what do they feel like your ideal body touch your perfect tummy

or whatever it is close your eyes and visualize what it must feel like literally the car that you want

what does that steering wheel feel like what does the new car smell smell like

when you step into the car

and you lock the door there's a sound what does

that sound like and

when you're inside of the car what are you hearing once you're inside is it silent

and how silent what is the specific sound of that silence

that you'll hear inside of your amazing new car try this just try it the next time you visualize

and then come back here and tell me did you notice a difference

and with that being said thank you for watching this video i truly do hope you enjoyed it

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know in the comment section down below i can't wait to see you in the next video toodles

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 89 sentences and 1049 words to shadow. The speech runs for 7:49. The speaker talks at a steady 134 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. 87% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is easy to follow.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:

Word	Pronunciation	Meaning
ideal adjective	/aɪˈdi(ə)l/	Pertaining to ideas, or to a given idea.
flower noun	/ˈfloʊɚ/	A reproductive structure in angiosperms (flowering plants), often conspicuously colourful and typically including sepals, petals, and either or both stamens…
silent adjective	/ˈsaɪ̯lənt/	Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
depend verb	/dɪˈpɛnd/	To be contingent or conditioned; to have something as a necessary condition
detect verb	/dɪˈtɛkt/	To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.
distinguish verb	/dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/	To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.
subjective adjective	/səbˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/	Formed, as in opinions, based upon a person's feelings or intuition, rather than upon observation or purely logical reasoning; coming more from within the…
audio adjective	/ˈɔ.di.oʊ/	Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.
technique noun	/tɛkˈniːk/	The practical aspects of a given art, occupation etc.; formal requirements.
silence noun	/ˈsaɪ̯ləns/	The absence of any sound.
ordinary adjective	/ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/	Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
prayer noun	/pɹɛɚ/	A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.
objective noun	/ɒbˈd͡ʒɛk.tɪv/	A material object that physically exists.
gorgeous adjective	/ˈɡoɹd͡ʒəs/	Sumptuously dressed.
tennis noun	/ˈtɛnɪs/	A sport played by two players (or four in doubles), who alternately strike the ball over a net using racquets.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
come back verb	To return to a place.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 19 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, doesn't, I'm. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “sh” and “zh” sounds: distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/, observation /ˌɑbzɚˈveɪʃn̩/, visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, visualize /ˈvɪʒuəˌlaɪz/, appropriation /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/
Long words — get the stress right: ordinary /ˈɔɹdɪnɛɹi/, applicable /əˈplɪk.ə.bəl/, visually /ˈvɪzju.əli/, visualization /ˌvɪʒ.ʊ.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/, appropriation /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃən/

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 ideal, flower, silent.

Grammar in this video

The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:

Structure	In the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	you've become · have failed · have held
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	are seated · being said

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.

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