Shadowing Practice: Lili Reinhart shares her Journey from PANIC ATTACKS to SUCCESS with Jay Shetty 😍❤️ - Learn English Speaking with Video

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One of the things that I find fascinating about you when we were doing our research is that
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you started out and you've had multiple jobs before this you've had multiple different careers
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and things i looked at was like you were a hostess
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at a restaurant you worked at a bakery you're a sales associate a role at pier one imports yeah
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and when i saw
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that list i was like this is incredible talk to me about what you learned from each of those roles
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and each of those jobs it's funny
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because i was literally a hostess at a restaurant for three hours and then i quit
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I worked at a bakery for one shift, five hours, had a panic attack, quit.
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For some reason, Pier 1 Imports is the only, it's like the only job that I was able to have outside of acting where I didn't have a panic attack.
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Although I'm pretty sure I did have a panic attack, but I didn't quit that one.
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But yeah, I mean, I had to make money.
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I wanted to pursue my career in LA
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and you obviously need funds to move across the country and do so and support myself.
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So I struggled through a job there.
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It wasn't that bad.
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It was mostly I know how to break down boxes really well.
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I worked in the stock room breaking down boxes.
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It was fun during Christmas time opening all I was like, it's Christmas.
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I'm opening all the Christmas stuff.
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But I also did.
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I was like, enjoyed the cash register.
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I remember it was so weird.
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I was so I'm Lily Reinhardt, I'm however old and I'm auditioning for.
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So the phone rang at Pier One once And I was like, "This is Lily Reinhart." And I just thought that was the worst.
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I was like, "This person's probably like, who?
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That was such a weird thing.
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That's brilliant.
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I would think you were really professional and I was like, wow, this is, this is, this is my full name.
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How can I help you?
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I want to know who Lily Reinhart is.
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Yeah.
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Very, yeah.
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Very memorable.
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I'm, I am sure that person remembers it quite well.
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Yeah.
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That would be amazing.
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If that person is watching this or finds this somehow, please let us know because we would love to, yeah, I would love to know.
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Love to discover you.
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Yeah.
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Talk to me about those episodes.
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I mean, to start a job.
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and in three hours to have a panic attack, to have five hours and have a panic attack.
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I mean, that's, you know, let me know how old you were in both those jobs, but like what, was the cause of that?
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Where was that coming from?
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- Yeah.
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- How did that happen?
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I was 18.
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So I was living in North Carolina at the time.
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We had moved from Ohio to North Carolina for my dad's job when I was 16.
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So I was prepping to move to L .A and obviously needed to have money to do so.
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So I was trying to find a job.
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My anxiety at that point really stemmed from, Oh my god.
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this is so not what I want to be doing, but it's the means to make it happen.
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So the anxiety came from...
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this is absolutely not where I want to be, but I know I have to be here because I need money.
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I have to make money.
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So the anxiety was like, Don't have money, need it.
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have crippling anxiety and can't hold a job, but I need a job.
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So it was very very isolating and I've, you know, I have, I've been fortunate enough, I have really terrible anxiety,
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but I don't suffer from too many panic attacks.
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But I obviously have had them, I know how they feel, it's the worst thing in the world.
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And having those in those environments was so awful.
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And I always immediately text my mom.
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I don't know how she does it.
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She has been very much the person that I turn to during these moments in my life of panic and anxiety.
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She's always at the other end of the phone
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or the other end of the Skype or the FaceTime or whatever I need her in.
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She's there.
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So I feel very lucky to have such a grounded...
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I'm like, about it.
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I really appreciate you sharing this because I think so many people are can relate to that anxiety.
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I remember when I came out of the monastery, left India, moved back to London.
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Took me about 10 months to get my first job.
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Finally got a job.
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I was working at this, you know, big consulting firm.
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I was back in the professional corporate world, which is what I would have done if I hadn't become a monk.
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And I was working at a client where I didn't really understand what we were doing.
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I'd been out of the working world for like four or five years at that point.
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So kind of lost a lot of my training in that world.
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I struggled with small talk.
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I'd come back from this.
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And I remember feeling so I would disappear from work for like two, three hours.
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Because I just couldn't, have those conversations i didn't know what to do i wasn't very good at my job
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and i remember going up to our senior manager at the time
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and saying to him that i know there's a space for me in this company
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but i don't think this is the right role
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or this is the right client
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because the work we're doing here i feel really a deep lack of confidence yeah
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and i'm really just feeling anxious yeah i'm And the way he responded increased my anxiety.
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- I was gonna say, was he comforting you?
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- No, and so I did this, you did three to five hours and you knew yourself, I lasted two weeks.
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And so this was after two weeks.
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He said, "Jay, you realize people work really hard "to get this job and then they do as they told."
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and they don't decide to shift after two weeks.
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And he said, if you shift after two weeks, you'll pretty much be ending your career with us.
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Like that's what it's going to be like.
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And I just still knew that this was just not where I needed to be.
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And so what ended up happening was they told the client that we were servicing.
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So my company gave services to a client.
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They told the client that I wasn't performing well, and so that they were going to let go of me,
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And they literally walked me out of the office as if I'd just been fired.
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And I wasn't fired.
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I was just let go of that client.
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But they made me feel like I was fired.
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So I had to pack my box up.
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How shame.
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It was so painful.
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Yeah.

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What You'll Learn

This video clip is a goldmine for english speaking practice, focusing on two key skills: conversational storytelling and handling interruptions. Lili Reinhart shares personal anecdotes with natural pauses and emphasis, teaching you how to structure a narrative flow. Additionally, the back-and-forth with Jay Shetty models how to respond smoothly when someone asks follow-up questions—critical for real-world interactions. These skills are perfect for shadow speak exercises, where you mimic the rhythm and tone of native speakers.

Listen For These Sounds

Pay close attention to connected speech and reductions in the dialogue. For example, Lili says, "I was literally a hostess at a restaurant for three hours and then I quit"—notice how "and then I" links into "an' then I" with a soft "n" sound. Another example is "I'm pretty sure I did have a panic attack," where "did have" reduces to "did'v" in fast speech. These subtle links are key to sounding natural, so practice identifying them as you use the shadowing technique to replay short clips.

Say It Like a Native

To mirror Lili's rhythm, focus on stressing emotional words like "panic attack," "struggled," and "fun." She uses a rising intonation when asking questions (e.g., "How can I help you?") and a falling tone for statements, which creates conversational flow. When practicing, pause after phrases like "It was fun during Christmas time opening all the Christmas stuff" to match her natural pacing. This not only improves pronunciation but also helps you internalize the cadence of spoken English. Learn english with youtube by replaying these segments and shadowing—you’ll notice a difference in your fluency quickly.

By focusing on these elements, you’ll turn casual viewing into targeted practice that boosts both your pronunciation and confidence. Remember, the shadowing technique works best when you mimic not just words, but the emotion and rhythm behind them—so dive in and start speaking like a native!

Grammar in this video

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

StructureIn the video
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters nowyou've had · I've been · have had
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does itbeen fired · wasn't fired · was just let

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.

Shadowing technique: read the full step-by-step guide →