Shadowing Practice: Looking for a Job? Here’s What to Post on LinkedIn - Learn English Speaking with Video

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So if someone's looking for a job right now, whether they lost it or they're in a new grad in this market,

Gary, what is the number one skill that you think they should be focusing on?

Making content on LinkedIn.

Making content on LinkedIn?

How about that one?

You know why?

I'm obsessed with optionality.

What does that mean?

Let me explain.

If you lost your job and you're like debating, do I want another job similar or do I want to do something on my own?

If everyone understood what I understood, which is LinkedIn is exactly the same thing as Facebook and Instagram

except the audience perspective and mentality when they're on it is different.

If you put out content on LinkedIn whether it's about the things you think about your industry

so you're an executive assistant and

so you're making content on LinkedIn about five rules hey everyone

it's Susan I'm in between gigs

I've been doing executive assistant work for the last nine years just gonna make

this video five things every executive assistant or someone getting into it should know about the game.

Now, I want to point something out.

Notice he said, I'm in between gigs.

Most people wouldn't say that because you don't want people to know that.

And Gary is telling you, saying the thing you don't want to say is not a sign that you're a loser.

It's a sign that you're a winner and that you're secure in yourself and you're still showing up.

Mel, your embarrassment is your advantage.

What do you mean?

I mean your embarrassment is your uniqueness.

It's your nuance.

It's your snowflake.

I just don't know how people can't see this.

Your unique situation is your biggest advantage regardless if the world currently thinks it's right.

Let me give you a big one for me.

Yes.

I pounded against college for a decade in my content in the early 2000s and got completely shit on by everyone.

like he what he's talking about is

that for a decade gary was questioning 2005 7 9 11

college is a waste for a lot of people do you need to go to college

you do not need to go to college the world is changing 2007

i'm making a video saying college isn't right for

and i always was nuanced if you're creative or entrepreneurial

and your parents can't afford to pay for it I do not think you should go take $120 ,000 in debt

to have a piece of paper that I'm projecting in 20 years won't matter.

Yep.

And Mel, I got destroyed.

Well.

No, really, Mel.

It was probably the subject matter that I most got the most private and public comment heed of for a decade.

Wow.

Gary, you're saying this because you were a bad student.

You suck.

You're not smart.

You curse and you're bad at school.

You don't have intellect.

Blah, blah, blah and then miraculously 15 years later people like wait a minute

and so what i'm saying is

if it's your truth my truth was i thought a lot of kids were getting screwed by college yes

i really agree with you

but man was i on an island in 2007 i'm telling you i was in a really lonely place

and i would not stop because i believed in my soul

and you think i want to I tell the world

that I sucked at candor for 20 years and was horrible at firing,

and that there's people out there that are still mad at me because I pulled the rug from out, I'm embarrassed.

Mel, I don't think all my other success hides.

What do you do with those failures?

Adjust, own and adjust.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This speaking lesson is built on the video “Looking for a Job? Here’s What to Post on LinkedIn”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Linkedin, content, Mel, gary, blah. This video has 64 sentences and 619 words to shadow. The speech runs for 3:31. The speaker talks at a natural 176 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. 82% 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
suck verb	/sʌk/	To use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast).
adjust verb	/əˈd͡ʒʌst/	To modify.
gig noun	/ɡɪɡ/	Originally (music), a performing engagement by a musician or musical group; (by extension, film, television, theater) a job or role for a performer.
embarrassment noun	/ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/	A state of discomfort arising from bashfulness or consciousness of having violated a social rule; humiliation.
regardless adverb	/ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/	Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences.
horrible adjective	/ˈhɔɹ.ɪ.bəl/	Causing horror; terrible; shocking.
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.
pound noun	/ˈpaʊ̯nd/	A unit of weight in various measurement systems.
lonely adjective	/ˈloʊnli/	Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
curse noun	/kɝs/	A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
embarrassed adjective	/ɪmˈbæɹ.əst/	Having a feeling of shameful discomfort.
loser noun	/luzɚ/	A person who loses; one who fails to win or thrive.
mentality noun	/mɛnˈtæləti/	A mindset; a way of thinking; a set of beliefs.
nuance noun	/ˈnjuː.ɑːns/	A minor distinction.
candor noun	/ˈkæn.də(ɹ)/	The state of being sincere and open in speech; honesty in expression.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Word	Meaning
put out verb	To blind (eyes).
show up verb	To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erratically.

Sentences worth repeating

Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:

Notice he said, I'm in between gigs.
What do you mean?
I just don't know how people can't see this.
You curse and you're bad at school.
What do you do with those failures?

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 33 contractions and reduced forms, such as you're, I'm, don't. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

Long words — get the stress right: embarrassment /ɪmˈbæɹ.əs.mənt/, mentality /mɛnˈtæləti/, entrepreneurial /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.i.əl/, miraculously /məˈɹækjələsli/

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 suck, adjust, gig.

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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