Shadowing Practice: My Office Tour - Learn English Speaking with Video

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This is our office building.

Let's go in.

As you can see, this is an open office layout.

This is what the old office used to look like.

And here is the renovation.

So the first thing I like to do is...

I like to go on and look for really cool music.

This is the kitchen area Do you notice how I have a pink retro theme going on in the kitchen?

And the toaster that no one uses This is our reverse osmosis water filter This is our beverage fridge.

Oh, I have to like restock it I'm trying to reach my cup Make my coffee One.

So there's two ways I like to enjoy my coffee.

Normal like this.

All done.

So we have here our little office studio.

Hello.

This is my shared office space with my business partner.

So this is the nap couch.

Got my Sailor Moon blanket here.

My brown pillows.

People are tired at the office, they can come up here and take a little nap.

It's my little dumpling lamp and my lazy brown screensaver.

It's one of our conference rooms in here.

This is another big conference room.

We have another retrofitted fridge.

It's really cute.

This is the view from the conference room.

So on this side we have the M Cosmetics team.

And over here we have the Thematic team.

There's another conference room and another office.

Right now we're measuring out the length of the office because we want to build these really cool indoor shipping container spaces.

Thinking about putting one right here.

This guy here is Jin.

He's the magician behind all of M's aesthetic.

And I think right now he's photoshopping Namvo's flyaways.

Can I see your desktop too?

You do have like the coolest desktop.

Every month he changes it.

Crystal just put up her little Christmas lights here.

Yeah, holiday season.

Look how cute these little totoroles.

Totoroles!

It matches my nails.

They're everything.

I'm basically sketching out vectors for our products and stuff so that we can turn them into gifts for future Instagram stickers.

Cute.

Are you watching Disney Plus?

Can I see what you're watching?

Yeah, I'm watching Wizards of the Wimbley Place.

Here's Gabby.

Are you planning out our Instagram feed?

That's cool.

Yeah.

Just until the end of December.

Ash, we just launched Magic Hour.

Yay, it's available now, guys.

I wanted to lay out the technical drawings of the Magic Hour collection just because I think it's such a beautiful process.

And there's so many different iterations that we were going through for each product.

For example, with the eyeshadow palette, originally we started with a component that was this big.

But it was a bit too big.

I wanted something that was more travel-friendly.

And so you can see, this is a custom molding.

We didn't go with any stock component because we wanted this eyeshadow palette to make a statement.

Alongside with that, we were playing with different eyeshadow pans.

We had circle ones, rectangle ones, but we decided to go with these pizza slices because it just works so well in this component, this hexagonal component.

It looks so beautiful.

The eyeshadows were formulated in Italy and they're just stunning.

They're gorgeous.

I have here the technical drawings for the lip cushion component.

And it was developed in Japan.

So we went through different shapes, but I wanted to go with something that was slimmer, that fits really nicely in the hands.

So I took my favorite concept of a lip sleeping mask, and I wanted something that works during the daytime

that you can wear where there's a slight color and your lips are also still nourished and hydrated.

Heaven's Glow went through a few different iterations you can see

that the formula changed and we decided to go with a domed baked blush.

So the component went through a few different versions and we landed on this one.

It's a magnetic close and this is the finished product.

So the story behind this cat is that I drew this nine months ago and still no one has erased it.

It's still here.

This cat has seen some shit.

I have in here my shin bowls.

This is another really good branded instant noodles called One Culture.

My favorite is all the way back here.

You guys know it.

It's Vietnamese beef pho.

Another good midday snack is the mint chocolate Soylent, which I think is their best flavor.

This is my new 16-inch MacBook Pro.

It's so beautiful.

Oh my gosh.

If you're not familiar with this desktop hack, I'm going to show you how you can change your icons.

What you want to do is have some PNG files opened.

I'm going to change this folder.

So I'm going to go to get info.

Pull it right here.

So go to your PNG file.

Make sure that the background is transparent

if you want this to work go to edit click copy click on the folder

that you want to change and then paste

and if you see voila super easy this pao pu fruit is my favorite office pillow

so right now i'm working on editing my magic hour makeup tutorial

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so these shots are so cool because you can see

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It's so smooth and how we were able to achieve this was with a robot arm.

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I'm here at this robot and I share a space with them.

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It's pretty cool, huh?

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Action.

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And just let it pass you.

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I got it.

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I'm going

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to be working on editing my magic hour makeup tutorial,

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but before I begin doing anything, the first most important thing I have to establish is the music.

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Background music is everything and it helps establish the beat.

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Thematic is a place where you can find really great music from music artists

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and you can see that there's a lot of curated music and the music is curated by the thematic team.

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I'm going through the new music

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so then once we take a listen it goes through the approval process

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so if we find something we like we'll put it on here.

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So I'm gonna browse some music I'm gonna click on filter so I want the vibe to be medium to slow.

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When it comes to vocals I prefer female and I also prefer instrumental only for makeup tutorials.

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I have a list right here I'm just gonna listen to a few of them.

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So I'm probably gonna select Silky I love this song.

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Up under the town we fly Usually we're the last ones at the office, my sister Chin is working so hard right now

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Look at Chin Sometimes if I have time I'll go on my YouTube livestream and I'll say hi

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And it also shows up here Open can He he's so satisfying

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It's super quiet at the office because everyone is home.

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Gonna start turning off all the lights.

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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

This video has 124 sentences and 1173 words to shadow. The speech runs for 9:00. The speaker talks at a steady 130 words per minute, a comfortable pace for shadowing. Only 80% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.

Key vocabulary in this video

15 less common words from the video, with pronunciation and meaning:

component /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/ (noun) — A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device.
edit /ˈɛdɪt/ (verb) — To change a text, or a document.
desktop /ˈdɛsktɒp/ (noun) — The top surface of a desk.
tutorial /ˌtjuːˈtɔːɹɪəl/ (noun) — A self-paced learning exercise; a lesson prepared so that a student can learn at their own speed or convenience.
establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/ (verb) — To make stable or firm; to confirm.
filter /ˈfɪltɚ/ (noun) — A device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from…
robot /ˈɹoʊ.bɑt/ (noun) — An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
pillow /ˈpɪl.oʊ/ [ˈpʰɪɫ.ö̞] (noun) — A soft cushion used to support the head in bed.
folder /ˈfoʊldɚ/ (noun) — An organizer that papers are kept in, usually with an index tab, to be stored as a single unit in a filing cabinet.
palette /ˈpælɪt/ (noun) — A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
alongside /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ — Side by side with.
formula /ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/ (noun) — Any mathematical rule expressed symbolically.
select /sɪˈlɛkt/ (verb) — To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.
custom /ˈkʌstəm/ (noun) — Frequent repetition of the same behavior; way of behavior common to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; method of doing, living or behaving.
pizza /ˈpi.tsə/ (noun) — A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread crust typically topped before baking with tomato sauce, cheese, and other ingredients such as meat or vegetables.

Phrasal verbs you will hear

go through (verb) — To travel from one end of something to the other.
go with (verb) — To choose or accept (a suggestion).
go on /ˈɡoʊˌɒn/ (verb) — To continue in extent.
work on (verb) — To apply mental or physical effort to (something) in order to shape, form, improve, investigate, solve it, etc.
come up (verb) — To emerge or become known, especially unexpectedly.
go in (verb) — To become obscured by clouds.
have in (verb) — To allow in; grant permission or admittance to; invite in or over; admit.
lay out /ˌleɪ ˈaʊt/ (verb) — To expend or contribute money to an expense or purchase.

Pronunciation to watch

The speaker uses 30 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, gonna, they're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.

The “th” sounds: smooth /smuːð/, aesthetic /ɛsˈθɛ.tɪk/, thematic /θɪˈmætɪk/
The “sh” and “zh” sounds: establish /ɪˈstæb.lɪʃ/, gosh /ɡɑːʃ/, photoshop /ˈfoʊ.toʊ.ʃɑp/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, shin /ʃɪn/
Long words — get the stress right: instrumental /ɪnstɹəˈmɛntəl/, renovation /ɹɛnəˈveɪʃən/, iteration /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/, hexagonal /hɛkˈsæɡ.ə.nəl/

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 component, edit, desktop.

Grammar in this video

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

Structure	In the video
Conditional sentences if + clause, will/would + verb — a condition and its result	if we find something we like we'll put · if I have time I'll go
Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it	were formulated · was developed · are also still nourished
Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now	has erased · has seen
Past continuous was/were + -ing — an action in progress at a moment in the past	were going · were playing

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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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson

Key vocabulary in this video

Phrasal verbs you will hear

Pronunciation to watch

How to practise with this video

Grammar in this video

What is the Shadowing Technique?