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For more than two decades, VTV International has connected Vietnam with Vietnamese communities around the world.
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Alongside the station's reporters and editors, its overseas contributors play an important role in this mission.
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For the first time, VTV International has organized a television journalism training course for VTV International contributors in Europe.
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Held in Prague, the Czech Republic, the course offered practical knowledge and hands -on training in reporting skills.
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No longer behind the camera, contributors stepped in front of it to practice their piece to camera.
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Through practical exercises in on -camera delivery and handling reporting situations, they experienced the challenges of television journalism.
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The course also covered the skills needed to plan and produce a complete TV report.
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It's my first time in front of a TV camera, so naturally I'm a little nervous.
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I hope to gain valuable knowledge from this VTV International training course
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and contribute to sharing the stories of Vietnamese communities abroad with audiences.
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VTV International made excellent preparations with concise, high -quality materials.
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One session here was worth 10 sessions at an outside training center.
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With professional guidance from the team in Vietnam,
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I really enjoyed seeing the passion of these young people in sharing stories of overseas Vietnamese with audiences back home.
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This program also helps people in Vietnam better understand Vietnamese communities abroad.
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Beyond the contributors, leaders of Vietnamese associations also took part in the training.
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They wanted to better understand media work and the role it plays in their communities.
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For community leaders like us, this is a great support.
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You're not only sharing information with VTV International, but also bringing more diverse stories to the community through the fresh perspective of the younger generation.
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The training in Prague aimed to build on -camera confidence and help contributors tell meaningful stories from their local communities.
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A more professional network will give VTV International diverse, first -hand perspectives on Vietnamese communities around the world.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Training course inspires VTV contributors”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: Vtv, Vietnamese, communities, training, contributors. This video has 21 sentences and 321 words to shadow. The speech runs for 2:45. The speaker talks at a steady 116 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 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| contributor noun | /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/ | A benefactor; someone who donates to charity or some cause. |
| practical adjective | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis. |
| 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. |
| abroad adverb | /əˈbɹɔːd/ | Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries. |
| overseas adverb | /ˌoʊvɚˈsiːz/ | Abroad. |
| diverse adjective | /daɪˈvɜːs/ | Consisting of different elements; various. |
| journalism noun | /ˈd͡ʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/ | The aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in electronic publications, broadcast news… |
| naturally adverb | /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/ | In a natural manner. |
| alongside | /əˌlɔŋˈsaɪd/ | Side by side with. |
| passion noun | /ˈpæʃən/ | A true desire sustained or prolonged. |
| connect verb | /kəˈnɛkt/ | To join (to another object): to attach, or to be intended to attach or capable of attaching, to another object. |
| reporter noun | /ɹɪˈpoɹ.tɚ/ | Someone or something that reports. |
| contribute verb | /kənˈtɹɪb.jut/ | To give something that is or becomes part of a larger whole. |
| guidance noun | /ˈɡaɪdəns/ | The act or process of guiding. |
| preparation noun | /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ | The act of preparing or getting ready. |
Pronunciation to watch
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: passion /ˈpæʃən/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
- Long words — get the stress right: contributor /kənˈtɹɪb.jə.tɚ/, naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, preparation /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
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 contributor, practical, 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.