Shadowing Practice: „What will people think?“ - said no legend ever. - Learn English Speaking with Video
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this video is not planned, not scripted, not anything.
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But I got an intuitive urge to post this video, to record this video at first, because there's something that is very important for a lot of people to realize.
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I had this one -on -one call with a client, and she was like, "I want to bring good things to the world.
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I want to help people.
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I want to do things, but at the same time, I am so scared of being perceived.
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I'm so scared of being seen, and I tried to work on that, but I don't really know how." And I was like, do you think that, you know,
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when you truly feel that you are here for a bigger purpose, that you are here for the purpose of maybe counseling people, teaching people, giving people advice,
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of putting your energy out there in order to help other people.
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Do you think, like don't you think that if
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that is your purpose here on this earth and you don't act on it,
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Because you are scared of what some people who are not even meant to learn from you might think about you, how they might perceive you in a wrong way,
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how they might judge you.
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Don't you think that's quite selfish of you?
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Because I said to her, you know...
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if you have this thing where you know you are meant for more
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but you refuse to act on it you automatically rob the people who are meant to learn from you
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and who are meant to connect with you the experience of learning and connecting from you And I told her, like, when I started social media, I was, I was, you know,
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in my first videos, I was not feeling good.
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I was like, okay, I look weird.
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I don't know how to edit.
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I don't know how to do these things.
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I never wrote scripts.
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I was like, this is looking weird.
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So many people are so much more professional.
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They have professional cameras, professional scripts, thumbnail designers, whatever.
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I didn't have anything of that.
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Okay.
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But I was like, okay.
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Okay.
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I was like, fuck it, just post it, just put it out there and leave the rest of the universe.
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And this is what you have to do.
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You have to take a leap of faith.
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And you have to realize that there are so many people waiting for your art, waiting for your voice.
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No place on this earth can be oversaturated with you.
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And this is what I don't like about people who do any kind of counseling about social media, who are like, oh, look for a niche and so many people are already in that niche.
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I don't care.
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I don't care how many people are already doing this.
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No one is doing it with your energy.
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No one is doing it with your heart.
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No one is doing it with your soul.
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No one can be you.
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No one can put out there what you can put out there.
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No one can be you.
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And that is your power.
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When people started to text me things like: "Alessia, what you said, the video you posted saved my life." I was like,
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oh my God, like, I don't believe that I saved anyone's life, by the way.
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I always say you saved yourself.
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Maybe I said something that helped you, but ultimately you saved yourself.
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But I was like, oh my God.
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Imagine I would have allowed my ego to stop me from putting my things out there, because I would stay in this sphere of how some people might perceive me.
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And this person would never see what they really needed to see
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or hear in this moment and would have done something to themselves.
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You never realize how much the world needs you, like your voice, until you share your voice with the world.
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There is nothing to lose.
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There's nothing to lose.
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Do you think you will gain something by staying silent?
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Do you think you will gain something by not putting yourself out there, by not putting your art out there or your heart or like your voice?
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No. You are only putting yourself in a cage.
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You are holding yourself back from your full potential.
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You are holding yourself back from making the world a better place.
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You are holding yourself back from helping other people, from connecting with other people.
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And you deserve these things.
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What other people think of you is none of your business.
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Okay?
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And the people who judge you, who don't perceive you the way you want to be perceived, who don't see your heart the way you know your heart is.
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They are not meant to learn from you.
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They are not meant to be the ones who are following you.
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They are not meant to be the ones who are supporting you.
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But trust me, if you put yourself out there, you will always attract the people who are meant to be with you, who are meant to learn from you.
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But you have to give yourself the chance.
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You have to push yourself.
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You know, my favorite quote is: "When it feels scary to jump, that's exactly when you have to jump." So jump, push yourself and jump.
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Post that video, start the social media page, start that business, but jump, do something.
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Don't stay in the limbo of inaction, of fear, of not doing anything.
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Push yourself, okay?
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Because you are here to express yourself.
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You are here to become what you are meant to be in this lifetime, but you can never become it if your mind is so occupied with what other people think of you.
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- Your words or your art or whatever you are scared to share right now,
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music, you know, could literally change someone's entire life, entire worldview, entire mindset.
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You have the power to change people's life and not only people's life.
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your own life.
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Act on it.
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This is the only thing I'm telling you.
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Act on it.
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Because there's a time and a place to act on ideas before this idea is being given to another soul.
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And before it's too late.
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Because let's be honest, we all have a limited time here on earth, right?
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And if you don't use your time, people won't care.
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But you will literally take the biggest chance of your life and throw it away.
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And at the end of your life, you don't want to sit in your bed and be like, "Wow, I had so many opportunities but I never really used them because I was scared And when people ask you,
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"Okay, why were you scared?" "Because of other people." "Okay, where are they now?" 6 feet under,
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probably in a grave You are scared of what future corpses think about you.
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You are scared of other people.
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Don't never be scared of other people.
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Never fear another human being.
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Never in your whole life fear another human being.
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No one, no one.
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I don't care what they say about you, what rumors they spread about you, what shit they are spreading about you.
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Never ever be scared about another human being.
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No one deserves to have this much power over you.
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You are a limitless being.
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Your options, your potential, your possibilities are endless.
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The second you decide that they are, the second you realize your power is when you become power again.
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But whenever you give your power away to other people, to what they think about you, how they act, how they judge, you lose all of your power again.
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Never allow anyone to lose your power.
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And people will be disappointed in you.
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Maybe your parents will say, I expected you to be this and I expected you to be that.
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they have their own life, everyone has their own life, right?
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You don't have to live the life of someone else just
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because they didn't get to live their own life the way they wanted to.
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You don't have to become what anyone else is out there telling you to become
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if you have a dream inside of your heart that is so big
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that it's occupying your mind every single day from the moment you wake up to the moment you go to sleep.
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This is your life and you get to experience the life exactly as you want it.
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If you truly believe that you can.
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So never waste your life living someone else's dream.
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Never waste your life keeping yourself caged because you are so scared of what anyone else is thinking out there.
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Stop telling yourself excuses.
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Stop telling yourself, they just got lucky.
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They have this and this family.
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They did this and this.
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Stop telling yourself these things because what you do
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when you tell yourself these things is like you give yourself
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an explanation of why you are not there yet stop focusing on other people's life path
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or like their advantages or their things we all have different advantages
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and disadvantages in this life and the fact
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that you can watch this video right now with an internet connection why
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so many people on this earth are like literally starving to death
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or like being born in a country that is in the middle of a war
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We are all born with certain advantages and we are also all born with certain disadvantages.
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We should focus on the advantages and forget about the disadvantages.
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We should always do the best with what we have and we should always acknowledge the blessings that we have.
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Instead of focusing what other people may have, oh they are born in a rich family.
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It doesn't matter.
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Everyone has their own life.
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Use your advantages, forget about disadvantages.
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Focus on the positive things, focus on the things that you have as an advantage.
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You can literally create anything.
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Anything is possible, but you have to believe it is.
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About This Lesson
In this lesson, you will practice English by engaging with a real and spontaneous conversation that encourages self-expression and overcoming fear of judgment. The video emphasizes the importance of sharing your unique voice and talents with the world, regardless of external perceptions. By following along, you will develop your listening and speaking skills, enhancing your ability to communicate confidently in English. The content promotes motivation and understanding that your individual perspective matters, helping you grow as both a speaker and a person.
Key Vocabulary & Phrases
- Intuitive urge - A spontaneous feeling to do something.
- Perceived - How someone is seen or understood by others.
- Selfish - Failing to consider the needs or feelings of others; acting in one's own interest.
- Leap of faith - Taking a risk based on belief or hope rather than proof.
- Oversaturated - A situation where a market or field has too many similar offerings.
- Your energy - The unique essence or vibe you bring to your actions and creations.
- Save someone’s life - An expression used to indicate that someone has significantly impacted another's well-being or perspective.
- Allowing ego to stop you - Preventing oneself from taking action due to pride or self-consciousness.
Practice Tips
To effectively practice your English speaking skills using this video, try the following shadowing techniques:
- Watch and Listen: Play the video multiple times, paying close attention to the speaker's intonation, pronunciation, and pace. This will help you capture the natural flow of conversation.
- Shadow Immediately: As you listen, repeat the phrases out loud right after the speaker. This mimicking exercise, also known as shadowspeak, helps improve your fluency and pronunciation.
- Challenge Yourself: After a few rounds of shadowing, try to summarize the key points of the video aloud in your own words. This practice encourages active speaking and reinforces your understanding.
- Record Yourself: Use a shadowing app to record your repetitions. Playback your recordings to identify improvements and areas that need more focus.
- Engage Emotionally: Connect with the speaker's message about overcoming fear and self-expression. Try infusing your own emotions into your speech while repeating phrases.
By incorporating these techniques into your practice sessions, you will enhance your English speaking skills and confidence, allowing you to express your unique voice in conversations.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is not planned · being perceived · being seen |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | people who are · people who do · people who judge |
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.