Shadowing Practice: You are not your doubts. @[email protected]@Cod@CodieSanchezCTdca@PodcastBigDeal - Learn English Speaking with Video

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So when you're in that moment of self-doubt, the very first thing to do is acknowledge that you are not your doubts.
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Self-doubt itself is not the enemy.
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We've like wrongly vilified it.
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It's there, we hear it, but we can decide what we do with it.
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Where it becomes damaging is where we internalize it.
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Not only that, we lose a part of ourselves when we're internalizing that self-doubt because we think this is who I am.
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You've lost a piece of yourself for so long
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that you have to then go through a process of rediscovering who you are without the doubt.
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So in terms of what the research says around how do we tackle self-doubt that first step, recognize you are not the doubt.
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The doubt is not you.
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At any point you can say, okay, rather than having the thought of I'm a failure, you separate and say, I'm noticing that I'm having a thought that I'm a failure.
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And that separation, it's called psychological separation, and also cognitive diffusion.
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We're diffusing our sense of identity with that thought.
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We don't have to believe everything we think.

About This Lesson

You're practicing English with "You are not your doubts. @[email protected]@Cod@CodieSanchezCTdca@PodcastBigDeal" using the Shadowing technique — a method originally developed for professional interpreter training.

Focus on sounding like the speaker — not just repeating words. With 15–30 minutes of daily practice, you'll build real-world speaking confidence.

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.