Shadowing Practice: Tell Me About Yourself? A Different Approach - Question and Answer - Learn English Speaking with Video

Hey guys, today I really want to focus on and talk about the tell me about yourself question.

I want to focused on helping people answer these

tricky questions and as you'll see in all other videos

this question is tricky because it's open -ended and answering open -ended questions it's another video We'll discuss how to specifically

answer these types of questions and how you really navigate the space but

For the tell me about yourself question there is so much information out there on YouTube.

I The challenge with the advice is that it assumes Do you know?

what your audience wants to hear.

And in reality, You don't.

We're assuming that every interviewer is going to show up engaged, excited, that they're always having a great day.

And this isn't always true.

So you really need to know your audience and study the room.

This goes back to the mirroring concept that we've talked about.

If you haven't seen that you can go back on YouTube and watch that other video that I posted but

The best way that you can handle this question is to take control.

And that's really what the entire interview is about putting the control in your hands, not in the interviewer's hands, because they have a distinct advantage.

over you.

So start hedging that.

towards toward yourself in your direction so So,

what I really want for you when you go in is is to go in with a little bit of core knowledge.

So the core knowledge is you know what your strengths are, They're backed by examples.

And then secondly, you know a little bit about the company and you know the position that they're looking to fill, right?

You've looked at the job description, minimum, preferred qualifications, you've gone through all that.

So based on that and based on what you've read about the company and the company in the news, you're making the assumption, okay, these are the things that the company needs.

but Things change they might have posted that job A month ago? two months ago The hiring manager may have changed,

priorities might have drastically changed, they might have a new product line, they might be getting rid of a different product line, they might be growing into a different space.

And so, while you see the core fundamentals of what they're looking for in the job description, you don't know what's been happening internally in the organization.

And this is really your opportunity to take control and get in the right space and ask the right questions.

If somebody asks me the "tell me about yourself" question, what I do is I essentially say, Sue.

It's obviously a great question, a question I'm familiar with, and what I can tell you is,

My three core key skills and strengths are A, B, and C.

Now, based on what I've read, from your company, you know, what's happening in the news and the job description.

I think that my core skills, these specific core three skills, really align well with the role

but as you think about the role today your current company needs If we're talking about A, B, and C,

is there one that you prefer for me to focus on than another because I want to make sure that

I'm giving you insight into me that helps you figure out whether I'm the right person for the role.

Wow that's crazy in kind of throwing it back to them

and and Sue might say you know what Jeff no I'd love to hear about your key strengths

and and how they align with the position. but sometimes

maybe it's 25 % maybe it's 30 % of the time Sue's gonna say you know what

I really want you to focus on B

because B seems to be where we're having a challenge in finding the right candidate.

B seems to be our current company's priority.

Do you understand how important it is that just by asking that simple question, you've achieved something that very few candidates will achieve which is

really asking the interviewer what they want to hear when the interviewer tells you what they want to hear

you tell it to them uh.. it maybe a little bit tricky for some people to

respond to a question with a question, but that's really not what's happening.

You are giving them upfront information, you're really just trying to hone in on Okay.

What do they really need and what do they really want to hear?

And I think that that's what's lacking in the other YouTube videos is there's this assumptiveness of static.

And there's nothing static in corporate America.

Things are always moving, changing, and also the interviewer If they come in, they're having a bad day, they're not engaged, they're not excited,

If you throw them right back into the conversation within 15 to 20 seconds of answering that question,

You've brought them up you've kind of put them in that space where they're like, "Oh my goodness, this is somebody who's gonna engage "and not just give me this crafted,

catered answer "that they've practiced over and over again." Don't go back through your career and tell them about all that stuff.

Don't talk about your personal stuff.

Focus in on your core skills

and how they align to the role and then see

if there's a core skill set that they can derive from that list of three

that's really going to match for their current position and current needs.

Again, this strategy isn't for everybody, but I have given this coaching before, and I have seen incredible success by taking this path.

Remember, not every company is going to ask this question.

but if you get comfortable in answering this type of question in this type of space, your success is going to be crazy

because you're just you're really thinking about the role the position

and how your skills align so whether you get that question

or not thinking in that space will help you have success

so i really hope that this helps in the comments below please let me know

if you have any questions and and always if there's other content

other questions that you'd love to have me explain how to answer in the best way that I know how, please let me know.

Again, my name is Jeff.

Thanks so much.

Bye.

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Bu dersin kelimeleri ve konuşma notları

Bu B2 seviyesindeki konuşma dersi “Tell Me About Yourself? A Different Approach - Question and Answer” videosuna dayanıyor. En çok tekrarlanan kelimeler: core, skill, space, role, hear. Bu videoda gölgeleme çalışması için 72 cümle ve 1077 kelime var. Konuşma bölümü 6:21 sürüyor. Konuşmacı dakikada yaklaşık 169 kelimeyle, günlük konuşmaya yakın doğal bir hızda konuşuyor. Kelimelerin %90’i İngilizcede en sık kullanılan 3.000 kelime arasında, bu yüzden kelime dağarcığını takip etmek kolay.

Bu videodaki önemli kelimeler

Videodaki en ileri düzey 8 kelime, telaffuzu ve anlamıyla:

Kelime	Telaffuz	Anlam
interviewer isim	/ˈɪntɚvjuɚ/	röportajcı
align fiil	/əˈlaɪn/	hizalanmak, hizaya geçmek
tricky sıfat	/ˈtɹɪk.i/	güç, zor
upfront sıfat	/ʌpˈfɹʌnt/	açık, belirgin
derive fiil	/dɪˈɹaɪv/	sağlamak, türetmek
hedge isim	/ˈhɛd͡ʒ/	çalı çit, çit
assumption isim	/əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/	varsayım
goodness isim	/ˈɡʊdnəs/	iyilik

Duyacağınız deyimsel fiiller

Kelime	Anlam
figure out fiil	açığa çıkarmak
show up fiil	ortaya çıkmak

Dikkat edilecek telaffuzlar

Konuşmacı they're, you've, don't gibi kısaltılmış biçimleri 40 kez kullanıyor. Bunları duyduğunuz gibi kısa söyleyin.

“sh” ve “zh” sesleri: qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/, assumption /əˈsʌm(p).ʃ(ə)n/
Uzun kelimeler — vurguyu doğru yere koyun: internally /ɪnˈtɜːnəli/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Türkçe konuşanların zorlandığı sesler:

Kelime başındaki ünsüz kümesi — araya ünlü eklemeyin: tricky /ˈtɹɪk.i/, static /ˈstæt.ɪk/, qualification /ˌkwɑlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
/æ/ — “e”den daha açık: static /ˈstæt.ɪk/, navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/

Bu videoyla nasıl çalışılır

Videonun tamamını konuşmadan bir kez dinleyin ve bilmediğiniz kelimeleri not edin.
0,75× hızla başlayın, cümle cümle tekrar edin ve kolaylaşınca normal hıza dönün.
Kendinizi kaydedin ve orijinaliyle karşılaştırın; interviewer, align, tricky gibi kelimelere özellikle dikkat edin.

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Gölgeleme, başlangıçta profesyonel tercüman eğitimi için geliştirilen ve çok dilli Dr. Alexander Arguelles tarafından popüler hale getirilen, bilim destekli bir dil öğrenme tekniğidir. Yöntem basit ama güçlüdür: ana dili İngilizce olan bir sesi dinler ve hemen yüksek sesle tekrar edersiniz — konuşmacıyı 1-2 saniye gecikmeyle takip eden bir gölge gibi. Pasif dinleme veya dilbilgisi alıştırmalarının aksine, gölgeleme beyninizi ve ağız kaslarınızı gerçek konuşma kalıplarını eşzamanlı olarak işlemeye ve yeniden üretmeye zorlar. Araştırmalar, telaffuz doğruluğu, tonlama, ritim, bağlı konuşma, dinleme anlama ve konuşma akıcılığını önemli ölçüde geliştirdiğini göstermektedir — bu da onu IELTS Konuşma hazırlığı ve gerçek dünya İngilizce iletişimi için en etkili yöntemlerden biri yapar.

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