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Dude, how much time do we have here?
Anh bạn, chúng ta còn bao nhiêu thời gian ở đây vậy?
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Come on, man.
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Look, here's the bottom line.
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Did you catch it?
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Here's the bottom line.
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I love that.
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That's a speaking technique.
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It's called a summary prompt.
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And it's just one of the speaking techniques that Barack Obama uses in his interview with Hassan Minhaj.
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And it's what we're going to analyze here today.
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Why is Barack so interesting to listen to?
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We're going to cover four techniques that you can use in your work and personal life.
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My name is Michael.
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I'm a public speaking coach and I'm one of the creators of the Ultra Speaking Method.
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And by the end of this video, you're going to have things
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that you could use on the fly whenever you're speaking off the cuff to be more clear
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and more interesting to listen to.
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So let's break it down.
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Number one, Barack Obama, you just saw it.
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He uses this thing called summary prompts.
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And these are little prompts for your brain and for the listener's brain to send one specific signal.
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And it's this.
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I'm about to give you the message.
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So let's see it in action.
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I guess this is the point I'm trying to make.
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The point you're making though is a legitimate.
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The point I was going to make it.
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Here's the bottom line.
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All he does the entire interview is say things like bottom line, the point I'm making.
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I guess what I'm trying to say is he has a habit of summarizing often.
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And this is one thing we've noticed that all the great speakers do.
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They summarize their message often.
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All right, number two.
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Number two, and this is related.
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Barack doesn't just give you the message.
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He shows it to you.
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He brings it to life and he uses a couple of techniques, but mostly analogies and examples.
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Let me give you a specific example.
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Here's an example.
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Take an example.
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Like here's another way of saying it.
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Here's another way of saying it.
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That's what he does throughout the entire interview.
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And it's so effective.
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He, like all great communicators, know, that there's no one way of explaining something.
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So he's constantly trying to show you different ways of seeing an idea.
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He uses examples, he uses analogies, in hopes that you can picture what he's saying.
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And let's take a look at one of my favorite analogies that he uses in the interview.
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He's asked about the human condition and he decides to talk about it using chimps and bananas.
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We're a bunch of chimps with guns and big machines.
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Yeah, talk that talk.
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But we're basically still operating at chimp-like levels.
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And it doesn't matter if you have enough, you know, you got a banana.
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Somehow you still want everybody else's banana.
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When you use examples and analogies, you're doing your listener a favor.
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You're saying, let me paint the picture for you.
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And it becomes much more interesting to listen to.
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The bottom line is that great communicators don't just tell you something.
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They find different ways to show you.
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And what's great about this 30-minute interview is that throughout the 30 minutes, Barack is constantly in the habit of thinking, how else can I explain this idea?
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And that's really what great communicators are constantly doing.
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Okay, number three, let's jump to it.
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So far, we've talked about what makes him so clear and so vivid.
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But what is it that makes him personable?
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From my vantage point, the one thing that Barack does really well, and all great speakers do, is he's very open.
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He's very vulnerable.
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And I want to play for you one of my favorite
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clips from the entire interview where he shares one of the dreams he had while being in the White House.
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And it's just not something that I would have expected from a president to share with the world, but take a listen.
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I did have dreams where I wasn't present, and they were some of my happiest dreams, where I'd be walking down the street, and it was a nice day,
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and I'd stop and get like, in a little bodega, I'd stop and get like a...
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Egg and cheese.
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...ice coffee or something, and I'd sit on a bench, and suddenly I realized nobody recognizes me.
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And that's the only thing that happened in the dream.
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I'd just be sitting there chill.
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And I felt like I'd won the lottery.
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I had no idea that one of his best dreams, his happiest dreams, was when he wasn't president and he wasn't recognized.
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And that's just a level of getting to know somebody that I think makes us like them, makes us relate to them.
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And there were moments throughout the interview, and I'll just show you a couple, where I felt like he did a really good job of just being real with us.
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Look, I'm owning that completely.
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I've always said that that is probably the worst mistake of my presidency.
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Of course there are times where I feel depressed.
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The bottom line is that he's unafraid to be vulnerable and in the age of authenticity that's really really important.
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We see that in Bernay Brown, we see that in Simon Sinek, we see that in all great communicators and Barak shows us that even at the highest level,
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the highest title you could have in the country, there's still an opportunity to share more of himself with the world.
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But that brings us to the final point, point number four, which is so related and that's sense of humor.
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If you watch the interview, there's so many times where Barack is really funny and it contrasts
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so nicely from these more serious vulnerable moments to just moments of lightheartedness
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and so I created a little compilation of my favorite bits that really showcase what type of person Barack Obama is.
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Let's take a look.
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I'm actually gonna lean on you to be my therapist a little bit.
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Help me understand this.
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Come on, I'm gonna help you.
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So meet me here.
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I'm here speaking on behalf of so many voters.
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First of all, let me set my watch.
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So that's part of the therapy process.
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Right, right, right.
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So, you know, tell your skeptical Indian uncles, Dude, come on, man.
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The, uh, that's it.
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I'd probably help Hasan get a job, you know?
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If it hadn't been for another guy with a funny name, you know, Netflix isn't gonna carry him.
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Do you have any questions for me in my body of work?
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Not really.
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I mean...
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Copy that.
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You know, um, maybe shoot a little higher.
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We've seen this from Barack Obama before.
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He's been on Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis.
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That's an amazing video to watch.
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But the point is that he's just a funny person.
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That's part of his personality, and he's unafraid to show it.
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And that's really the theme of this video, is that at the end of the day, I think what makes him so likable or perhaps just
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so interesting to listen to is it feels like he is being himself.
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There's so many moments where that happens in the video, and I think it comes down to authenticity.
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The bottom line is that communication is a skill
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and all of us can learn it and you already have what it takes.
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If you're interested in improving your communication, there's a free ebook in the description about how to speak better under pressure and thrive in the moment.
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And at the end of the day, bottom line, my summary prompt is this, you already have what it takes to be a great speaker.
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So I hope you continue on that journey and I'm gonna see you in the next video.
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So, thanks for watching.
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Bài luyện nói trình độ B2 này dựa trên video “Barack Obama's top 4 speaking techniques”. Những từ được nhắc lại nhiều nhất trong bài: Barack, bottom, interview, speaking, dream. Video này có 121 câu và 1315 từ để luyện shadowing. Phần lời nói dài 7:10. Người nói nói nhanh, khoảng 184 từ mỗi phút, nên sẽ có nhiều chỗ nối âm và nuốt âm. 86% số từ nằm trong 3.000 từ tiếng Anh thông dụng nhất; phần còn lại nên xem trước khi luyện.
Từ vựng quan trọng trong video
13 từ khó nhất trong video, kèm phiên âm và nghĩa:
| Từ | Phiên âm | Nghĩa |
|---|---|---|
| analogy danh từ | /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/ | loại suy |
| banana danh từ | /bəˈnænə/ | (trái) chuối, (quả) chuối |
| summarize động từ | /ˈsʌməˌɹaɪz/ | tóm lược, tóm tắt |
| listener danh từ | /ˈlɪs(ə)nɚ/ | thính giả, người nghe |
| vivid tính từ | /ˈvɪvɪd/ | sống động |
| humour danh từ | /ˈhjuːmɚ/ | sự hài hước |
| analyze động từ | /ˈæn.əˌlaɪz/ | phân tích |
| compilation danh từ | /ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ | biên dịch |
| showcase danh từ | /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/ | tủ kính |
| therapist danh từ | /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/ | người trị liệu, nhà trị liệu |
| lottery danh từ | /ˈlɑtɚi/ | xổ số |
| voter danh từ | /ˈvoʊtɚ/ | cử tri |
| depressed tính từ | /dɪˈpɹɛst/ | trầm cảm |
Những câu đáng luyện lại
Các câu ngắn, trọn ý trong video mà bạn có thể dùng lại khi giao tiếp hằng ngày:
- Dude, how much time do we have here?
- Did you catch it?
- I'm about to give you the message.
- The point you're making though is a legitimate.
- Barack doesn't just give you the message.
Phát âm cần chú ý
Người nói dùng 45 dạng rút gọn, ví dụ I'm, I'd, you're. Hãy nói theo dạng ngắn đúng như bạn nghe.
- Âm “th”: authenticity /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/, thrive /θɹajv/, therapist /ˈθɛɹəpɪst/
- Âm “sh” và “zh”: compilation /ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/, showcase /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/
- Từ dài — đặt trọng âm cho đúng: communicator /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪtə/, analogy /əˈnæləd͡ʒi/, authenticity /ɑθɛnˈtɪsɪti/, personable /ˈpɜɹs(ə)nəb(ə)l/, compilation /ˌkɑm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/
Cách luyện với video này
- Nghe hết video một lần, chưa cần nói, và ghi lại những từ bạn chưa biết.
- Bắt đầu ở tốc độ 0,75×, nói đuổi từng câu, rồi quay lại tốc độ bình thường khi đã quen.
- Ghi âm giọng mình rồi so với bản gốc, chú ý các từ như analogy, banana, summarize.
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