跟读练习: How to sound like you belong in every room | Erin McGoff - 通过视频学习英语口语
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A lot of people think that powerful professional communication is just words
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and it's knowing how to use your mouth sounds to get what you want, but that's not really it.
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It all starts with the foundation of how you view yourself
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and how self -aware you are as you navigate your life and how you feel about yourself.
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I always say the way that people talk to other people is actually a reflection of how they talk to themselves.
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So the most important and powerful thing
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that you can do for your communication is actually to work on your self -confidence
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and your self -awareness first because
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if you feel good about yourself you are automatically going to improve your communication skills
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if you are somebody who is looking to become more self -aware the first thing that's
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so important for you to do is to understand
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that you are not perfect nobody's perfect
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we're just works in progress don't think of yourself as a person who needs to be perfect all the time
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but instead think of yourself as somebody who is continuously growing
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and you're always seeking out ways that you can become a better person.
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If you're an introvert, if you're shy, if you're more animated, that's great.
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You can be exactly who you are and be the most professional version of yourself.
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You don't have to change your personality to be professional.
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You just need to make a few tweaks here and there to make sure that your communication is coming across
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as you intend it to be.
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you know a lot of people think
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that confidence is just the loudest person in the room the person who takes up the most space
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but that's actually not really confidence true confidence is being relaxed
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and joyful not caring about what other people think not
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because it's not important but because you are proud of yourself
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and what you're doing and you stand firm in what you value
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so if you are somebody who is looking to improve your confidence,
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the number one tip that I have is something called be your own best friend.
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Nobody spends more time with you than you spend with you.
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So the way that you talk to yourself matters.
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And we all have this internal voice in our head that's going 24 -7 and it is our number one critic.
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And so the most important thing that you can do today is first just recognize that voice.
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You don't need to judge it.
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You don't need to shame it.
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You don't even need to try to turn it off.
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You just need to recognize that it's there.
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And then And the second step is to start responding to the voice.
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Now, internally, you don't want people to think that you're crazy.
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You just want to do it quietly to yourself.
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But when the voice is saying, you're going to mess up this meeting, you can gently respond, no, you're not.
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You're so prepared.
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Like, they hired you to do this job.
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You do a great job.
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You're not a perfect person, but you're prepared.
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And you're going to go in and you're going to crush it.
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And so just practicing kind of responding to yourself the way
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that you would if you heard a best friend critiquing themselves this way.
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You keep it real.
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You're not just buttering their ego, but you also are encouraging and you're realistic.
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You're kind of giving yourself these reality checks.
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If you are trying to improve your articulation skills,
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one of the quickest and easiest ways to do that is to simply hang out with articulate people.
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The people that you hang out with have such a huge impact on the way
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that you act and the way they behave and the way that you see the world and the way that you speak.
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For example, if you're hanging out with a bunch of kids who are speaking
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Gen Z slang, you're going to pick that up.
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Versus if you're spending a bunch of time in a big consulting company, you're going to start to pick up all that consulting jargon.
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Try to hang out with articulate people as much as you can.
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And a lot of people say, oh, well, Erin, I don't have access to a room full of learned scholars.
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And so my number one recommendation is to actually listen to podcasts with really articulate people or listen to presidential speeches.
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Put articulation in your ears and you will be shocked at how it just subconsciously levels up your articulation skills.
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Another tip that I love to give and people hate to hear is that you should record yourself on video.
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It is one of the quickest ways to supercharge your communication and it is so painful, I know, but it gets easier.
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Trust me, I know.
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I film myself every single day.
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You become more self -aware of how you look.
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And you might be doing things that you didn't even realize.
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For example, before I started recording myself, I would twirl my hair a lot.
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And I had no clue I was doing this.
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Nobody gave me feedback.
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I had no idea.
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And I realized that it's actually really, really distracting.
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So when you film yourself, you'll notice all these little things that you do.
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And it is the quickest, and I'm not saying painless, but it is the quickest way to improve your communication and your self -awareness.
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A mistake that I see so many people make is
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that they're either way too brief and they just jump right into things
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or they go on way too long and they ramble and they go on tangents.
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So a cure that I have for this is something I like to call sandwich your thoughts.
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So anytime you communicate, especially in a group setting or a meeting or something like that,
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you always want to open with acknowledging what was said before, add what perspective you have or opinion you have,
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and then end with signaling what can happen next. For example, let's say you're in a meeting and your colleague really likes direction too
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but you think that direction three is a way better option.
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Instead of just jumping in and saying, no, option three is better.
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Or going on a long tangent about how
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Kelly's right about option two, but you're wondering, cut that out.
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Instead, you're going to say to your colleague, option two looks really great.
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Here's how I feel that option three would be better for the client.
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What do you think?
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That's it.
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A super simple sandwich.
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The next communication strategy actually has nothing to do with you speaking, and it actually has more to do with you not speaking.
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You might have heard the term active listening before, which basically just means that you are fully paying attention to the person who's speaking to you.
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Instead of doing what most of us do and thinking about what you're going to say next,
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you are fully, fully listening to every word that they're saying, and you're trying to understand the intent behind why they are saying what they're saying.
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The mistake that so many people make is that they just think about what they want to communicate out,
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and they don't necessarily consider the audience that they're speaking to.
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So the better of an active listener that you can become, the better that you can understand the people that you're speaking to,
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the better you can cater your communication to that audience.
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And lastly, a super practical tip for most of us is to just stop talking.
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Stop betting against yourself.
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Stop discounting yourself.
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Stop saying, does that make sense?
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Just cut it out.
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Just be done.
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Say what you need to say and let there be silence.
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Silence is okay.
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See?
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本课的词汇与口语要点
这节口语课以视频“How to sound like you belong in every room”为素材。 视频中反复出现的词有：communication, speaking, self, confidence, option。 这段视频共有 108 个句子、1329 个单词可供跟读。 讲话部分时长为 6:35。 说话人语速较快，每分钟约 202 个词，会出现较多连读和弱读。 90% 的单词属于英语最常用的 3,000 词，词汇容易理解。
视频中的重点词汇
视频中 15 个值得学习的单词，附发音和释义：
| 单词 | 发音 | 释义 |
|---|---|---|
| skill 名词 | /skɪl/ | 技巧, 技能 |
| silence 名词 | /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/ | 沉默 |
| awareness 名词 | /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/ | 意識 /意识, 覺悟 /觉悟 |
| colleague 名词 | /ˈkɒliːɡ/ | 同事, 同僚 |
| necessarily 副词 | /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/ | 必然地, 必定地 |
| practical 形容词 | /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/ | 使用的, 實用 /实用 |
| membership 名词 | 會籍 /会籍, 會員身份 /会员身份 | |
| shock 名词 | /ʃɔk/ | 衝擊 /冲击 |
| encourage 动词 | /ɪnˈkʌɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/ | 鼓勵 /鼓励, 激勵 /激励 |
| ear 名词 | /ˈɪə̯/ | 耳朵, 耳 |
| butter 名词 | /ˈbʌtɚ/ | 牛油, bá-tah |
| hire 动词 | /ˈhaɪɹ/ | 租借, 出租 |
| discount 名词 | /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ | 折扣 |
| cure 动词 | /kjɔː/ | 治療 /治疗 |
| feedback 名词 | /ˈfiːdˌbæk/ | 反饋 /反馈, 反應 /反应 |
视频中出现的短语动词
| 单词 | 释义 |
|---|---|
| pick up 动词 | 拾取, 撿 /捡 |
值得反复跟读的句子
视频中简短而完整的句子，可以直接用在日常对话里：
- You don't need to judge it.
- You don't need to shame it.
- You just need to recognize that it's there.
- You're not a perfect person, but you're prepared.
- You're kind of giving yourself these reality checks.
视频中的语法
说话人最常用的结构，并附上视频中的原话：
| 结构 | 视频中的用法 |
|---|---|
| 定语从句 who / which + 从句 — 补充说明人或事物 | somebody who is · person who needs · person who takes |
| 被动语态 be + 过去分词 — 强调发生了什么，而不是谁做的 | will be shocked · was said · be done |
需要注意的发音
说话人用了 42 次缩略和弱读形式，例如 you're, don't, they're。请按听到的简短形式来说。
- “sh” 和 “zh” 音: shock /ʃɔk/, crush /kɹʌʃ/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, articulation /ɑɹˌtɪk.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
- 长单词——注意重音位置: articulate /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, recommendation /ˌɹɛkəmɛnˈdeɪʃən/, continuously /kənˈtɪnjuəsli/
中文母语者容易读错的音：
- /v/ — 不要读成 /w/，上齿轻触下唇: versus /ˈvɝsəs/, behave /bɪˈheɪv/, navigate /ˈnæv.ɪ.ɡeɪt/, introverted /ˈɪn.tɹəˌvɜːɹ.təd/
- 词尾辅音 — 要读清楚，后面不要加元音: articulate /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/, silence /ˈsaɪ̯ləns/, awareness /əˈwɛɹ.nəs/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, sandwich /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/
- /r/ 和 /l/ 的区别: articulate /ɑːɹˈtɪk.jə.leɪt/, necessarily /ˌnɛs.əˈsɛɹ.ə.li/, practical /ˈpɹæk.tɪ.kəl/, relax /ɹɪˈlæks/, reflection /ɹɪˈflɛkʃən/
如何用这段视频练习
- 先完整听一遍视频，不要开口，记下不认识的单词。
- 先用 0.75 倍速逐句跟读，熟练之后再回到正常速度。
- 录下自己的声音并与原声对比，特别注意 skill, silence, awareness 这类单词。
什么是跟读法？
跟读法 (Shadowing) 是一种有科学依据的语言学习技巧，最初开发用于专业口译员的培训，并由多语言者Alexander Arguelles博士普及。这个方法简单而强大：您在听英语母语原声的同时立即大声重复——就像是一个延迟1-2秒紧跟说话者的影子。与被动听力或语法练习不同，跟读法强迫您的大脑和口腔肌肉同时处理并模仿真实的讲话模式。研究表明它能显着提高发音准确性，语调，节奏，连读，听力理解和口语流利度——使其成为雅思口语备考和真实英语交流最有效的方法之一。