English Speaking Shadowing Practice for Fluency

all right let's do this we are going to do some  high level English speaking practice this is a  

shadowing exercise that means you are going to  say it with me match my Pace match my delivery  

match my pronunciation deliberate practice  that's the title let's jump into it this is  

a kind of a long one so we're only going to say  each each section two times you can listen to me  

say it first and then try to say it with  me or say it together with me both times  

all right let's go as it is essential for my  career I strive daily to improve my English  

skills again as it is essential for my career  I strive daily to improve my English skills  

however I never learned how to study the  language properly in school however I never  

learned how to study the language properly in  school looking for inspiration I came across  

an excellent article by a master violinist who  combines his love of music with his research in

Psychology looking for inspiration I  came across an EXC excellent article  

by a master violinist who combines  his love of music with his research in

Psychology according to him the number of  hours spent practicing means nothing unless  

the practice is deliberate according to him the  number of hours spent practicing means nothing  

unless the practice is deliberate to achieve  an expert level in anything one needs years  

of active and thoughtful practice to achieve  an expert level in anything one needs years  

of active and thoughtful practice I realized  that there are two very specific things I have  

been doing wrong in my language studies that  need to be addressed I realized that there  

are two very specific things I have been doing  wrong in my language studies that need to be

addressed one I have been expecting too much  in too little time even after years of higher  

education I am still unable to read English  English without a dictionary one I have been  

expecting too much in too little time even after  years of higher education I am still unable to  

read English without a dictionary two my practice  times must be deliberate focused intentional and  

planned out two my practice times must be  deliberate focused intentional and planned  

out usually I sit down to read English go through  it as quickly as possible stop to look up a word  

here or there and then take a break usually  I sit down to read English go through it as  

quickly as possible stop to look up a word  here or there and then take a break but I'm  

hurting myself I'm practicing a method that will  not yield good results in the long run but I'm  

hurting myself I'm practicing a method that will  not yield good results in the long run it will  

leave me stuck in a pattern of mediocrity and  will ultimately keep me from achieving my goal  

it will leave me stuck in a pattern of mediocrity  and will ultimately keep me from achieving my goal  

I need to spend time on the small details  I need to spend time on the small details  

deliberate practice is often slow and involves  the repetition of small and specific sections  

deliberate practice is often slow and involves  the repetition of small and specific sections for  

example if you were a musician you might work on  just the opening notes of a solo to ensure that it  

speaks exactly the way you want it to for example  if you were a musician you might work on just  

the opening notes of a solo to ensure it speaks  exactly the way you want it to recently I started  

practicing English daily like I was practicing  violin I set aside time every day for English  

English practice recently I started practicing  English daily like I was practicing violin I  

set aside time every day for English practice a  violin player doesn't learn the scales once and  

then move on to mosart a violin player doesn't  learn the scales once and then move on to mosart  

she practices them often always seeking to  play them cleaner and in perfect pitch each  

time she practices them often always seeking  to play them cleaner and in perfect pitch each

time that takes hard work deliberate  work sometimes boring dull and difficult  

but it's necessary to achieve

Mastery that takes hard work  deliberate work sometimes boring  

dull and difficult but it's necessary to achieve

Mastery for my English studies I now write  down every unknown word that I encounter I  

review the list once or twice more later in  the day for my English studies I now write  

down every unknown word that I encounter I  review the list once or twice more later in  

the day index cards are my best friend at every  impulse to check my phone I reach instead for a  

card index card cards are my best friend at every  impulse to check my phone I reach instead for a

card the first question I must ask myself  is this how important is it to me and what  

am I willing to go through to achieve  Mastery the first question I must ask  

myself is this how important is it to me and  now what am I willing to go through to achieve

Mastery how will this great effort serve me  how will I feel about myself when I do this  

how will this great effort serve me how will I  feel about myself when I do this life is short  

and time is our most valuable commodity if I am  going to practice ice I might as well do it right  

life is short and time is our most valuable  commodity if I am going to practice I might  

as well do it right I now practice English  like a master violinist through deliberate  

practice I now practice English like a master  violinist through the deliberate practice boom  

good workout way to go keep moving forward one  step at a time that was step 3,39 on our 10,000  

step journey to fluency get all the steps at  English coat.com and I'll see you in the next step