Stop Procrastinating and Start Shadowing
by Joe Previte on
For the last 6 months, I’ve said, “Okay, I’m going to do it. I’m going to shadow this month.” A week goes by. Then another week…Then a couple months and I still haven’t done it!
Why?
Because I’m trying to complicate it too much. It’s simple. So I thought, “How can we reduce the friction?” And this is what I came up with - a template for shadowing with a mix of chorusing.
In case you’re new to “shadowing”, it’s basically when you imitate another speaker in close-to real-time whereas a similar concept called “chorusing” is similar except you hear a sentence, pause, and then repeat.
A Template for Shadowing
This template is as basic as it gets:
Video
Find a video on YouTube -> clip a 15-30s segment -> put link here
Transcript
Go to https://www.downloadyoutubesubtitles.com/ -> download the SRT and put here
Reps
Spend 5mins practicing and do 5 sessions
- [] session 1 - chorusing
- [] session 2 - chorusing
- [] session 3 - half chorusing & half shadowing
- [] session 4 - shadowing
- [] session 5 - shadowing
A Real Example
Video
Transcript
Me divierte conocer Me divierte la variedad
Me gusta divertirme me gusta también de
golpe hablar de política de economía
Entonces siempre a mí me gustó esto el
el los matices los colores estar en
lugares donde no me siento cómodo para
aprender ese nuevo lugar Me divierte
Reps
- 11/2/23
- 11/3/23
- 11/4/23
- 11/5/23
- 11/6/23
Enjoy!
If you need help finding someone to shadow, let me know! I love researching and looking for good folks to stream. Feel free to reach out at joe (at) speakargentinianspanish dot com.
I should also mention I chose YouTube as a platform because it allows you to slow down the speed below 1x (whereas I don’t think Netflix/Disney+ do).
