Why You Still Sound Like a Tourist (Shadowing)

Reading aloud makes you good at reading aloud. Shadowing makes you good at speaking.

The Difference

Reading is passive. Shadowing is active mimicking. You copy the speed, the emotion, and the melody.

How to Shadow

1. Find audio with a transcript.
2. Listen once without speaking.
3. Listen again and repeat instantly (0.5 seconds behind).

It feels weird. That means it's working.