Shadowing

Say it back. Line by line.

Shadowing is the fastest way to fix an accent that no amount of reading will move: hear a short chunk, say it back, and see exactly how close you landed. Bring any YouTube video and it becomes the material.

Any YouTube video works. It is split into short chunks you say back, one at a time.

What makes it different

Your ear already knows. Your mouth needs the reps.

You can hear that you do not sound like them. Shadowing closes that gap by making you produce the sound immediately after hearing it, which is the one thing passive listening never does.

1

Chunk by chunk, not whole sentences

A clip is split at natural pauses, so you repeat a phrase you can actually hold in your head rather than a paragraph you have to read.

2

Scored on how close you landed

Your attempt is transcribed and compared with the original, word by word, so the feedback is a specific sound and not a vague "try again".

3

Any YouTube video is material

Paste a link and it is transcribed into timed lines. Real speech, at real speed, on something you actually want to watch.

4

Use your phone as the microphone

Scan a QR code and your phone becomes the mic for the session on your computer. Better audio, no headset hunting.

Ready when you are

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