Shadowing Steve Jobs
Stanford Commencement Address (2005) — Three stories from his life — connecting the dots, love and loss, and death — told slowly and clearly. One of the most shadowed speeches on the internet.
- Level: B2
- Accent: American
- Length: 15 min · 168 lines to practise
- Timing: Sada measures how far behind the speaker you are on every line
Steve Jobs — Stanford Commencement Address (2005)Start from the beginning
The first lines: press any line to practise it
- 0:07 This program is brought to you by Stanford University.
- 0:10 Please visit us at stanford.edu
- 0:22 Thank You. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement
- 0:30 from one of the finest universities in the world.
- 0:35 Truth be told I never graduated from college
- 0:41 and this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation.
- 0:47 Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it.
- 0:52 No big deal. Just three stories.
How to practise this talk
- Press a line from the list; it opens in Sada ready to go.
- Listen once, then press Record and say it with the speaker (Shadow) or after them (Repeat).
- Open Compare to see every word, and go again until they are all green.
- Finish one minute a day, and Sada shows your first try against your latest.