01.Welcome

Speak English
fluently by
shadowing.

Shadowing is the most efficient way to bridge understanding English and speaking it without thinking. Tools that fit in 15 minutes a day.

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02.ShadowPlay

Get the desktop app.

Paste a YouTube URL, get sentence-by-sentence clips. Free during early access. Runs offline.

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03.The journal

How shadowing actually works

01

What MRI scans show shadowing actually does to your brain

A 2020 controlled trial scanned 119 brains before and after 4 weeks of shadowing. Three findings worth knowing — and one honest caveat about what shadowing won't do in a month.

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02

How to know if your shadowing session actually worked

Two simple checks that catch the difference between real progress and weeks of treading water — record yourself, and use the keep-up test.

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03

How to shadow with ShadowPlay (a 5-step routine that works)

A practical session you can run in 15 minutes a day. Tied to the actual app — repeat counts, gap settings, speed.

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04.Today's round

5 new clips. Pick one.
Shadow it. Vote.

A daily variety pack of short clips from real speakers. No setup, no app — just open and go.

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