Second shadow reading - Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement speech

Oprah Winfrey Harvard Commencement speech | Harvard Commencement 2013

23:45~ 24:47

 

This is my second shadow reading with Opra Winfrey who is best known for hosting her own internationally popular talk show. I take some videos rather than audio stereo in order to show you the process of my shadow reading and the changes : voice, intonation and even my script. So I hope you enjoy it (:

 

-Introduction video

 

-Before shadow reading

 

The speech script: I know that you all might have a little anxiety now and hesitation about leaving the comfort of college and putting those Harvard credentials to the test. But no matter what challenges or setbacks or disappointments you may encounter along the way, you will find true success and happiness if you have only one goal. There really is only one, and that is this: To fulfill the highest, most truthful expression of yourself as a human being. You wanna max out your humanity by using your energy to lift yourself up your family and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that because what the world needs is people who have come alive”

  

-After shadow reading  

 

 

 

The speech script: I know that/ you all might have a little anxiety now /and hesitation about/ leaving the comfort /of college and putting those/ Harvard credentials to the test. But no matter what challenges /or setbacks or disappointments you may encounter along the way, you will find /true success and happiness/ if you have only one goal. There really is/ only one, and that is this: To fulfill/ the highest/, most truthful/ expression /of yourself/ as a human being. You wanna max out/ your humanity /by using your energy/ to lift yourself up /your family /and the people around you. Theologian Howard Thurman said it best. He said, “Don’t ask yourself what the world needs,/ Ask yourself what makes you come alive/ and then go do that /because what the world needs/ is people/ who have come alive”

 

+ Pause appers to / (frasl.),  thick and big letter appears to strength sound and underline appear to connection between phrase and phrase to read it more smoothly. Do you feel the differences?!

I believe this 'shadow reading skill' would be very helpful for people who learn and study English.