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I speak seven languages.

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As soon as people find out about that,

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what I'm most often asked --

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other than for my phone number --

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is: "How did you do it?

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How did you go about learning
all these different languages?"

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Well, today I'm going to
share with you some answers.

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So my phone number is 212...

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(Laughter)

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I'm just kidding.

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See, I was raised as a polyglot.

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And by the time I turned 18,

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I could speak already
four different languages.

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And then for the subsequent three years,

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I learned three additional languages.

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It's about those 3 years
that I want to talk about.

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Because my language acquisition process

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was very different from that of my peers,

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in that it was never of these stressful,

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strenuous, difficult,
seemingly impossible tasks,

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but rather something
enjoyable, fun, exciting.

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I loved it, every single moment of it.

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And I want to share with you

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why, what was it that made it so special.

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See, I did have a head start,

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in that I did have these four languages
that I spoke ahead of time.

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But there were also these 5 techniques,

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5 skills if you will, that I use

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that made the language
learning process so much easier.

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And it's about those 5 techniques

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that I want to talk about.

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So let's dig right in.

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And for the first one,

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the first thing that we've got to do

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is to take a very deep breath.

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And relax.

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And the reason for it
is because our entire lives,

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we're taught how to do things right.

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From the moment we were born we're taught

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what things we should do,
things we shouldn't do,

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and how to do things properly.

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Well, when it comes to language learning,

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the golden rule of language learning,

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the most important thing,

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is to get things wrong,

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to make mistakes,

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and that is the first rule.

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Let me explain to you why.

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See, when we've known languages,

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we know a whole collection of sounds

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and a whole collection of structures,

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which combined make what I like to call --

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and for the purpose
of this presentation --

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our "'language database."

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And our language database will contain

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all the sounds and structures
that we know.

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However, there is a whole family
of sounds and structures

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that are beyond our database.

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And for us to be able to embark on those
and to be able to explore those,

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there is nothing within our database,

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nothing within our knowledge

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that will tell us when
we're getting the structures right,

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nothing to tell us
when that sound is precise.

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Let's say we're going to explore
this one specific sound.

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There is nothing in our database.

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When we say it, we could say it perfectly,

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but in our minds,
it will sound like a mistake.

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So you know that queasy feeling,
that insecure thing,

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when we feel like we're doing
something wrong?

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That is the trigger
that you need to look for.

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Because that is the signal that tells you
that you're going beyond your database

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and that you're allowing yourself
to explore the realm of the new language.

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Let me show you how
this works in practice.

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Let's say, we're going to go
and learn the word "door" in Spanish.

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So, the word "door"
in Spanish is "Puerta."

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So, for "Puerta" we've got
a few sounds that exist in English.

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So, the "Pu," "e," and "ta."

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However, when it comes to the "r,"

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that sound is not in our database.

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The "RR."

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The rolled "r" does not exist
in the English sound database.

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And it's a little bit on the outside.

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So, if we allowed ourselves

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to bridge through our database,
and to really break through

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and to make the mistake,

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we could make sounds like the "RR."

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But instead, what sometimes happens

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is that we get the closest relative of it
that is within the database,

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and that is the "ah-er" sound.

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(Laughter)

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And that "ah-er" sound

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makes something
that sounds like "pue-er-rta,"

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which doesn't mean a thing in Spanish,

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and actually doesn't sound too charming.

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And it doesn't tell you too much.

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So, for the first technique,

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allow yourself to make that mistake,

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so that sounds like "Puerta" can come out.

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And now let's go to the second one.

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For the second one,

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I'm going to need
some of your collaboration.

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We're going to read
these four beautiful words.

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And on the count of three.

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So let's start with the first one,
on the count of three: one, two, three.

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(Audience) Mao.
SE: "Mao," perfect.

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The second one: one, two, three.
(Audience:) Coco.

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SE: Perfect. Third one.
One, two, three.

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(Audience) Cocao.
SE: Perfect.

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And the fourth one. One, two, three.

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(Silence)

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Oh.

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Let me show you what happened
when we did this.

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We get theses four words

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and we put them through
a sort of American English filter.

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And we get something
looks kind of like this.

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And I'll tell you the results of that.

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So for the first one "Mão,"

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which means "hand" in Portuguese,

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we put it through the filter,
we get "Mao."

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(Laughter)

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For the second one we get "coco,"

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which is "coconut" in Portuguese,

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or "cocô," which means "poop."

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We put through the filter,
we get a warm cup of cocoa.

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(Laughter)

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And for the fourth one,

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we have "huo,"

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which means "fire" in Chinese.

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And we get --

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if you're feeling really creative,
maybe a dude doing karate...

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(Laughter)

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But anyway,

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these don't tell you much
about how these things are pronounced.

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And if you think it's only one way,

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only if you're going from English
to a different language,

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think about non-native speakers.

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And try to explain to someone

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that this [though] is pronounced "though,"

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and that this [thought]
is pronounced "thought."

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And even though
they look almost identical,

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they have nothing to do with one another.

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Or try to explain to them that

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this [enough] is "enough"

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and this [enuf] is just simply wrong.

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See, there is nothing useful
about using that foreign alphabet,

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when you're trying to learn a language.

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Why? Because it will
give you wrong signals.

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So what is the second technique?

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Scrap it.

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Scrap the foreign alphabet.

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Let me give you an alternative
of how you can go about this.

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This is a Brazilian currency,

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and it spelled like this.

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On the count of three, can we all say
the name of the currency. 1, 2, 3.

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(Audience) Real.

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SE: We have some people
who know the spelling.

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Yeah, "re-al," for the most part.

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And as useful as this might seem,
it doesn't tell you a single thing.

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And when you're speaking Portuguese,
"re-al" means nothing.

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Let me give you an alternative.

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See, in Portuguese,
the way that you say "real" is "heou."

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So let me teach you how to say it.

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So on the count of three, let's say "he."

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So it's "hey" without the "y" sound.

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So, one, two, three -- "he."

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(Audience) HE.
SE: Perfect.

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And now let's say "ou."

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It's like "ouch",
but without the "ch" sound,

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so it's "ou." One, two, three,

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(Audience) OU.
SE: Perfect.

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So, "HE."

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(Audience) HE.

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SE: "OU."

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(Audience:) OU.

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SE: "HE."
(Audience:) HE.

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SE: "OU."
(Audience:) OU.

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SE: "HE-OU," HEOU.

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(Audience) HE-OU.
SE: Perfect.

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Now you all sound like
passionate Brazilian capitalists.

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(Laughter)

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So why would we go and use
something that looks like this,

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that looks like "real,"

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when instead you can use something

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that looks like this and gives you
so much more information

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about how to say something
in a foreign language.

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And that puts us in a really good spot

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because at this point we allowed ourselves

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to break through our database
and to make mistakes,

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to go into that uncharted territory
of a new language.

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And then, we figured out
how to take notations

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in a way that the information
is actually meaningful.

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But then how can we test it?

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And that's where
technique number 3 comes in.

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Technique number 3
is about finding a stickler.

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So finding someone who's detail-oriented

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and won't let you to get away
with the mistakes.

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And more than finding someone
who is really that person,

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the guru for the language,

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it's more about establishing
the right sort of relationship.

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Relationship with someone,

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where they'll correct you,
and feel comfortable correcting you

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and making sure that you're getting
to that spot you wanted in a language.

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But at the same time,

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someone who will encourage you

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to get things wrong and to make
those mistakes in the first place.

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And sticklers could be your teacher,

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it could be your tutor, friend,

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it could be someone on Skype
or on Craigslist; it doesn't matter.

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You can find sticklers all over the place,

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and with technology,
it becomes a lot easier find them.

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And then it's time to practice.

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And for practicing,
we've got the fourth technique.

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See, I always thought I had this thing

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that was a little bit
of "Sid craziness" that I did,

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and then I realized how useful it was.

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I always did what I like to call
"Shower Conversations."

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And shower conversations are
exactly what they sound like.

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When I was learning a new language,

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I would stay in the shower
for a few minutes.

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I would remember
having all these discussions;

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I remember when I was learning Chinese,

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and I would haggle
and try to get two yen more,

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to get that wonderful dumpling,
and getting the discount;

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or I would go to Roma

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and I'd ask for directions
to the best "piazza."

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It was amazing.

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The beautiful thing
about the shower conversation

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is that it allows you to find wherever
you have a gap in your knowledge,

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because you're having
a conversation on both ends.

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For example, it's easy to ask
for directions, how about receiving them?

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Or even better, giving directions.

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Well, the shower conversation forces you
to have both side of the conversation.

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And you don't need
to have them in the shower.

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Another wonderful thing
is that you can have them anywhere.

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You can have them in the shower,
in your apartment,

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walking down in the streets,
in the subway,

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and seriously, if you're in the subway,

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speaking to yourself in a foreign
language in New York,

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you'll fit right in.

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You're fine.

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It's great,

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because you don't depend on anything
or anyone to get your practice,

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and I did this for years.

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And later on I found
that professional athletes do, too.

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Michael Phelps is known to visualize
every single one of his races,

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several times over,
before jumping in water.

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Worked great for him,

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and it works great for me, too,

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so it would work for you as well.

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And now let's go to using the language.

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Because up to now, it's great,

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we've figured out
how to do all these things,

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and that puts us in a really good position
to use the language,

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and for that I recommend
you find a conversation buddy.

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To find a conversation buddy,

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I recommend you follow what I call
"The Buddy Formula."

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And that is a way that you can make sure

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that your incentives are always aligned
to use the new language.

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So for that is,

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the target language should be
your best language in common.

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Why?

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If you're anything like me,

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you like to learn languages,

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so that you can communicate
with more people,

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so that you can reach out

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and understand a little bit more
about their brains and hearts.

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And so, if we try to talk to
someone in a foreign language

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that both of us don't do really well,
when we could be speaking English,

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or whatever language you're
more comfortable with as a pair,

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odds are that you're going to revert
to that language that is easier.

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So I recommend you to find someone
where your best language in common

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is your target language.

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And if you can't find one locally,
try technology.

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Or if you can travel,
that would be perfect.

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There's a problem with that,
and I realize it,

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because it's difficult to find someone
who fits that profile exactly.

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But I've got good news.

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And I've found that out when I was work,

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and one of my colleagues,
he's a linguist, too,

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he speaks a ton of languages,

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and our best language in common
was definitely English.

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Our second best language in common:
definitely French.

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But we always spoke in German
to each other in the office.

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Why was that?

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It was because there were people
in the office who spoke English;

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there were people in the office
who spoke French.

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But we could talk about Friday
and Saturday night in German,

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and nobody had any idea
what we were talking about.

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So it can also be your best
secret language in common.

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(Laughter)

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And it becomes such a convenient tool.

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You can have it with your friends

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and you get the sense of privacy
in public.

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No matter where you are,
you can have a private conversation.

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So, let's recap.

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With the first technique

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we allow ourselves to break
through the barrier of language

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and to explore the uncharted territory

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of sounds and structures
outside our database.

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Then with the second one,

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we learn how to take notes

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and how to make sure
that we can take notes

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in a way that we can replicate
those sounds and structures later.

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Then we can check the mistakes
by finding a stickler.

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Fourth: Practice.

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Have shower conversations,
wherever you want to be.

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And then, follow the Buddy Formula,

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and you can find somebody
to practice your language with.

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And after that,

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(Italian) we get to
a truly beautiful place,

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(German) where learning languages

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is no longer something stressful,
difficult and boring,

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(Spanish) but rather
a world of possibilities.

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A world, where each of us
has the opportunity to explore

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(French) new cultures and
all the different ways of living.

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(Br. Portuguese)
The greatest reward from this,

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is that we end up learning
more about ourselves.

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(Greek) As of now,
it may all sound Greek for you.

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But that doesn't mean
that you can't learn it.

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(Mandarin Chinese)
"A journey of a thousand miles

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begins with the first step."

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(English) And this is not a problem,
because now you know how to walk.

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Thank you.

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(Applause)