How do I start shadowing an episode?

Shadowing means repeating what a speaker says, as closely as you can, right after or along with them. It trains your pronunciation, rhythm and listening at the same time, using real podcasts.

Start shadowing

1. Open an episode you want to practise with.
2. Start shadowing from the player.
3. Choose a mode:
   • Sync: speak along with the audio as it plays.
   • Segment: Podling plays 1, 2 or 3 sentences, then pauses so you can repeat.
4. Speak out loud, following the highlighted transcript.

Controls you can use

• Adjust the speed to slow the speaker down.
• Repeat a sentence as many times as you need.
• Jump to the previous or next sentence.

What’s included in each plan

• Free: Sync mode and 1-sentence segments.
• Plus and Pro: also 2- and 3-sentence segments.

Shadowing time counts toward your daily goal, which by default includes 10 minutes of shadowing.

Next: What’s the difference between Sync and Segment? or read about Shadowing.