English - SPEAKING vocab

English Podcast: Belief and Confidence

Fear-inducing

• Context: "It was quite fear-inducing and stressfull.

• Usage: Often used in professional or analytical contexts to describe situations or environments

Backlog of evidence (collocation)

A collection of past experiences that serve as proof of one's ability.

• lasting confidence is built through a 'backlog of evidence

Failure-resistant

Able to withstand or persist despite repeated failures.

• You need to be like very failure-resistant.

• A sophisticated way to describe someone with a 'growth mindset.'

Limiting beliefs (collocation)

Negative assumptions we hold about ourselves that stop us from taking action.

• This probably touches more on limiting beliefs.

• Used in psychology or coaching to discuss personal barriers.

Boil down to

Phrasal Verbs

• To reduce complex information to its most essential element.

  • If you can boil it down to this is how I do it.

  • Usage: explaining the core reason or simple solution to a problem.

See the light of the day

To finally be finished or revealed to the public after being worked on.

• Maybe they won't see the light of day

• Usage: Idiomatic way of saying a project might be cancelled or kept private.

It is not as ADJ as doing sth

• Inversion for Emphasis

  • Context: It's not just as simple as saying belief follows action because confidence follow actions.

  • Usage: a great way to introduce a nuanced argument.

Is it belief or is it action?", "Why can't I as well?"

• Rhetorical Questions: Using questions to engage the listener and prompt introspection.

  • Context: "Is it belief or is it action?", "Why can't I as well?"

  • Usage: These are powerful in speeches or presentations to transition to a new point.