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Speaker 1: In this episode, we'll join Lucas on his nerve racking
Speaker 1: yet triumphant journey from overcoming public speaking fears to securing
Speaker 1: a life changing architectural contract high above the vibrant autumn
Speaker 1: cityscape of Berlin right after this commercial break.
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Speaker 1: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
Speaker 1: may have missed.
Speaker 4: An anem clarenhab Smaunstig, Lucas, Indian Alfzucht, Spelina fernsee Toms.
Speaker 1: On a clear autumn morning, Lucas stepped into the elevator
Speaker 1: of the Belina fernzeom Sein hartz Klofte. His heart was pounding.
Speaker 4: Reute is seenvichtiga tak.
Speaker 1: Dachteir Today is an important day, he thought.
Speaker 4: Dibleta de boim Vaaren wrote, got on dischtazavon oben wunder
Speaker 4: schun aus.
Speaker 1: The leaves on the trees were red and gold, and
Speaker 1: the city looked beautiful from above.
Speaker 4: Esfa de perfect altasene presentacun.
Speaker 1: It was the perfect place for his presentation.
Speaker 4: Lucas va een juma aschiticked.
Speaker 1: Lucas was a young architect Yeah.
Speaker 4: Abe Teta and anempoyecht the Senekarira vishtam and kunte.
Speaker 1: He was working on a project that could define his career.
Speaker 4: Abe Ihata angst for im Schprechen and the Efichkait.
Speaker 1: But he was afraid of speaking in public Imma.
Speaker 4: Vide husch Chopin and zena al troima av.
Speaker 1: And mechanical glitches often haunted his nightmares.
Speaker 4: The reute most alis fontsuner.
Speaker 1: Yet today everything had to work.
Speaker 4: Amfa ein Barten, trev Pontzen, Colleaguen Swenna on Paul.
Speaker 1: At the agreed meeting point, his colleagues Spena and Power
Speaker 1: were already waiting.
Speaker 4: Swenya nagish and optimist Ish klub de im off de schutter.
Speaker 1: Spenja energetic and optimistic, patted him on the shoulder.
Speaker 4: Do schafstas, Lucas, you can do it, Lucas via fatra
Speaker 4: pau ruiga on metodsh ging tek.
Speaker 1: We believe in you. Powell, calmer and methodical, went over
Speaker 1: the technology with him.
Speaker 4: But Ama laptop fan vedino alis.
Speaker 1: Funk projector laptop remote control, Everything worked, mit.
Speaker 4: Ana stunde sisto presentazion ging Lucas nor ain mazan and texts.
Speaker 1: With an hour to the presentation, Lucas went through his
Speaker 1: text one more time.
Speaker 4: Yeshtant am fensta zah he knows of dishtadt atmeta tif ain.
Speaker 1: He stood at the window, looked out at the city
Speaker 1: and took a deep breath.
Speaker 4: Di enschaido wagefein evodesigen besteskiden.
Speaker 1: The decision was made. He would give his best.
Speaker 4: Dieza au sicht dachte er ist gnaoso artem varrauben fisa
Speaker 4: en project.
Speaker 1: This view, he thought, is a breathtaking as his project.
Speaker 4: At the Guesta eintrafen vode Lucas snavus.
Speaker 1: When the guests arrived, Lucas became nervous.
Speaker 4: The presentazun began on naeiniger minuten fur perts lichti diaschoein.
Speaker 1: The presentation began, and after a few minutes the slide
Speaker 1: show suddenly froze.
Speaker 4: Der berchelm schwartz.
Speaker 1: The screen went black.
Speaker 4: Deer raum vodeste.
Speaker 1: The room fell silent.
Speaker 4: Lucas erschtarte court berdan inner te ezichanza four barreetum.
Speaker 1: Lucas froze for a moment, but then he remembered his preparation.
Speaker 4: Aunt anzien Eleidenschaft and his passion orne di bilderstatte noi.
Speaker 1: Without the images, he started anew.
Speaker 4: Espra uberdespoyett elzwe es sein lebenswak.
Speaker 1: He spoke about the project as if it were the
Speaker 1: work of his life.
Speaker 4: Zien stimmervoord Clara Zenegestubertzeegender.
Speaker 1: His voice became clearer, his gestures more convincing.
Speaker 4: Lucas red te Oustimhatzen.
Speaker 1: Lucas spoke from the heart.
Speaker 4: Despurpri comherte im alf maximsu.
Speaker 1: The audience listened attentively.
Speaker 4: Bitez nitin de gesichta anturtet sustem and d'etune.
Speaker 1: Soon he saw nodding faces and heard agreeing tones.
Speaker 4: A ended a presentazione, applo diet and digeste.
Speaker 1: At the end of the presentation, the guests applauded.
Speaker 4: T swenya on postraeten.
Speaker 1: Spenia, and Paul beamed.
Speaker 4: Zi hartneska schaft. They admite it drausen schindi habtsn aduchti
Speaker 4: voten on Lucas futezich a tete edie vetkvonen.
Speaker 1: Outside, the autumn sun shone through the clouds, and Lucas
Speaker 1: felt as if he had won the world.
Speaker 4: Dear alftra kuergezichert.
Speaker 1: The contract was secured, Lucas.
Speaker 4: King mitnyam zeb fer traun oustezent tak.
Speaker 1: Lucas left the day with new self confidence.
Speaker 4: Er hattegeland zich sebzufa traun soga by teghna schpanen.
Speaker 1: He had learned to trust himself, even amidst ten nickel failures.
Speaker 4: Di stadt in alrahapschen pracht sinzhan and a foksofayan.
Speaker 1: The city, in all its autumnal glory, seemed to celebrate
Speaker 1: his success.
Speaker 4: Aunt, Lucas voste di vete Aschitektua, lak susan and fusen.
Speaker 1: And Lucas knew the world of architecture lay at his feet.
Speaker 1: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Speaker 1: Here are today's vocabulary words, first in German, then in English.
Speaker 4: Dear Habst, de habst, dear habst, the autumn, dear marden,
Speaker 4: dear Margen, dear mauden, the morning, klopfen, klopfen, klopfen, two pound,
Speaker 4: wishti wishtich wichtig important, does blood? Does blood? Does blood?
Speaker 1: Belief?
Speaker 4: The present tatsun, the present tatsun, de present tatsion.
Speaker 1: The presentation.
Speaker 4: There as she tacked, there are she tacked? There are
Speaker 4: she tacked. The architect de carrier, de carrierre de carrier,
Speaker 4: the career, the efendlish kite, the efendlish kite, the offendlish kite,
Speaker 4: the public, the pane, the panade pane, the glitch, their
Speaker 4: iybe town, their ape town, deir alp town, the nightmare.
Speaker 4: A naggish, a naggish and naggish energetic, optimistish optimistish op
Speaker 4: tea missish optimistic maytoe dish may te dish may toe
Speaker 4: dish methodical dere ba amor deer ba ama, deer bah armor,
Speaker 4: the projector, defern Bedino, defern Bedino, de fern Bedino, the
Speaker 4: remote control Atom barraubend Atam, barraubend atem, barraubant, breathtaking, Nitton, Knitton, Nitton,
Speaker 4: to nod, deeed Sush demon, deed, sush demon deep sush
Speaker 4: deemong agreement, Applauderen, applaudiren, applaudiren to applaud. There's sets, fat Town,
Speaker 4: There's sets, Fat Town does sets? Fat Town?
Speaker 1: The self confidence Helpstich, Helpstich, Helpslich Autumnal Depracht, Depracht, dipracht,
Speaker 1: the glory fetraun fetraun fat Towne to trust, de fela
Speaker 1: de FeelA, dear Fela, the Failure, d d YA Show,
Speaker 1: d d Yashow, d d YA show, the slide show
Speaker 1: einfreeran einfriran einfreran to freeze Faiyan Faian Faian, to celebrate,
Speaker 1: Dear Foik, dear Foik, dearl Foch. The success, delighten shaft,
Speaker 1: delighten shaft, de lighten shaft, the passion.
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