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Here we go.
Repeat after me.
I'm getting late for a meeting.
I'm getting late.
I'm getting late.
I'm late.
You can say I'm late for a meeting.
But you can say I'm getting late for a meeting means you're getting later and later.
I'm getting late for a meeting.
And I need to run.
I need to go.
I need to hurry and go.
I need to run.
He said as he slung his coat over his shoulder.
Sling slung.
So if you sling something, you throw it over.
So he slung it.
You like flip it quickly.
So he slung his coat over his shoulder. and hurried out of the house.
All right, so that's the first section.
I'm going to say this three times.
I'm not going to stop.
I'm just going to keep going.
You jump in and shadow me.
Say it with me.
Here we go.
I'm getting late for a meeting and I need to run, he said as he slung his coat over his shoulder and hurried out of the house.
I'm getting late for a meeting and I need to run, he said as he slung his coat over his shoulder and hurried out of the house.
I'm getting late for a meeting and I need to run, he said as he slung his coat over his shoulder and hurried out of the house.
Hurried out of the house.
As he drove away, she came running down the stairs, taking two steps at a time.
Wait, wait, she said, but he had already left.
Wait, wait, she said, but he had already left.
But he had already left.
But he had already left.
Ready?
Here we go, three times.
As he drove away, she came running down the stairs, taking two steps at a time.
Wait, wait, she said.
But he had already left.
As he drove away, she came running down the stairs taking two steps at a time.
Wait, wait, she said, but he had already left.
As he drove away, she came running down the stairs taking two steps at a time.
Wait, wait, she said, but he had already left.
Her mouth crumpled like used wrapping paper.
How would that look like her mouth?
Her mouth crumpled like used wrapping paper.
She spoke softly in a shaky voice.
She spoke softly in a shaky voice.
He forgot to give me a goodbye kiss.
He forgot to give me a goodbye kiss.
All right, you ready?
Oh, no.
One little last phrase.
She felt hurt.
She got her feelings hurt because her father forgot to give her a goodbye kiss.
Oh, okay.
Ready?
Here we go.
Shadow time.
Her mouth crumpled like used wrapping paper.
She spoke softly in a shaky voice.
He forgot to give me a goodbye kiss.
She felt hurt.
Her mouth crumpled like used wrapping paper.
She spoke softly in a shaky voice.
He forgot to give me a goodbye kiss.
She felt hurt.
Her mouth crumpled like used wrapping paper.
She spoke softly in a shaky voice.
He forgot to give me a goodbye kiss.
She felt hurt.
She called him on the phone and accused him of leaving without giving her a kiss.
I am sorry, sweetheart, he said.
I said, I am sorry, sweetheart, he aid.
He said.
His voice contrite.
What's contrite?
If you're contrite, you are truly sorry.
You feel remorse.
You feel guilty.
You're contrite.
So was he contrite?
Did he actually feel sorry?
Did he feel guilt, remorse?
Yes, his voice was contrite.
So he felt contrite.
His voice contrite.
All right, let's shadow it.
Here we go.
She called him on the phone and accused him of leaving without giving her a kiss.
I am sorry, sweetheart, he said, his voice contrite.
She called him on the phone and accused him of leaving without giving her a kiss.
I am sorry, sweetheart, he said, his voice contrite.
She called him on the phone and accused him of leaving without giving her a kiss.
I am sorry, sweetheart, he said, his voice contrite.
It's okay, she said.
Trying to be mature.
It's okay, she said, trying to be mature.
She was trying to be mature.
She's trying to be a big girl, an adult, mature, mature.
As she hung up the phone, oh, sorry, that's all.
That's one little sentence.
She said trying to be mature as she hung up the phone.
So let's do it.
It's okay, she said, trying to be mature as she hung up the phone.
It's okay, she said, trying to be mature as she hung up the phone.
It's okay, she said, trying to be mature as she hung up the phone.
It's okay, she said, trying to be mature as she hung up the phone.
I did it four times for you.
Next she sadly ate her breakfast, slowly put on her shoes, picked up her school bag and started to walk out the door.
Her shoulders slumped.
Her shoulders are slumped.
Slumped over.
Shoulders are slumped.
They're like loose and low.
Shoulders slumped.
Shoulders slumped.
Here we go.
Ready?
She sadly ate her breakfast, slowly put on her shoes, picked up her school bag and started to walk out the door.
Her shoulders slumped.
She sadly ate her breakfast, slowly put on her shoes, picked up her school bag and started to walk out the door.
Her shoulders slumped.
As she stepped outside, The car stopped in front of the house.
He got out of the car, approached her, walked up to her, approached her and apologized for forgetting to give her a goodbye kiss.
Say that last part.
And apologized for forgetting, for forgetting, for forgetting to give her a goodbye kiss.
All right.
Let's shadow it.
Here we go.
As she stepped outside, the car stopped in front of the house.
He got out of the car, approached her and apologized for forgetting to give her a goodbye kiss again.
As she stepped outside, the car stopped in front of the house.
He got out of the car, approached her, and apologized for forgetting to give her a goodbye kiss.
And apologized for forgetting to give her a goodbye kiss.
And apologized for forgetting to give her a goodbye kiss.
All right, we get it.
He picked her up and hugged her tightly.
She said nothing.
Her jaw ached from smiling.
So she has a big happy smile on her face and she just couldn't say anything.
Her dad came back to pick her up and hug her and she said nothing.
Her jaw ached from smiling.
Alright, let's shadow it.
Ready?
Here we go.
He picked her up and hugged her tightly.
She said nothing.
Her jaw ached from smiling.
He picked her up and hugged her tightly.
She said nothing.
Her jaw ached from smiling.
Fifteen years later, No one would remember that he was late for a meeting.
15 years later, no one would remember that he was late for a meeting.
15 years later, no one would remember that he was late for a meeting.
Fifteen years later, no one would remember that he was late for a meeting.
Fifteen years later, no one would remember that he was late for a meeting.
But the little girl would never forget that her father drove all the way back home just to kiss her goodbye.
All right, sweet little story.
Let's do the shadowing portion now.
Are you ready?
Say it with me.
But the little girl would never forget that her father drove all the way back home just to kiss her goodbye.
But the little girl would never forget that her father drove all the way back home just to kiss her goodbye.
But the little girl would never forget that her father drove all the way back home just to kiss her goodbye.
All right, all right.
How was it?
Good job.
Now we're going to try it again.
We're going to go nonstop.
No stopping.
Smooth, clear voice.
Do your best.
Hang with me.
Here we go.
I'm getting late for a meeting and I need to run, he said as he slung his coat over his shoulder and hurried out of the house.
As he drove away, she came running down the stairs, taking two steps at a time.
Wait, wait, she said, but he had already left.
Her mouth crumpled like used wrapping paper.
She spoke softly in a shaky voice.
He forgot to give me a goodbye kiss.
She felt hurt.
She called him on the phone and accused him of leaving without giving her a kiss.
I am sorry, sweetheart, he said, his voice contrite.
It's okay, she said, trying to be mature as she hung up the phone.
She sadly ate her breakfast, slowly put on her shoes, picked up her school bag and started to walk out the door.
Her shoulders slumped.
As she stepped outside, the car stopped in front of the house.
He got out of the car, approached her, and apologized for forgetting to give her a goodbye kiss.
He picked her up and hugged her tightly.
She said nothing.
Her jaw ached from smiling.
Fifteen years later, no one would remember that he was late for a meeting.
But the little girl would never forget that her father drove all the way back home just to kiss her goodbye.
Boom.
Good workout.
Good workout, guys.
Way to go.
I know you're probably exhausted from speaking so much.
Does your jaw hurt?
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