Confidence Development

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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #43863 Medium Confidence Development

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You will see a video about the importance and development of self-confidence. Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

The most important thing. Self-confidence. Without that skill and I use the word skill intentionally. Without that skill we are useless as a soccer player because when you lose sight or belief in yourself, we're done for. I use the definition of self-confidence to be the ability or the belief to believe in yourself. To to accomplish any task no matter the odds, no matter the difficulty, no matter the adversity, the belief that you can accomplish. Self-confidence. So I'm using a great I don't have it. I'm so shy that I'll never do and you start to drag all the. Way down here. But I use the word skill because I believe it can be trained and I'll show you a couple of ways in which we do. Hopefully I won't run out of time I don't use. Any slides because my speech. Always goes here or here or here. So we'll see which way we get to. The easiest way to build self-confidence. There's no magic button I can't say, hey, this plane is going down. Who can fly it? Put your hand up. I can. I'm confident.

According to the speaker, what is the key reason why self-confidence is considered a skill?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

Because it is inherent and cannot be changed. Because it is necessary only for soccer players. Because it can be trained and developed. Because it requires no effort to maintain.

Result:

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Option 3: "Because it can be trained and developed."

Explanation: This option is correct because the speaker explicitly states that self-confidence is a skill that can be trained. The phrase 'I believe it can be trained' supports this answer, indicating that self-confidence is not fixed but can be improved through effort and practice.

Option 1: "Because it is inherent and cannot be changed."

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the speaker emphasizes that self-confidence is a skill that can be trained, not something inherent or unchangeable. The text states, 'I use the word skill because I believe it can be trained,' which directly contradicts the idea that it cannot be changed.

Option 2: "Because it is necessary only for soccer players."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it misrepresents the speaker's point. The speaker discusses self-confidence in the context of soccer but does not limit its necessity to soccer players alone. Self-confidence is portrayed as a universal skill applicable to various tasks, not just soccer.

Option 4: "Because it requires no effort to maintain."

Explanation: This option is incorrect as it contradicts the speaker's message. The speaker implies that building self-confidence requires effort, stating, 'There's no magic button,' which suggests that maintaining self-confidence is not effortless and requires active engagement.

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