How native speakers pronounce “first”

big deal just three stories the first story is about connecting the dots

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement 2005 · Stanford

The three boys came in, four-year-olds with tea towels on their heads. They put these boxes down, and the first boy said, "I bring you gold." And the second boy said, "I bring you myrrh."

Do schools kill creativity? — Ken Robinson · TED

at the start of this course because the first step to slowing down is understanding how the world got so fast

Running

to put systems in place that will help minimize the damage, or to prevent the bad things from happening in the first place. Getting back to that snowy night in Montreal,

Inside the mind of a master procrastinator — Tim Urban · TED

but because of the drone, they knew exactly where he was. They were able to guide in first responders, and they saved this guy's life.

The Invisible Infrastructure in the Sky | Adam Bry | TED · TED

I had just turned 22 when I finished my first semester of graduate school at the Iowa Writers' Workshop.

The Love of My Life (and Why I Need to Share It with You) | Ann Patchett | TED · TED