Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking
Megan Washington: Por qué vivo con miedo mortal de hablar en público
Megan Washington has won two ARIA Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Grammys. A popular singer/songwriter, she has recently come clean with a secret—that she has a speech impediment. Full bio
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el tema era sobre el lenguaje,
de algo por un momento.
a través de una sola cosa.
ya que me paso
que me acomoda estar aquí,
my life up until this point
mi vida hasta este punto,
con el miedo mortal
totalmente diferente. (Risas)
de forma tan explícita.
he vivido con la esperanza
de que cuando fuera grande,
how to manage my money,
aprendería a administrar el dinero,
no sería tartamuda,
and maybe be the prime minister
y tal vez llegar a ser primer ministro.
liberarme de ello.
angles to having a stutter.
cuando tartamudeas.
m-m-m-mi nombre es Meg."
que estoy borracha todo el tiempo.
"Wednesday" in a sentence,
"miércoles" en una frase,
salirte con la tuya.
no se pueden cambiar.
llamado Steve.
o de forma independiente,
pegada en el "St".
and it totally kills the vibe.
pues mataba totalmente la onda.
de situaciones similares,
sing everything that you say.
casi todo lo que dices.
like you've had lots of Valium,
hubieras tomado un montón de Valium,
hablar en un programa,
es de suma importancia.
que siente que su trabajo
en una plataforma de honestidad
pensar que haces trampa.
quería decirles
o comprendida.
que sientan lo que siento.
milagrosa del cerebro humano,
that was a method of treatment
este era un método de tratamiento
en el que me siento con fluidez.
en el que lo que sale de mi boca
que escribí el año pasado.
cuando juego ♪
entre dejarlo o no. ♪
entre dejarlo o no. ♪
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Megan Washington - MusicianMegan Washington has won two ARIA Awards, the Australian equivalent of the Grammys. A popular singer/songwriter, she has recently come clean with a secret—that she has a speech impediment.
Why you should listen
The lyrics of Megan Washington’s songs have a beautiful, confessional tone: she sings about heartbreak, insecurity, rage, you name it. But there is one thing that Washington avoided sharing publicly before stepping on the stage of TEDxSydney 2014: that she has a stutter.
One of Australia’s most promising singer/songwriters, Megan Washington won two ARIA Awards in 2010 for “Best Female Artist” and “Breakthrough Artist” following the release of her album, I Believe You Liar. The album went platinum, and she followed it up in 2012 with Insomnia. Her latest album, There There, was be released on September 12, 2014.
Prior to going solo, Washington played jazz piano with various acts and founded a band called Washington, borrowing her last name. After her breakthrough solo album, she served as a mentor on Australia’s version of The Voice and also spoke on music panels on the show Spicks and Specks, using a method called "smooth speech" to overcome her stuttering on-air. Washington's songs have also appeared in TV shows Girls and Boardwalk Empire.
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