Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking
Megan Washington: Pourquoi j'ai une peur mortelle de m'exprimer en public
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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je ne savais pas
de cette conférence, le langage,
pour vous parler de quelque chose.
à des problèmes bien plus graves
le langage et la musique
par ce quelque chose.
une bonne partie de ma vie sur scène.
my life up until this point
jusqu'à aujourd'hui,
j'ai été morte de peur
c'est complètement différent.
aussi franchement à ce sujet.
que lorsque j'aurai grandi,
how to manage my money,
and maybe be the prime minister
J'ai 28 ans.
me libérer de ce secret.
angles to having a stutter.
« Oh, salut, je m-m-m'appelle Meg. »
quand j'ai compris
"Wednesday" in a sentence,
ou quoi,
et dire « demain »,
impossible de les changer.
qui s'appelle Steve.
and it totally kills the vibe.
et ça casse complètement l'ambiance.
sing everything that you say.
avec cette intonation
like you've had lots of Valium,
comme si vous aviez pris un tas de Valium,
(Rires)
à des émissions télévisées,
qui pense que son travail
telle que l'on est,
je voulais vous dire
ou comprise.
ce que je ressens.
quand on chante.
that was a method of treatment
le chant a été une méthode de traitement
où je me sens à l'aise.
où les mots qui sortent de ma bouche
ceux que je voulais dire.
à une conférence TED,
en faire un concert TED.
quand tu joues ♪
des étoiles en enfer ? ♪
tout ce que je sais ♪
de laisser tomber ou pas ♪
jolie sous la pluie ? ♪
des étoiles en enfer ? ♪
tout ce que je sais ♪
de laisser tomber ou pas ♪
(Applaudissements)
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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