Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking
メーガン・ワシントン: なぜ人前で話す恐怖の中で生き続けるのか
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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密接に繋がっているのです
ステージで過ごしているのは
心地良いと
気持ちになっていると
my life up until this point
生き続けてきたのです
(笑)
話をしたことは本当に一度もありません
生きてきたからだと思います
考えを持って思って生きていました
how to manage my money,
できるようになるだろうとか
and maybe be the prime minister
おそらく首相になれるだろうと
お話ができるようになった訳です
angles to having a stutter.
わわわ私の名前はメグです」
思われていますし
思われたりもします
"Wednesday" in a sentence,
単語を使おうとすると
でもそうしてやり過ごすしかないのです
一緒によく仕事をしました
and it totally kills the vibe.
すっかり雰囲気は台無しになってしまいました
(笑)
このテクニックを使うことです
sing everything that you say.
like you've had lots of Valium,
とても穏やかに聞こえます
これを使っています
that was a method of treatment
出た事が徹底的に
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.
Megan Washington | Speaker | TED.com