Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking
Megan Washington: Por que eu vivo em pavor mortal de falar em 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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em fazer isto,
que o assunto é linguagem,
um pouco sobre alguma coisa.
por um ponto.
my life up until this point
passei a minha vida até agora,
vivendo em pavor mortal
totalmente diferente. (Risos)
tão explicitamente.
de que, quando crescesse,
how to manage my money,
a cuidar do meu dinheiro
e talvez ser primeira-ministra
and maybe be the prime minister
angles to having a stutter.
interessantes em ser gago.
nós nos conhecemos, e ele disse:
"Oh, olá, m-m-m-meu nome é Meg".
tirando sarro dele.
"Wednesday" in a sentence,
"quarta-feira" numa sentença,
não dá para mudá-los.
que se chamava Steve.
and it totally kills the vibe.
e quebra totalmente o clima.
incidentes como esse,
sing everything that you say.
tudo o que você fala.
de professora de pré-escola,
like you've had lots of Valium,
como se tivesse tomado muito Valium,
entrevistas na rádio,
de tempo no ar é primordial.
no meu trabalho.
que sente que seu trabalho
numa plataforma de honestidade
eu gostaria de lhes dizer
conhecido ou entendido.
o que estou sentindo.
that was a method of treatment
esse era um método de tratamento
o que sai da minha boca
queria dizer como um todo.
quando você joga ♪
tudo que conheço ♪
deixar ou não ♪
tudo que conheço ♪
deixar ou não ♪
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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