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    Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking

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    Megan Washington has a speech impediment called stuttering. In her TED talk, she shares her experience growing up with a stutter and pursuing a career in music despite it. She reveals how she copes with stuttering through techniques like avoiding certain letter combinations and changing words at the last minute. Her openness about her condition and ability to overcome her biggest fear of public speaking through singing provides inspiration and motivation for others facing similar challenges.

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    Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking

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    Megan Washington has a speech impediment called stuttering. In her TED talk, she shares her experience growing up with a stutter and pursuing a career in music despite it. She reveals how she copes with stuttering through techniques like avoiding certain letter combinations and changing words at the last minute. Her openness about her condition and ability to overcome her biggest fear of public speaking through singing provides inspiration and motivation for others facing similar challenges.

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    Megan Washington has a speech impediment called stuttering. In her TED talk, she shares her experience growing up with a stutter and pursuing a career in music despite it. She reveals how she copes with stuttering through techniques like avoiding certain letter combinations and changing words at the last minute. Her openness about her condition and ability to overcome her biggest fear of public speaking through singing provides inspiration and motivation for others facing similar challenges.

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    Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking

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    Megan Washington has a speech impediment called stuttering. In her TED talk, she shares her experience growing up with a stutter and pursuing a career in music despite it. She reveals how she copes with stuttering through techniques like avoiding certain letter combinations and changing words at the last minute. Her openness about her condition and ability to overcome her biggest fear of public speaking through singing provides inspiration and motivation for others facing similar challenges.

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    Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking

    -Megan Washington-

    At first, when I click the video, I have no idea about her. I don’t know her and I didn’t
    know the purpose of it. I just think that it’s all about public speaking on how she delivers it so
    well, thinking that she has afraid of public speaking like me and how it become more helpful to
    others especially for me to overcome my public speaking or speech. Although when I see the
    video, I find that my thinking was wrong. It has a big motivation to us to face the struggle in our
    life which is public speaking because some of us is afraid in speaking like in front of the class
    and crowded people.

    Megan Washington has a speech impediment which is stuttering. Medlineplus.gov stated


    that Stuttering can affect anyone. It is most common in young children who are still learning to
    speak. Boys are three times more likely to stutter than girls. Most children stop stuttering as they
    grow older. Less than 1 percent of adults stutter. Scientists don't fully understand why some
    people stutter. The problem seems to run in families. There is no cure, but treatments can help.
    They include stuttering therapy, electronic devices, and self-help groups. Starting stuttering
    therapy early for young children can keep it from becoming a lifelong problem.

    The subject of the video which is TED talk was language. The video is about to open
    Megan Washington problem and shares with the audience that she has a speech impediment and
    shows how language is important to her because of this. The structure of her talk worked out
    very well because it honestly felt more like a story being told than a speech. She tells us what it’s
    like growing up with a stutter, and what it’s like coming up through the music business with a
    stutter. These intimate stories, along with numerous jokes, helped her connect with the audience
    and keep their attention.

    According to research, Megan Washington is one of Australia’s premiere


    singer/songwriters. In the video which is TED talk, I was amaze in the way that she reveals on
    how she copes with the speech impediment from avoiding the letter combination “st” to tricking
    her brain by changing her words at the last minute.

    Because of her speech about her condition, it makes an example to us that public
    speaking can be achievable despite of biggest fears that we have. The video is so much helpful
    for those who are trying to overcome in public speaking like me. In addition, we able to get
    motivation from her despite of having stutter that can never discourage her to not be who she is
    today. I was really shocked in the part of the video when she said that "it’s impossible to stutter
    when you sing", listening to her sing makes me think how complex and interesting the mind
    really is. Megan is really quite inspiring on how she continues to push farther and higher with her
    music, letting nothing stop her.
    Speaking in front of hundred people is not easy just like Megan Washington did. I
    wonder what happens inside the brain in order for singing not to affect her stuttering. I would
    have thought that singing would be impossible to a person who stutters but I might get wrong.
    Her effort in talking in front of hundreds of people with a speech impediment is truly inspiring. If
    she is able to build the courage to stand up in front of the stage, the sky is the limit

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