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Much like the other two videos, this was a TED Presentation. The video breaks down the physiological processes that go into stage fright, namely triggering the fight or flight response and why it is easier to focus on the audience than it is to focus on one's notes.

However, the video's breakdown of these processes relate to the concepts presented in chapter 6. Table 6.9 emphasises putting the mind at ease and focusing on giving a good presentation. This technique calms down the fight or flight response as presented in the video.

The same section also emphasis flexibility and not being caught off-guard by things such as technical malfunctions or difficult audiences. By understanding the science behind stage fright, we can begin to understand it as a normal process that can be overcomed, rather than  overwhelming.

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How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking | Danish Dhamani | TEDxKids@SMU

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How I Overcame My Fear of Public Speaking | Danish Dhamani | TEDxKids@SMU

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In this video, Danish Dhamani discusses how he overcame public speaking as an immigrant student from Pakistan who moved to Tanzania and the U.S.

During Danish's talk, the techniques he uses are organization. He is confident in speaking about his experience and allows for him to focus on his talk and on the audience. He also moves, or walks around the stage to release tension and is able to interact or focus on  the left and right sides of the audience instead of just staying in one place.

He not only walks around, but he also uses gestures with his hand to emphasis points that he is making, which includes pointing at the audience, when he is referring to something that they may or are experiencing.  He also maintains eye contact that helps him become more focused on the audience and the audience feels as is the speaker is talking directly to them, instead of feeling like the speaker doesn't want to talk or interact with the audience.
To conquer his public speaking fear, Danish explains how to conquer his fear, he took online courses for public speaking that taught his how to change the tone of voice. He continued to practice in front of a mirror and in front of his public speaking club in college for more practice. Through practice and finding methods that work for you to overcome the fear of public speaking, he emphasizes that there is no finish line in public speaking, but you can become a better public speaker.

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In the video "How I Beat Stage Fright" Joe Kowan does a great job in opening his TED talk with a great story that catches the audience attention from the very beginning. He engages his audience by telling them a short story about the first time he decided to go to a local open mind and how his stage freight got in the way of his performance.  He also uses humor from the very beginning to keep his audience awake and alive. This is an example of developing engaging openers and using Humor throughout the speech.

Another technique that Joe Kowan uses while presenting is Music.  The use of music is another example in keeping his audience engaged. He also does a great job in maintaining eye contact with the audience. Eye contact is significant for the presenter because it gives them a sense of confidence. This is also really important because it allows the audience to feel connected with him. If he was looking down the whole time it would make the audience feel awkward and not engaged.

On the "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking" Megan does a great job in maintaining eye contact with the audience. There are times when she looks down on her device but it does not affect the eye contact she makes with her audience. Looking at your audience makes them feel important and respected. Her tone and pace are also really important because she is calm, pauses, and is not rushing or speaking really loud. Her confidence and bravery of speaking about her stutter problems builds trust between the audience and herself.

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In the first video "How I Beat Stage Fright," Joe opens his TedTalk with a story about his experience with stage fright and how this particular open mic night was his turning point.  He adds humor into his story as well which engages the audience and keeps them focused.  He also performs during his TedTalk to give a real feel to how his open mic nights go and it adds some originality to his narrative.  Instead of just talking about his song, he performed it which gave the audience a perspective of how the audience in the open mic nights were.

In the second video "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking," Megan shares her story about having a stutter and some of the challenges that come with it.  She included small stories about how people assume she is drunk all the time or that she does not remember people's names because she hesitates before saying it.  Her personal experiences add to her genuineness and gives the audience a perspective on how she is perceived.  The pace of her story was slow and made the audience aware of how she has to talk slowly because of her stutter.  She talked about how when one sings, the stutter goes away, and she did a great job of showing that when she performed one of her songs at the end.

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Both presenters in the two videos used engaging openers to capture the audiences attention at the very beginning and verbal cues.

In the video "How I Beat Stage Fright," Joe Kowan starts his presentation with a short narrative about his nervousness with stage fright. Joe explains a short story about an open mic night, that lead him to his epiphany. Throughout Joes presentation, he adds humor, consistent eye contact, and distilling to stay on point with his story about overcoming his stage fright. Lastly, Joes concludes his presentation by singing a song that is a narrative about how he feels when his is on stage. The song was very effective in keeping the audience engaged and laughing.

Megans TedTalk, "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking," she uses storytelling to convey her everyday challenges of stuttering. Megan shares a variety of humorous stories with the audience, one being, an incident where she met another individual with stuttering and the confusion that occurred. Although Megan does not have consistent eye contact with the audience, her facial expressions and nonverbal body movement when she speaks demonstrates a good presentation. Megans performance conveys the confidence she has when she sings.

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In “How I Beat Stage Fright,” Joe Kowan implemented storytelling into his presentation by talking about his own experience with stage fright and how he overcame it. By providing a personal experience narrative, he was able to effectively engage with his audience and create a connection between the speaker and the listener. This public speaking technique allowed the audience to see that stage fright is common, can be overcome, and that healthy behavior change is possible. By being vulnerable and sharing his own personal experience, Joe Kowan showed his credibility and authenticity and was able to build an atmosphere of trust between himself and the audience. He also demonstrated several characteristics of effective speakers including being genuine, trustworthy, enthusiastic, humorous, and proficient in the subject. He also maintained eye contact, had appropriate facial expressions and body movement, and good tone throughout.

In “Why I Live In Mortal Dread of Public Speaking,” Megan Washington also implemented storytelling into her presentation. She explained how some of the techniques that she did at a young age that helped control her stutter allowed her to find a passion for singing. Washington also addressed how her profession requires her to speak and perform in front of an audience. Rather than hiding her stutter she chooses instead to embrace it. Her decision to do so was because she wanted to remain authentic. This shows the audience her credibility and trustworthiness as a speaker because she was vulnerable and decided to share her experience. She was able to keep the audience engaged by being genuine, trustworthy, and humorous. She maintained eye contact while using her phone as a guide for her presentation, had good pace, and a good choice of words.

One particular thing that both Joe Kowan and Megan Washington did in their presentations was perform their own personal songs in the end. This was a great and effective conclusion to their presentation, bringing the subject of stage fright full circle and allowed the audience to see the result of their experiences.

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In the video "How I Beat Stage Fright", Joe Kowan  opened his TED talk with allowing the audience to experience what he was going through when he had stage fright. He used things like humor to keep the audience engaged and interested in what he was saying. We would also use music to express his emotions. In the TED talk he mentioned how he created a stage fright song to help calm the nerves of him and let other people understand what is going on. This was allowing him for his to follow his passion of writing music while being able to perform the song the way he was feeling. It was a very clever way to kill two birds with one stone. This worked well for him and allowed others to have a better idea about what he was going through in a funny and engaging way.

In the second video "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking" Megan Washington opened her TED talk in a different way. She showed that she was nervous and stuttered throughout the talk. It was very much apparent what she was feeling and going through in that moment. It made it more real because people do go through this and can make those who are afraid feel less alone. She also provided her experience and elaborates about what is going on with her. She talked about how when she sings, she does not have to worry about the stutter and can just perform the way she wants to. Performing appears to give her some confidence and allow her to be the way she wishes she was all of the time.

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In "How I Beat Stage Fright," Joe Kowan discusses how he first began writing songs. Over time he wanted to share his music and began by performing on stage. However, he experienced stage fright and thought it would go away the more he performed. It didn't so he decided to write a song which poked fun at his stage fright. He speaks in a manner using humor to maintain the engagement of the audience. At the end of his presentation, he performed his song that he wrote which the audience found to be funny and entertaining.

In "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking," Megan Washington talked about how she struggled with stuttering when speaking. From a young age, she used singing as a technique to avoid stuttering. She explained one situation where a man with a stutter introduced himself to her and she felt bad as she responded back to him with a stutter as well and fear that he thought she was mocking him for it. I found her to be confident in the presentation as she felt speaking in patterns, during interviews and seemed to censor herself for who she is. She also allows herself to be vulnerable in sharing her experiences with this struggle which makes her more trustworthy to the audience. She ends her presentation by singing a song on stage while playing a piano.

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“How I Beat Stage Fright” and “Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking” 

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The presenters in the two videos “How I Beat Stage Fright” and “Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking” presented their topic/story very well because they both used characteristics of an effective speaker.

“How I Beat Stage Fright” Joe Kowan opens his TED talk with a chronological order meaning that he presents the facts in the order they happened. Joe Kowan starts talking with a great personal story, which catches his audience. He started by telling the story when he would make music/songs, but he was too afraid to let others hear his work. Until one day, he decides to go to a local open mind to sing a song and face his stage fright. However, at first, it was terrible and other times were too because his stage fright got in the way of performing multiple times. After he decided to write a song about his stage fright, which helped him perform and connect with the audience. Joe Kowan uses humor from the beginning, which helped keep his audience with him. After Joe Kowan finishes telling his story, he starts singing in his TED talk. He also uses another technique, which is music. This technique also helps to keep the audience engaged. Having him sing a narrative song that explains how he feels when he is on stage keeps the audience engaged and laughing. Through his TED talk, he maintains eye contact with the audience. Performing eye contact helps connect the audience and the presenter by connecting to a different level. Having no eye contact with the audience can cause awkwardness and disengagement. To conclude, Joe Kowan uses humor, eye contact, and proficiency in the subject. He uses proficiency in the subject because he is being prepared and well versed in the topic being presented, which shows dedication and commitment.

“Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking,” Megan uses storytelling about her everyday life challenges, which is stuttering. From the beginning of her TED talk, she uses humor in her telling stories. Using humor helps her keep the audience with her. Megan does not have full eye contact interaction with the audience because she would be looking at her phone. However, she uses nonverbal cues, which are using facial expression and body movement. This nonverbal cue demonstrates an excellent presentation overall. She also uses verbal cues because her tone and pace are perfect; she is not rushing or going too slow in presenting her topic. Verbal cues are used to help the audience connect with the presentation, including word accentuation pitch, tone, pace, and volume. Megan also uses another technique, which is music. She starts to sing. Her performance represents/shows how confident she is when she sings because she does not stutter when she is singing. Using music as a technique helps to keep the audience engaged. To conclude, Megan uses humor, nonverbal cues, verbal cues, and proficiency in the subject. She uses proficiency in the subject because she is well prepared on the topic that she is presenting by showing dedication and commitment. The audience can see she is prepared because she has her phone, and she is following and checking her guidelines.

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How I Beat Stage Fright by Joe Kowan spoke about  his personal experience of public speaking. He was able to implement storytelling to connect with his audience.  Not only did he relate to the audience, but he also seemed to have practiced his speech, and while always making eye contact with the audience. He also looked like he was practicing his breathing every time he did a brief pause.

He was also able to build trust, and reduce the anxiety in the room for himself by using humor in his song to make something like presenting go from being something scary to something funny and inclusive.

Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking is a great Ted talk that really touched me. She had a stuttering problem she spoke formally to others, but when she would sing it was her escape from her condition. She feared speaking when she had interviews, and especially when it was one on one. She was brave enough to speak about her own loopholes that she has created to smooth speech through her encounters. Despite all hers fears she had very good verbal, and nonverbal cues. She presented herself well, and tired to stay with the audience despite having a hard time staying with the audience, and her posture, body movement, and facial expressions were always welcoming. She allowed herself to be vulnerable and share her story with the audience, and concluded with her speech by singing and being her authentic self.

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Both videos illustrate how both respective speakers overcame their fears of public speaking.
In the first video,  Joe Kowan details all the feelings that rush over him when he's about to speak. He knows they're not conducive nor helpful. He tried to face his stage fright but forcing himself into doing more shows to get used to the stage fright. When performing more didn't help his stage fright, Joe wrote a song that highlighted his stage fright that will only perform better as he's nervous.
The other video is a Ted Talk presentation by Megan Washington who lives in mortal dread regarding public speaking. Megan fears speaking to crowd as she tends to stutter. Her biggest fear was interacting with someone who also has a stutter. To cope, she uses verbal and non-verbal cues, and her passion for music to sing to avoid stuttering.

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Hi class,

Table 6.2 shows us that Problem & Solution, as well as Chronological order can be used as Content Delivery Organization techniques. Both Megan and Joe used Problem & Solution (problems with public speaking, solution found in singing), and Joe uses Chronological Order (he tried multiple exposures to public performance, he tried imagining audience in underwear, he finally tried singing about his fears which is what ended up working).

Looking at Table 6.3, both Megan and Joe use the Lecture presentation method, which is expected since it is a TEDTalk. Some of the things they said, though, could be considered a verbal Case Study: Megan tells us about the true events of her meeting a man with a stutter and of her trying to introduce Steve, while Joe talks about his experience of open mic attendance. They then both critique these events and use them to illustrate their points. Both Megan and Joe used Demonstration when they demonstrated their solutions of singing.

Table 6.5 tells us which characteristics make speech effectual. Joe and Megan both used Humor. Joe seemed very Enthusiastic. From reading the comments on Megan’s TEDTalk, I saw that people found her to be very Genuine.

Table 6.6 discusses Verbal Cues. Joe made great use of word accentuation, tone, pitch, pace, and volume. The first example that comes to mind is when he said his nervousness “was. not. conducive. to playing. folk music!!” I typed it the way he said it. In this moment he utilized verbal cues by raising his volume, using an intense/chant-like tone, a choppy pace, and accentuation. He also used a chopping hand motion to add accentuation, which is a nonverbal cue.

Joe got the audience to participate a bit when he asked them if he could play his song. Joe and Megan both used a storytelling/narrative style of speaking when they told us about their little stories.

-Alyssa Roger

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In the first video Kowan talks about his desire to overcome stage fright so that he could preform his music. He speaks of hia first open mic night and the struggles he faces woth anxiety. He found away to account for the change in voice he experiences by writing his songs slightly higher and even writing a song about his stage fright. I believe the preperation and explaining to the audience what was happening helped him be more control of his stage fright.
In the next video Washington speaks of her struggle with public speaking due to her stutter. She ocercame her fear by avoiding words with st sound she stutters on. She also sometimes sings instead of talking because that uses a sofferent part of her brain. These techniques allow her to have more control over her speaking and do public speaking more easily.

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In the TED Talk ‘How I beat stage fright,’ Joe Kowan discusses how he eventually got over his stage fright.
He enjoyed writing folk songs but only played for himself. He wanted to share his music with others. He ultimately decided to play in front of a small crowd of people. Most people have experienced the feeling of stage fright when the sympathetic nervous system kicks, and you feel an adrenaline rush. Even though while performing, Joe’s nerves got the best of him, he still made himself play every week. He learned that writing songs that embraced and exploited his problems and fears in his songs gave him the audience connection that he craved.

TED Talk with Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking. She is a performer with a speech impediment. Due to her stutter, she always feared public speaking. Throughout her lifetime, she was introduced to various methods to manage her stutter. One technique was called a loophole method. The loophole method is using specific words to avoid stutter. For example, instead of her saying “Wednesday,” she would instead say “Tomorrow” or “The day after Tuesday.” Smooth speech is another technique where you almost sing everything you say. Singing means to her because it is impossible to stutter during it, which gives her the power to be the performer that she is today.

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In the TED Talk ‘How I beat stage fright,’ Joe Kowan discusses how he eventually got over his stage fright.
He enjoyed writing folk songs but only played for himself. He wanted to share his music with others. He ultimately decided to play in front of a small crowd of people. Most people have experienced the feeling of stage fright when the sympathetic nervous system kicks, and you feel an adrenaline rush. Even though while performing, Joe’s nerves got the best of him, he still made himself play every week. He learned that writing songs that embraced and exploited his problems and fears in his songs gave him the audience connection that he craved.

TED Talk with Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking. She is a performer with a speech impediment. Due to her stutter, she always feared public speaking. Throughout her lifetime, she was introduced to various methods to manage her stutter. One technique was called a loophole method. The loophole method is using specific words to avoid stutter. For example, instead of her saying “Wednesday,” she would instead say “Tomorrow” or “The day after Tuesday.” Smooth speech is another technique where you almost sing everything you say. Singing means to her because it is impossible to stutter during it, which gives her the power to be the performer that she is today.

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In this video Dave Guin, department of communication professor at Cal Poly Pomona, explains the reason why people are afraid to speak in public. While watching the video I was able to identify some techniques that he used that were found in chapter 6. Dave used multiple techniques from table 6.5. Dave seemed very genuine and enthusiastic about the topic of public speaking. He seemed very knowledgable about the topic and that he truly cared about what he was speaking about. He also used different types of nonverbal cues. Throughout the video he is making good eye contact with the audience and making different facial expressions. Some verbal cues that he used included tone and volume. With his tone and volume he was able to keep the audience engaged. He also maintained a good pace throughout the presentation, speeding up at times and slowing down making the presentation interesting.

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In the first video, Joe Kowan opens up his TEDtalk with a great hook. He connects with the audience by telling his personal short stories about his anxiety and his stage fright and how he overcame it. He uses humor and maintains his eye contact with the audience. Joe uses Music as a way to overcome his stage fright as he sings a song that talks about his stage fright and how it affects him. He speaks loud and clearly and maintains his posture as well as eye contact with the audience.

Megans TEDTalk uses storytelling as well as humor to convey her message. She maintains eye contact throughout her presentation and keeps her posture the same. Megan is very confident especially when it comes to her singing. She sings as a way to overcome her fear of public speaking. Not only that, but singing helps her with her stuttering. Megan allows herself to engage with the audience as she communicates with respect and the perfect tone.

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In “How I Beat Stage Fright,” Joe Kowan first captures his audience’s attention by developing engaging openers by telling a narrative using humor. He maintains eye contact with the audience to create a sense of confidence. Finally, he concludes his presentation with music, which is another technique that may be used to keep his audience engaged. Through the use of engaging openers, eye contact, humor, and music, Kowan was able to successfully convey his message to the audience as well as keeping them interested throughout his presentation.

In “Why I Live in Mortal Dead of Public Speaking,” Megan Washington conveys her message to the audience by using eye contact and nonverbal cues. In the beginning, Washington avoided eye contact with the audience due to her nervousness. However, as the presentation progresses, she begins to maintain eye contact with the audience as it shows that she begins to feel more confident and comfortable with speaking on stage to a large crowd. She also uses nonverbal cues such as her facial expressions and body movements to keep her audience engaged. Through the use of these techniques, Washington was able to convey her message to the crowd effectively.

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Both Joe Kowan and Megan Washington used storytelling to begin their TED talks as a very effective way to engage and capture audience attention, which is a key ingredient for a successful presentation. They also effectively used music to relieve stress and ease the atmosphere. Throughout the presentations, they were able to present the characteristics of effective speakers, like being genuine, considerate, trustworthy, enthusiastic, and humorous. They maintained eye contact with the audiences confidently and closed up their presentation with a small performance to conclude what they have told so far is the truth.

In the “How I beat stage fright” video, Joe started giving a narrative on how his passion overcome his fear as the more he writes music, the more of his needs to share it in front of everyone, instead of singing at for himself only. Joe brought up the courage to sign up at a local open mic, and of course, the first time was a failure. But he did not give up by promising to be on stage every week until he could beat the fear being on stage. He came up with a brilliant idea, writing a song about his nervousness. Joe considered what his audiences would like to hear from him and he has successfully connected with them by choosing to be genuine and authentic, by signing about his own fear, embracing instead of hiding it.

In “Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking”, Megan began by inciting curiosity by spending the first minute talking and led everyone to wonder what kind of problem she has. Megan has a stutter and after years of treatment, she came to the conclusion that when she sings, her stutter stopped. And it becomes her passion to sing and to write songs, and she wanted to share her experience being a stutterer with other people by practicing speaking on stage. She was joking about the fear of meeting another stutterer who would think she is mocking them when they say hi. She sang beautifully at the end as a way to convey the audience that it is okay to have flaws, but it is the way we accept it makes us a successful person.

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To start off both presenters used “engaging openers”. For example, in “How I Beat Stage Fright” Joe Kowan starts off by telling us how he had really bad stage fright and would write songs. He mentions that the more he wrote, the more he wanted to perform them so he decided to go to an open mic. Kowan began by telling us a narrative and “storytelling” about an experience that he went through to overcome his stage fright. This technique helps engage the audience and have a sort of connection with them. The same technique occurs in “Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking” Megan Washington shares her story about having a speech impediment and how that resulted in her having stage fright. Both Kowan and Washington use the tactic of telling stories to connect with their audiences and try to tell jokes in a way to tell the audience “it is okay to laugh”. I really liked how when Washington was telling her story about how singing is easy because her speech impediment goes away, but she stated that it feels like cheating to her and not being honest with people. The next technique Kowan portrayed was preparing a form of discussion board which was a song that he would use to overcome his stage fright, which he proceeds to sing to the audience. In his “stage fright” song, he used his personal experiences of how he feels when nervous, the listener and suggested that this song gives the audience time to think about it.

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in the TED Talk how I beat stage fright by Joe Kowan, he provides an excellent use of the problem solving method as he takes his discomfort for public speaking and turns into a more familiar ground which in his case is singing. Mr.Kowan also exercises the use of experiment method in the case of using his song to see how it reacts with the audience. This will in turn provide a significant amount of feedback that he could build off of. Secondly, In Megan Washington's "Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking", she tells a story about the battles with living with a stutter and how blending speech with music/song allows for better articulation.  Problem solving is by far the most prevalent presentation method used in Ms.Washinton's talk as she manipulates the way she uses days of the week and tries to stray away from using words that begin with "st". In conclusion both speakers use humor to engage the audience and loosen up the mood, acknowledging their weaknesses and turning them into strengths can also be seen.

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In "How I Beat Stage Fright," Joe Kowan begins by sharing his experience with stage fright. He tells his narrative using humor which engages his audience. Using humor allows him to connect to his audience even more and uses it to build a barrier with his stage fright. At the end, he sings to his audience. This song, more say singing, has helped him overcome stage fright. The audience will focus more on the song and what the lyrics are. This is a verbal cue as him singing helps tie in the entire purpose of the presentation.

In "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking, " Megan Washington also has the same technique as Joe Kowan. They both share their stories in the beginning of the video. These narratives are similar but have their differences. Megan is a performer and also a speech impediment. Due to her speech impediment, she has grown with a fear of public speaking. She mentions her experiences with therapy. She was introduced to many methods such as smooth speech. Instead of talking how she would be, she would be singing. Every sentence was sang and therefore, gave her the power to perform.

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Hi Jennifer, I really enjoyed your writing on these videos. I liked how extensive your summary was of both videos, and how similar both of the TED presenters are.  

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How I beat stage fright:

At the beginning of his talk, Joe Kowan seemed nervous to talk in front of this group. The laughter and applause he received from the audience seems to comfort him an open up about his story. He aimed to talk to each person as he is having a conversation with them. His hand gestures and body language show he is opening up to the audience. Even though he begins to feel nervous before singing the song, he is able to compose himself and continue singing. An experience like giving a TedTalk helped him ease his stage fright and feet confident in front of an audience this size.

Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking

Megan Washington’s speech impediment did not stop her from giving a speech despite feeling comfortable singing in front of many people. Her stutter comes to show that it is not something one should be ashamed of. Some of us stutter during speeches, but for others, it is a speech impediment they learn to live with it. Seeing her confidence in speaking shows me that our experience with public speaking is something we can learn to work through. I enjoyed her tip on incorporating an almost singing voice to work through her stuttering, and it is a tip that we can use when speaking in class also. Megan’s talk has helped me feel that public speaking is not as bad as we make it seem. Through her personal experience, those of us who feel a fear of public speaking can use her example that we do not have it as tough as we think.

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In the youtube video "How I Beat Stage Fright," Joe Kowan captures his audience with a humorous approach. He told a narrative about his song writing. Kowan expressed that after building up the courage he decided to perform. That night he felt anxiety prior to performing. After continuously feeling stage fright he had an epiphany. He created a very transparent song about his stage fright and that helped him. He explained that it ultimately helped him and he only had to play it during those anxious moments. HIs approach was problem solving. He proposed a dilemma, "stage fright" to his audience and discussed a method to overcome it.

Megan Washington in the "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking," suffers from a stuttering speech impediment. She expresses her initial feelings for her stuttering issue to finding her solution. She discovered that singing was a method helped temporarily stop her stutter, where she could fluently speak. She also uses a problem solving approach. What she perceived to be a problem was her speech impediment. She solved it with discovering the power of singing.

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In viewing the two videos how I beat stage fright was a great ted talk that showed the how scary public speaking can be for some people. The man in the video was discussing his fear of public speaking and how he overcame it. The gentleman enjoyed sing writing and doing so brought him great joy. However,  he was not the best at performing as he had crippling stage fright.  So, he decided to write a song tailored to his fear to ensure that he would be able to perform well. He utilized tone of voice  to his advantage when writing his song.He was able to create a song and perform which helped him beat his stage fright.

While in the other ted talk "Why I live in dread of public speaking" showed another story of a woman who had a speech impediment which caused her to dread public speaking. She was able to find a strength in altering her speech and singing. She specifically change her tone and pace to ensure she can alter Doing so allowed her to increase her confidence and realize a strength to overcome the fear she had/has for public speaking.

Both talks utilized different types of devices from chapter six but both were effective to assist these individual. Both individual used engaging openers and did great on their presentations.

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In "How I beat Stage Fright," and "Why I Live in Moral Dread of Public Speaking", Joe Kowan and Megan Washington  utilize engaging openers, including personal narratives, to develop a connection with the audience. By telling stories about their personal experiences, they make it easier for the audience to understand what they went through and feel engaged throughout the performances. They allow the audience to see them as real people who have overcome monumental behavior changes. They also effectively use emotion to build a stronger connection with the audience, allowing them to believe they too are capable of making these changes. In the end of both performances, each speaker made themselves even more vulnerable to the audiences by singing and revealing what pushed them through the rough patches of their fears. Joe and Megan both learned and were able to do what they loved the most to help them overcome stage fright and a speech impediment.

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In the TED talk, "How I beat stage fright," Joe Kowan starts off his presentation with story telling about his own experiences about stage fright. He also includes humor which showcases his personality and makes the presentation more personal and genuine. He includes tone fluctuations in his voice and doesn't stand too stiff when in front of the audience because he uses slight movements and gestures. He then includes music about a song that he wrote to help him with stage fright and performs it which engages the audience. He uses eye contact throughout his whole presentation and uses different methods to keep the audience alert and engaged.

In "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking," Megan Washington also uses similar techniques. She opens the presentation with story telling and how her stutter made her fear public speaking. She includes humor to make the audience feel more comfortable and engaged. She shares personal experiences of how she tried different therapy methods such as loophole method and smooth speech. She then sings for the audience, showcasing how she is able to be a performer despite her speech impediment.

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In the video, "How I Beat Stage Fright," Joe Kowan tells us his story with stage fright. Kowan  engaged his audience with humor, consistent eye contact, and music. The humor keeps the audience interested in what he has to say and always craving more. The eye contact allows "personal connection" between the speaker and the audience. The music sets the tone/mood for the stage, making Kowan's presence  undeniably captivating.

In the video, "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking." Megan Washington uses techniques related to Joe Kowan.  Although she had a speech impediment, it didn't stop her from speaking. She was confident using techniques such as telling jokes, smooth speech, and singing. This allowed Megan to become more proficient in speaking as well as entertaining and engaging.

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In the Ted Talk, “How I Beat Stage Fright” Joe Kowan shares his story with the audience of how he was able to get over his fear of public speaking. One tactic that Kowan used throughout his speech which we learned about in Chapter 6, was the use of humor. By keeping the mood light and making jokes, this kept the audience engaged and interested. Additionally, by incorporating music into his presentation, he was able to connect with the audience on a deeper level. In the second video, “Why I Live In Mortal Dread of Public Speaking” by Megan Washington she shares her personal story with the audience. She opens up about her stutter and how often society assumes she is drunk or slow because of how hard it is for her to speak or communicate. However, Megan reveals that her connection with music has allowed for her to be able to communicate effectively with the world. She uses nonverbal cues, which we also learned about in Chapter 6 to help her in communicating properly. She does this both through her normal talking and through her music.

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In both "How I Beat Stage Fright" and "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking" the speakers use engaging openers to capture the attention of the audience. For example,  Megan Washington used storytelling to describe her personal struggles with stuttering, which could help the information resonate with the listener. This method could be very effective as it allows the audience to hear personal experiences from real people who model the behavior, in this case singing. She also used eye contact throughout most of the presentation and only looked down occasionally.

In the video "How I Beat Stage Fright", Joe Kowan also used storytelling in order to open the presentation. He explained how nervous he was the first time he performed at an open-mic event and how he overcame this fear. This personal experience helps the listeners understand and relate to these obstacles. He also maintained eye contact with the audience and avoided using distracting mannerisms such as nuisance words or phrases. Lastly, he also used humor throughout both his story and the song he added at the end, which helps keep the attention of the audience.

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In “How I Beat Stage Fright” & “ Why I live in Moral Dread of Public speaking,” both, Joe Kowan and Megan Washington use the technique of including personal narratives in order to form a connection/bond with the audience.

Joe Kowan mixes in a bit of humor to his narrative and shares his experience with stage fright. Joe also explains the steps he has taken to overcome it and the reasons why he was able to overcome stage fright. He later then presents a song in which he wrote to get over his stage fright and he actually performs it which really engages the audience. Joe Kowan also uses eye contact throughout his whole speech which shows the audience that he was well prepared for his presentation and erases any possibility of awkwardness or disengagement.

Just like Joe, Megan started her speech with a little bit of humor in her personal narrative and explained that she has a speech impediment which is a stutter. The biggest difference between her and Joe is the eye contact. Megan would constantly look down at her phone and although she did keep some eye contact we could tell that she relied on her phone perhaps to either make sure she knew what she was saying or to better explain something.  Megan used nonverbal cues that involved moment and and facial expressions which kept the audience engaged. Megan also begins singing and it shows her confidence and how she tries her best to overcome her speech disorder.

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Live inJoe Kowan in "How I Beat Stage Fright" explains his journey in battling anxiety when performing, which is commonly known as "stage fright". In his talk, he  tells his own narrative about how he feels and reacts when put in front of an audience. Not only does he challenge himself to work through his fear, he also finds a way of building a bridge between him and his audience that reaches out to them. He wrote a song about how his anxiety feels and how it makes him appear, and through this outlet, he is able to tell his audience to not feel bad or awkward if they notice his discomfort, but rather, to know he is aware and to be a bit more understanding. I think that through his music and his constant eye contact, he puts his best efforts forward to connect with his audience.

Megan Washington in "Why I Live in a Mortal Dread of Public Speaking", tells her audience about her lifelong battle with a speech impediment, such a stuttering. Similarly to Joe, she tells the audience through short narratives about the instances where her speech has caused her to struggle. Although she is not able to fix her speech, she does find that she has control over her voice when it comes to singing. Although unafraid of an audience, she is capable of being free from any limitations when it comes to singing; something she has pursued professionally as it is a passion of hers. She also explains how she is able to understand where in her speech she struggles most and adapts in a way such as changing certain words as a way of avoiding the verbal ticks.

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In the video “Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking” Megan Washington addresses her speech impediment and how even at age 28 she still struggles with it. She engages her audience through her personal experience narrative whether they struggle with this impediment or not. She utilizes humor (Table 6.5 Characteristics of Effective Speakers) throughout sharing her story with living with her speech impediment which allows the audience to understand how it must have been growing up until this point. She demonstrates how comfortable she is becoming by engaging in eye contact with her audience as time goes by. Additionally, she utilizes nonverbal cues like hand gestures and body movements. She then ends off with how flexible she has become with adjusting and figuring out what works which is smooth speech aka singing. Singing makes her feel unstoppable and complete as she hoped for all her life.

In the video “How I beat stage fright” Joe Kowan addresses his issue with stage fright and his thought process of wanting to manifest his plan but couldn’t out of fear. Eye contact and relatability is what allowed him to engage with his audience throughout his presentation. He also used nonverbal cues of hand gestures, body movements, and posture. As he goes on to explain how the body reacts to fear like his experience of being on stage for the first time he utilizes pace as he is speeding up what he is saying because that’s exactly how his body is reacting. His heart is racing, blood pumping because of this adrenaline rush he is feeling. He then explains again how manifesting was tough but he managed to make it happen as he created a song explaining his stage fright and goes on to performing for them as well. Overall, both presenters did a great job by taking their fear and demonstrating how it wasn’t easy to overcome but you must learn to see what works and what doesn’t. They learned to move forward and now are able to openly speak in their own way.

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In "How I Beat Stage Fright" Joe Kowan was able to conquer, or at least address his fear of public speaking and stage fright by working at it, practicing and making it his own by singing to help with some of his fear. He used the presentation techniques listed in the textbook by using a sense of humor. He was able to put his fear aside and work with an audience in a way that he knew how to do, and a way that suited his personality best - which is important when it comes to public speaking... in the end you must do what you are most comfortable with otherwise public speaking might always be dreadful.

Similarly, Megan also had a sense of humor when it came to her speech, which I found incredible because she has such a noticeable speech impediment. Although both of them were able to deliver successful speeches they both used slightly different techniques. I really felt that Megan was able to paint a picture with words when discussing certain topics which I appreciated more, and she also was able to use nonverbal cues as well as facial expressions that enhanced her speech or otherwise kept the audience engaged. All in all, I thought they both had great speeches and I could really learn a lot from the two of them, as public speaking is one of my biggest social fears as well.

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To start off, each presenter in the two videos displays great confidence/presence that attracts their audiences attention. They both also use appealing introductions that give the audience a sense of comfortability.

In the video “How I Beat Stage Fright,” Joe Kowan opens the stage with a small anecdote about his nervousness in regards to stage fright. He allows his audience to get a brief feel of who he is as an individual. Joe dives in depth of a night where he first participated in an open mic. After performing that night, Joe was able to come to the realization that persistantance was the key to his success. During Joe's presentation he masters the techniques of eye contact, audience engagement, and music. To end his presentation Joe sings a song that directly explores his nervousness and stage fright.

In the video “Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking,” Megan Washington opens up to her audience immediately with a short story of her difficulties and fears with having a stutter.  Megan also describes the stereotypes and assumptions that accompany her stutter. While some people assume she is drunk, others assume her mere stutter is her forgetting their name. Her humor allows her audience to be drawn to her as well as her constant eye contact. She also finishes her presentation with a song that displays her overall triumph of her stutter.

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Megan Washington utilizes the presentation technique of anticipating the difficult audience members. Because it Megan has a stutter problem, the audience members seem tense and she is cognizant to where she brings humor into her presentation. Presenting with laughter in her presentation gains trust and engages the audience. The break where she sings her beautiful song also helps the message of her performance be understood better. She is demonstrating the affect that the stutter has on her life. Joe Kowan used the presentation technique of also being aware of his audience. He explains how he is upfront and honest so that they know his story. He brainstorms on how he will present and takes into account the people's feelings. Joe also uses demonstration in his performance to show how he overcomes stage fright. Both Megan and Joe presented to auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learners. They heard different stories, saw their problems and how it affected them, and understood through music to learn new information.

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In the video about Joe Kowan's ted Talk, "How I Beat Stage Fright," He uses multiple techniques that are common amongst performers. First he begins with an engaging opener by telling a narrative about not being able to perform in from of his roommates. This gets the audience on his side and makes them like him off the bat because he is a pretty much just a shy and nice guy. He then starts throwing out medical terms but then explains what they mean in a comedic way. This is a form of distilling that helps the audience not get lost i the medical jargon that isn't common language.

In the Video of Megan Washington, she uses similar techniques to most presenters. She begins by explaining how she relates to the topic with an engaging narrative about herself that draws the audience in closer and makes the conversation more personal. Throughout the entire video she is looking at cards of some sort. She uses this discussion guide as a way to keep herself on track for the discussion and so she doesn't get caught up on one point for too long.

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In the TED Talk by Joe Kowan, "How I Beat Stage Fright," he explains his struggle with public speaking and how he deals with his stage fright. The only way he conquered his fear of public speaking was by singing about it and making up fun songs that explained how he felt. In the video Kowan plays the song for the whole audience to hear and you can tell how he goes from being nervous to being totally okay while singing. The way Kowan expresses his fear by singing and somewhat making fun of himself is an example of, developing an engaging opener by sharing a story.

The second video by Megan Washington, "Why I Live in Mortal Dread of Public Speaking," she shares her story about her struggle living life with a stutter. Throughout the Ted Talk Washington tends to make fun of her self in a positive light and you can tell that it might be one of the ways she copes with stage fright. She also explains to the audience that there is one thing that helps her with her stutter and that is singing. When she is singing it's the one time she feels free and can't stutter. The video ends with her singing for the audience and she is absolutely amazing. Her eye contact and body movement help her to hold the audiences attention since she does talk slowly because of her stutter.