Response to Joe Kowan: How I beat stage fright

http://www.ted.com/talks/joe_kowan_how_i_beat_stage_fright.html

This speech was really interesting to me and popped out to me because the credibility that inherently came with the topic. His topic was that he had incredibly terrible stage fright and he found this way to get over it; his credibility stemmed from his confidence when speaking as well as his conclusion of singing this song he wrote that emphasized the points of getting over stage fright. The method he spoke of involved admitting your fear to it and learning to make it work for you rather than against you; in a sense, don't let your body control your mind.

He really stood out among the rest because you could tell he was being honest, he looked like he would be awkward person in front of a crowd and he used that trait to give the speech a comical aspect. It also helped that his awkwardness and lack there off contributed to the main idea of the speech, which was how he overcame stage fright.

There was one part that didn't really feel right is when he asked someone on the side of the stage for water, it felt awkward and strange; especially seeing him drink it, it was uncomfortable and took away from the main idea.

What I liked most however occurred directly after and that was his "Stage Fright" song, he alludes to this song the whole speech and said its how he got over his stage fright and he finishes off his speech by singing it. This was the main reason that I chose this speech is because he does an amazing job of tying everything together and it contributes to the ethos as well; this song that he talks about isn't just some made up story, it is actually how he got over his stage fright.