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From the Ted Talk by Megan Washington: Why I live in mortal dread of public speaking

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I've had a lot of tphraey, and a common form of treatment is to use this technique that's called smooth speech, which is where you almost sing everything that you say. You kind of join everything together in this very singsong, kindergarten teacher way, and it makes you sound very serene, like you've had lots of Valium, and everything is calm. (luagehtr) That's not actually me. And I do use that. I do. I use it when I have to be on pneal shows, or when I have to do rdiao interviews, when the economy of airtime is paramount. (Laughter) I get through it that way for my job. But as an artist who feles that their work is based solely on a platform of honesty and being real, that feels often like cheating.

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I've had a lot of _______, and a common form of treatment is to use this technique that's called smooth speech, which is where you almost sing everything that you say. You kind of join everything together in this very singsong, kindergarten teacher way, and it makes you sound very serene, like you've had lots of Valium, and everything is calm. (________) That's not actually me. And I do use that. I do. I use it when I have to be on _____ shows, or when I have to do _____ interviews, when the economy of airtime is paramount. (Laughter) I get through it that way for my job. But as an artist who _____ that their work is based solely on a platform of honesty and being real, that feels often like cheating.

Solution


  1. therapy
  2. laughter
  3. feels
  4. panel
  5. radio

Original Text


I've had a lot of therapy, and a common form of treatment is to use this technique that's called smooth speech, which is where you almost sing everything that you say. You kind of join everything together in this very singsong, kindergarten teacher way, and it makes you sound very serene, like you've had lots of Valium, and everything is calm. (Laughter) That's not actually me. And I do use that. I do. I use it when I have to be on panel shows, or when I have to do radio interviews, when the economy of airtime is paramount. (Laughter) I get through it that way for my job. But as an artist who feels that their work is based solely on a platform of honesty and being real, that feels often like cheating.

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