Jordan Raskopoulos
Jordan Raskopoulos – Australian comedian
Wooh! Come on yes! Yes! Rock and roll! Come on Sidney, let’s make some noise!
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Awesome, yeah! All right, yes! Now, make some noise if you love TEDx!
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Make some noise if you hate public speaking.
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Make some noise if you suffer from stage fright!
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Make some noise if the idea of giving a talk in front of thousands of people is your nightmare!
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Yes, it’s not for me. No, I love this. I love this. This is my home. I know how this works, I know all the rules here. I know how this works, I can drop my voice a little bit, get more conversational, talk to someone in the front row, “Hey, how you doing? TEDx, am I right?” Yeah! Rock and roll!
And then when I look up, we all feel like we know each other a little bit better, yeah. I know that I can walk over here and say something silly, like “fart.” Fart! And you probably laugh… Maybe not, it’s a pretty conservative audience. It was a risk. I know that I can raise my voice to a crescendo and let silence hang for three seconds. And then speak quietly, purposefully and softly, and I have your full attention.
I do not get stage fright. So people find it really odd when I tell them that I have an anxiety disorder. How on earth could you have a problem with anxiety, Jordan, when you are so confident on stage? See, problem is I am only confident on stage. If you meet me afterwards or in the street, you will see me as a timid mumbling wreck who’s probably lost for words.
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