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The Power of Finding Your Voice - From a Kid Who Had Stage Fright

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Not long ago, 12-year old Eamonn Kennedy hated getting up on stage. In his first TEDx talk, he talks about the importance of finding your voice, overcoming fear, why public speaking needs to be brought back to schools to help students develop leadership, creative and life skills in ways that traditional tests don't.

Not long ago, 12-year old Eamonn Kennedy hated getting up on stage. In his first TEDx talk, he talks about the importance of finding your voice, overcoming fear, why public speaking needs to be brought back to schools to help students develop leadership, creative and life skills in ways that traditional tests don't.

This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxStJosephsSchoolYorkville, an independent event.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxStJosephsSchoolYorkville, an independent event.

Read more about TEDx.