How To Trust Your Voice and Speak With Confidence Anywhere | Mariama Whyte | TEDxManitouSprings
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- Опубліковано 29 січ 2023
- The fear of public speaking, whether in front of large or small groups, is extremely common. While many people experience this fear, it can be managed and overcome with practice and time. Mariama Whyte not only shares her personal journey in a unique and compelling way, but she offers an accessible and empowering framework for people to begin trusting their own voices so they can fully express themselves with confidence, authenticity, and impact wherever they are. Mariama Whyte is a singer, songwriter, actor, speaker, coach and ebook author from
Cleveland, OH. She has performed in the Broadway National Tours of The Lion King and The
Color Purple, and on several regional theatre and music stages. As a speaker, she combines
dynamic storytelling and singing to enrich her audiences and coaches individuals to communicate and perform with confidence and presence. Mariama has released various music projects as an independent recording artist and is excited to release her new album,
"Hey You It's Me” in 2023. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
Your TEDx talk is amazing! Of course, as your mother, I witnessed your journey from your skit as a child to the confident speaker you are today. I am so proud and thankful that you had the opportunity to share your inspiring story on the TED stage. Love you!
I love you!!! Thank you for everything, Mommy! For sparking my creativity and ALWAYS cheering me on, no matter what I do! I was so honored to highlight you in my TEDx Debut! ❤️
Thank you proud mother. Blessings
When you're up late at night and find GEMS!! This is really good. So very proud of you. Keep sharing your wisdom.
Thank you so much my friend!! I truly appreciate you!!
As a professional speaker myself, I found this talk to be very insightful in helping me fully express myself with confidence, authenticity, and impact. Thank you for sharing your story and wisdom Mariama!
Thank you Ant!! I appreciate your words big time!! 😃
Shout out to @CollegeofWooster! But I was especially moved by your account of AP classes in high school and associated culture shock. This was a problem in my HS, too (Cleveland Heights - for reference to those reading - a suburb adjacent to the Shaker Heights district Mariama grew up in). That narrative is far too prevalent to this very day. The overall takeaway of your talk is so uplifting, positive, and nurturing of resilience! I am glad, however, that you made a point to mention the challenges and injustices - things we do/don't have personal control over. You really are 2Cool. Well done, Mariama!
Kate!! Thank you so much. I appreciate you!! I realize my particular journey through academic and social transitions resonates with so many people. I’m very glad I presented this to share my struggles and my wisdom. Thanks again for your comments, I appreciate you!
Wow! Wow! Powerful Mariama! Thank you for representing those of us who still bump up against our insecure selves. You owned your space on that stage! Words of wisdom that I will carry with me. "I am the best role I can ever play!" Period!!! Thank you! 👏👏👏
Thank you so much Ms. Vicki!! Yes YOU are the best role you will ever play! I'm so glad you enjoyed my talk!
Powerful, confident, natural! So inspiring. Wow.
Thank you so much!!! I’m glad you are inspired!
Amazing Mariama!! The power of music! Wonderful Ted talk! ❤️
Thank you so much!!!
Love it!!! "You are the best roll you will ever play!" AMEN!
Amen!! Thanks so much for watching Laura!!
What an amazing testament to the strength and brilliance of your spirit! I'm honored to know you!! Thank you for so generously sharing your wisdom and gifts with the world. You are a blessing!!
Thank ya thank ya thank ya!! I'm so grateful that you have been by my side and have personally witnessed my journey for so many years. AND you were right there in person for my TEDx debut! Thank you for always cheering me on. You are a blessing to me!!
It’s the sanging for me! Outstanding!
Ramona!! Thank you my friend!! I can't stop sanging! 😀
Wow. Wow. Wow. What a word, Mariama. You are such a light. When you said “You are the best role you will ever play”; that sent me. Thank you and TED for allowing the world to hear your voice. Love u, sis.
Anthony!! Thank you so much my brother! I'm so grateful you enjoyed my talk and it resonated with you. You have played MANY roles exquisitely, and still YOU are the best role you will ever play, my friend!! Love you!
Simply wonderful!
Hearty congratulations, Mariama-
you are such a light!
Nolan, thank you so much my friend! I appreciate you!!
Mariama, this was so encouraging. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
Hi Yasmin!! I'm soooo glad my talk encouraged you my friend!
"Trying to find a sense of home and I'm stuck between the desire to express my ideas and the reasons I came up with to keep those ideas to myself and in most cases I kept them to myself."
Speaking that was so healing for me. It helped me to confront those reasons and give myself grace and the freedom to come up with new, empowering reasons to speak :)
this talk is so powerful - effortless and authentic.
Thank you so much!!!!
Original songs, anecdotes, brain research, breathing exercises, Maya Angelou, "The Wiz" - how did you manage to fit all of that into a 15-minute talk - and make it so clear, coherent, and accessible? As you did with your incredible one-woman show "Born in October," you distilled your amazing range of talents, interests, and experiences into another beautiful and inspiring gift for all of us. Thank you for your generous spirit, Mariama!
Kevin!! Thank you so very much! It was quite a journey putting it all together. I appreciate you and all your endless support!!
Wonderful!!!
Thank you!!!
calm confident and inspiring. Thank you Mariama
Thank you so much!!!!
Such a power-giving word!
Thank you so much!!!
This is beautiful.
Mariama, your TEDx Talk was amazing! So authentic and uniquely you, yet it reaches so many! Thank you for putting this into our ethos! The lack of psychological safety is something many people experience when they don't see people who look like themselves in spaces. You managed to effortlessly put us all at ease and helped us to know that we are all going to be ok - with our strong sense of home. Much love
Danyetta!! Thank you so much for watching and your message. I appreciate you so much!!!
What an incredible talk! So beautifully delivered and vulnerably inspiring. Yes to the deep breathing! I so resonate with your journey and message. Thank you so much for showing up for yourself and being a light for others!
Phi!!! Thank you very much. I’m so glad my message resonated with you!
If we know ourselves,
We're always home,
Anywhere.
Yes!! 💯
You were eloquently telling my story! 😉 As a fellow Shakerite, I had a similar path as you, at least 10 years before..falling into silence in AP classes because I was not "at home". This continued in my college years...After all these years, it has been defined for me! It is good that you found the tools to work through that season to find your voice and home again. Any student of yours will blossom because you will "see" you in them. Onward!
Wow, thank you for sharing your story with me, my fellow Shakerite!! I'm grateful that my talk resonated with you and I hope you're able to find home for yourself wherever you are! And yes I do "see" me in my students. I enjoy supporting them in their growth!
Outstanding and helpful presentation! Thank you.
I'm so glad you enjoyed my talk. Thank you!!
Love all of this sis you are truly a gift
Thank you so much!!!
beautiful voice and soul. Thank you for this amazing talk. you are beautiful.
Thank you so much!!
Thank you, Mariama!! So many people will be encouraged and strengthened to hear your story!
Thank you for watching and for your encouraging words Libby!!!
Thank you @ Mariame Whyte & TEDx for providing us with such beautiful insights. ☺
You’re very welcome! Thanks so much for watching 😊
thank you for this!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it!!!
Mariama! Thank you so much for sharing your stories and important message. It was such an honor to be on the TEDx stage wtih you and I am so excited for the world (and all teens) to hear this idea. AMAZING
Thank you so much Tia!!! I'm excited to touch more lives with my message. Wonderful to share the TEDx stage with you!
What an inspiring story, Mariama! Love your stories and your framework for how to speak up and feel inner safety!
Thank you so much Shannon!!! I appreciate you!!
That was Awesome!! Thank you so much! Peace and Love to all everywhere!
Thank you so much!!!!
Amazing!
Thank you so much!!!
Great Talk Mariama!!
Thank you so much Sid!!!
This was amazing! Authentic, empowering, and grounding. Thank you!
Thank you so much!!
I have practiced as an SLP for 20 years. I specialized working with Selective Mutism. Your video rung home for me with the same feelings and challenges my students experienced. I love your voice! I love your expression! I love your advice to those who struggle to find their voice. It is especially important because you can speak from experience. They need to hear from folks who have overcome and succeed as you have. Congratulations on a beautiful and touching TedxTalk! I love your intro too! DB:)
Wow!! Thank you so much for your words and for your extensive work as an SLP. I’m so glad my talk resonates with you!! I’m so grateful to share my journey and insight!
Great TEDX Mariama! More of this 🙏🏾
Hey Price!!! Thank you so much 🙏🏾
Yes, Yes, Yes Sis! I LOVE this so much. Inspiring, articulate, informative and magically real. So proud of you. Thanks for sharing and for your transparency. beYOUtiful always! Love You! ❤️👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🎈🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
LaTonya! Thank you so much Sis! I appreciate your words and your endless support. Love you back! ❤️❤️❤️
Love this, Mariama! We all need a reminder to breathe, be true to ourselves and to seek community. In my yoga journey I was taught that these three simple things lead to happiness and contentment. At the end of your speech I was giddy hoping you would sing my favorite song from The Wiz. . I’ll have to wait for that for another time. ❤️
Halley!! I’m so glad my talk resonated with you and your work. If I didn’t have a time limit, I definitely would sing our fav “Wiz” tune!! 😂❤
Great talk Mariama. Breathing is so important and often overlooked. One of the many great nuggets in your talk!
Liz! Thank you soooo much!!
Awesome talk!!
Thank you so much!!!
Phenomenally done! Your charisma, wisdom and delivery resonated deeply with me!
Thank you!
Davidione!! Thank you so my friend. Grateful my talk resonated with you!
This was absolutely enlightening. I’m so honored to know you. You are a breath of fresh air my sister keep shining your light.. You are truly a inspiration.
Reese!!! Thank you so much my friend! I'm so glad you enjoyed my talk! Keep shining :)
Fantastic insight! Very helpful.
Thank you so much Jeanne!!!!
Wonderful! A great message for adults, teens and young adults. Will sit down with my children to watch it again. Kudos.
Thank you!! I’m so glad you will watch this again with your children!
This was amazing!! The song at the beginning made my cry and I had to replay it a couple of times ❤. I also cried throughout the presentation. You are amazing and I hope to be an amazing speaker like you one day, speaking with truth and confidence. You were absolutely perfect❤
Wow thank you so much for your vulnerability. Tears are healing and I'm glad to be a healing vessel for you through my talk! You are amazing. Continue to breathe, imagine, and seek support. You got this!
Wow, This is truly amazing!
Thank you!!!
This was outstanding! Your energy shines through as you speak and I will be watching this video again taking note of the excellent tips you share.
Thank you so much Tiffany!! I appreciate your support and I’m glad you’ll continue to watch and implement!
Awesome speech! Inspiring and you're a great speaker.
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you!
You can tell the advice works, because of how well the speaker delivers her talk. She is so confident, dynamic, and expressive. A fully actualized person, with a beautiful voice, that has something important to say. Thank you for your message, and for sharing your journey.
Thank you so much. I appreciate you!!
The opening was incredibly compelling, in fact, gripping as it totally pulled the listener in. The song's true power is your talk leveraged the song and the importance of owning and knowing self. through themes of vulnerability, the power of authenticity, the value of self-awareness, and transformation of self to find a home within thy self. I watch a lot of Ted Talks, and this was the first time I saw one begin with an acapella song and in fact, was more like a one-way play. Well done!
Wow thank you so much!! Your words encourage and motivate me! I'm so glad that my talk gripped you in a unique and different way!
I thoroughly enjoyed watching your Tedx Talk Mariama. You do have so much to say beyond the music. Talented & gifted!!!
Thank you Sis!!! I sooo appreciate you!!
Wow!! Mariama, you are amazing! Thank you for sharing your incredibly beautiful voice, wisdom, creativity, and message. 🙏🏼 So grateful to know you speaker sister. 💕🎵🎶🎤💞
Thank you so much Chelsea!!! Speaker Sisters! 💯🙌🏾🙏🏾
This was amazing! I am uber proud of you!!
Thank you Eb!!!! I appreciate you my friend!
@@MariamaWhyte ❤️❤️
You inspire me! I have such a fear of public speaking. Do you offer virtual classes or such? Thank you!
Great talk, Mariama! So cool to see a Wooster grad on a TED stage spouting your wisdom.
Hi my fellow Woo alum!! Thank you so much!!! 😀
This was an inspiring speech! Don't be afraid of making mistakes. They are part of the process. ;)
Thank you!! Yes mistakes are to be embraced. Progress is everything!
Incredible presentation! I found your transparency and insight inspirational and practical. ❤
Thank you so much Shae!!! I appreciate you!
Beautiful Mars!! 💜💜💜 I love how u shared your story in your own unique creative way. Great job in inserting the singing snippets. Trusting our own voice is so important and can be difficult at all levels. I had a few of the same experiences in the honors classes. Great techniques that u provided. U have definitely help many people. Thanks for sharing your story!! Proud of my Shaker homie… Phenomenal Job!!!
Raquel!!! Thank you so much my friend. I’m glad my talk resonated with you!
Ohhhhhhhhh great job, great song, great info! I got the 3 steps and the Wiz story took me somewhere! Love it!
Thank you so much LaRick!! I'm glad you got so much out of my talk. I had to add The Wiz in there. One of the best quotes and movies of all time! 😀
This is too beautiful. Thank you, Mariama. I'm in a severe anxiety right now, preparing for an important interview and presentation next week. I'll practice your 3 points. Thank you for this inspiring talk.
Hi there! I'm just seeing this. I hope everything went well with your interview and presentation. Continue to practice and grow, you got this!
Great message!
Thank you Ed!!! I appreciate you!
Great talk, Mariama!
Thank you so much my friend!! XO
Brava! An extremely substantive talk delivered with great style, addressing a fear that we all have in varying degrees. I would've gladly kept listening even longer to your charismatic presentation.. I will definitely share this with those on my email distribution list. So very, very proud of you. BTW, I took notes; so, I'm ready for the exam!
Peter, thank you so much! I appreciate your words and for sharing with your network! Glad you took notes as well 😊
You are amazing darling!
Thank you!
MUCH MUCH BEAUTIFUL⭐💎⭐💝💝💝❤❤📸AWESOME 📸
Thank you so much!!!
MARIAMA!!! This was phenomenal and so INSPIRING! Your VULNERABILITY and TRANSPARENCY in telling your story was such a breath of fresh air. Aside from hearing your beautiful singing voice, my favorite part of this talk was the 3-part framework. This info is GOLDEN and can help ANYONE. Thank you for sharing your creativity and your wisdom with all of us. WE.WANT. MORE!! xo
Thank you Ces!!!! I appreciate you so much. More is on the way 😊🙌🏾
These sentiments are difficult to put into words, but you weave it all together beautifully! Thank you for sharing and teaching and singing us into a better world! Well done!
Thank you so much Tesha!! I appreciate you!
That was fantastic !!
Thank you so much!!
Great presentation - thoughtful, meaningful, clear, honest, encouraging, engaging, useful.
Thank you so much John!!! I appreciate you!
Wonderfully put! As a teacher, I believe that many of our youth today are misrepresenting themselves because the don't feel at "home" with their own self. This in turn leads to frustration, shut downs and anger because they have yet to learn adequate coping skills to deal with the pressures. Using the steps you mentioned can unlock the way to a confident and happy existence.
Thank you for your insight as a teacher. It takes some time and practice to get there! Our youth need all the tools to be comfortable with themselves in a sometimes not so comfortable environment. Please share with your students and colleagues! I hope my talk inspires them :)
Love your authenticity
Your presentation hit home.
Thank you for sharing and the wonderful daily tips.
@@neurovizrVitality thank you so much!!!
Thank you for your inspiring and uplifting presentation Mariama! It’s so evident you practice what you preach. What a gift you have given us sharing your voice and framework.
Thank you so much. Many blessings!!
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Thanks for the love Kelli!!!
Thank you for this awe inspiring message of encouragement!
Thank you soooo much Angelle!!
Amazing that's a hard city to come from 🙏👊🙏🌹
Thank you! Cleveland made me strong and resilient. I love my city :)
Thank you for this, Mariama. The part about breathing, imagining, and seeking support really resonated with me. This was the reminder I needed to keep dreaming big!
Dream big Matt!! I'm so glad this resonated with you. Thank you for watching!
Wow! I love the lyrics you wrote! I look at my daughter and when I hear you say these things I want her to know what you know! Keep trusting your voice! It hasn’t steered you wrong!
Thank you so much Donnie!!! Blessings and love to your daughter. I appreciate you!
Mariama, I'm so grateful for your message and for meeting you!
Daniel!! Thank you so much and likewise!!
This is me right now. Im in that situation😅..and i just finished my presentation last week lol!. My stomach was vroooming from inside my heart pumping fast. Thats the real anxiety and nervousness.
I understand! I hope my tips can help you the next time you do a presentation. Remember to breath, not just when you're preparing for a presentation. But perhaps have moments of deep breathing as a daily exercise to help with staying present and in the moment. AND think about presenting your talk as a gift to your audience. Put your audience first. That may help take your mind off of your own anxiety. You got this!
This is everything!!! So proud of you my friend Mariama! One of your biggest fans!!
Thank you sooo much Tamara!!!
I loved this talk how powerful! When does you second come out? ; )
Thanks so much Bradley!! I don't know yet, but you're speaking it into existence! I'll let you know when that happens for sure!😀
Wow! Your opening was beautiful and certainly grabbed our attention which is the start of a great speech. Thank you for the tips to breathe, imagine, seek support and release yourself (I really liked that one.).
Thank you so much Adria!! I appreciate you!
I could really relate to this, Mariama. I think so much of life is about letting yourself be who you are (once you figure it out!). Well done!
Thank you so much Dan! Yes let yourself be. I appreciate you!!!
Thank you! Inspiring and simple.
Thank you very much!!
@@MariamaWhyte Thank you, sister, for sharing tools that can help heal the world and bring humanity together in love & truth!
@@lightdistributionchannelfo1387 I'm so blessed! Thanks again!
Hi everyone from turkey. Great talk
Greetings, Thank you!!
Wonderful presentation! This message is just for me. I feel it is a reflection of my life right now! I will do my best to adapt these tips so that I can be a better me. So that I can shine. 😊
Thank you! I'm so glad my talk is helpful for you!! SHINE!
Inspirational message delivered with poise, great personal insight, and entertaining manner.
Thank you so much Inda!!
Breathe. Imagine. Seek Support. Wonderful video with great tips!!
Thank you Von! Many blessings!
My thing is that I don’t sound “proper” due to my upbringing and can’t help compare myself to people who do. Any advice ?
We like all the same movies, I would love to do a challenge with you 🌹🙏
Did she need to put on a show at the beginning? Too vain for me