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fear of course is only a false
fear of course is only a false expectation appearing real and we
expectation appearing real and we
expectation appearing real and we believe that you should challenge that
believe that you should challenge that
believe that you should challenge that expectation wherever you can to see if
expectation wherever you can to see if
expectation wherever you can to see if it’s true so what we did working with
it’s true so what we did working with
it’s true so what we did working with our amazing creative partner doddle was
our amazing creative partner doddle was
our amazing creative partner doddle was we went out into schools and we designed
we went out into schools and we designed
we went out into schools and we designed a program that would for students to
a program that would for students to
a program that would for students to face their number one fear the fear that
face their number one fear the fear that
face their number one fear the fear that they avoid like the plague namely public
they avoid like the plague namely public
they avoid like the plague namely public speaking by the way the number two fear
speaking by the way the number two fear
speaking by the way the number two fear that they avoid like the plague is not
that they avoid like the plague is not
that they avoid like the plague is not avoiding plagues which goes some way to
avoiding plagues which goes some way to
avoiding plagues which goes some way to explain all the colds that I get but
explain all the colds that I get but
explain all the colds that I get but what we asked them to do was do we ask
what we asked them to do was do we ask
what we asked them to do was do we ask them to face their fears and and take on
them to face their fears and and take on
them to face their fears and and take on board public speaking so what we did was
board public speaking so what we did was
board public speaking so what we did was we worked with 225 students and 10
we worked with 225 students and 10
we worked with 225 students and 10 schools over the last six weeks and we
schools over the last six weeks and we
schools over the last six weeks and we asked those schools to pick students who
asked those schools to pick students who
asked those schools to pick students who actively would avoid something like this
actively would avoid something like this
actively would avoid something like this the kind of students that would never
the kind of students that would never
the kind of students that would never put themselves up for anything that had
put themselves up for anything that had
put themselves up for anything that had any risk in it but even more than that
any risk in it but even more than that
any risk in it but even more than that certainly would avoid public speaking
certainly would avoid public speaking
certainly would avoid public speaking and because we really wanted them to
and because we really wanted them to
and because we really wanted them to face their fears we really really put
face their fears we really really put
face their fears we really really put them through it we really put them
them through it we really put them
them through it we really put them through it and we did that for two
through it and we did that for two
through it and we did that for two really good reasons firstly we want to
really good reasons firstly we want to
really good reasons firstly we want to show them that they know more than they
show them that they know more than they
show them that they know more than they think they know and they can do more
think they know and they can do more
think they know and they can do more than they think they can do and secondly
than they think they can do and secondly
than they think they can do and secondly we wanted to show them that just because
we wanted to show them that just because
we wanted to show them that just because something is difficult there is no
something is difficult there is no
something is difficult there is no reason to avoid it in fact you don’t
reason to avoid it in fact you don’t
reason to avoid it in fact you don’t have to be good at something to give it
have to be good at something to give it
have to be good at something to give it a try but you do have to try it to be
a try but you do have to try it to be
a try but you do have to try it to be good at it and after 11 years of
good at it and after 11 years of
good at it and after 11 years of genuinely being a lot luckier than we
genuinely being a lot luckier than we
genuinely being a lot luckier than we are having worked with over a quarter of
are having worked with over a quarter of
are having worked with over a quarter of a million of students I can tell you one
a million of students I can tell you one
a million of students I can tell you one thing that is more important than
thing that is more important than
thing that is more important than anything else I say here today this has
anything else I say here today this has
anything else I say here today this has been the best thing we’ve ever ever done
been the best thing we’ve ever ever done
been the best thing we’ve ever ever done and it’s been the best thing we’ve ever
and it’s been the best thing we’ve ever
and it’s been the best thing we’ve ever ever done for one reason the kids the
ever done for one reason the kids the
ever done for one reason the kids the kids have shown us resilience beyond
kids have shown us resilience beyond
kids have shown us resilience beyond reproach and courage beyond compare they
reproach and courage beyond compare they
reproach and courage beyond compare they have shown us that they are not afraid
have shown us that they are not afraid
have shown us that they are not afraid they’re certainly not afraid to approach
they’re certainly not afraid to approach
they’re certainly not afraid to approach their fears and they’re certainly not
their fears and they’re certainly not
their fears and they’re certainly not try to try new things the only thing
try to try new things the only thing
try to try new things the only thing they are afraid of is trying things
they are afraid of is trying things
they are afraid of is trying things on their own so once we got them to a
on their own so once we got them to a
on their own so once we got them to a place where we can help them understand
place where we can help them understand
place where we can help them understand that their inbuilt biological
that their inbuilt biological
that their inbuilt biological imperatives to protect themselves
imperatives to protect themselves
imperatives to protect themselves actually made public speaking harder not
actually made public speaking harder not
actually made public speaking harder not easier it was genuinely like a weight
easier it was genuinely like a weight
easier it was genuinely like a weight was lifted even the most under confident
was lifted even the most under confident
was lifted even the most under confident children were able to be ready to take
children were able to be ready to take
children were able to be ready to take on the world to prove that point here
on the world to prove that point here
on the world to prove that point here this afternoon we’ve got two of our Ted
this afternoon we’ve got two of our Ted
this afternoon we’ve got two of our Ted junior winners with us and they in a
junior winners with us and they in a
junior winners with us and they in a moment they’re going to current here and
moment they’re going to current here and
moment they’re going to current here and they’re going to take the stage and
they’re going to take the stage and
they’re going to take the stage and they’re going to do a TED talk and
they’re going to do a TED talk and
they’re going to do a TED talk and become some of the world’s youngest ever
become some of the world’s youngest ever
become some of the world’s youngest ever Ted talkers which in and of itself is a
Ted talkers which in and of itself is a
Ted talkers which in and of itself is a fairly daunting prospect and even more
fairly daunting prospect and even more
fairly daunting prospect and even more than that they’re only going to have
than that they’re only going to have
than that they’re only going to have three minutes in which to make their
three minutes in which to make their
three minutes in which to make their point each and here’s the thing even
point each and here’s the thing even
point each and here’s the thing even someone like me can sort of eventually
someone like me can sort of eventually
someone like me can sort of eventually almost make a point in about 11 minutes
almost make a point in about 11 minutes
almost make a point in about 11 minutes trying to say something that is worth
trying to say something that is worth
trying to say something that is worth hearing in three minutes take something
hearing in three minutes take something
hearing in three minutes take something else altogether
else altogether
else altogether now the two students that we’ve chosen
now the two students that we’ve chosen
now the two students that we’ve chosen this afternoon are not naturally gifted
this afternoon are not naturally gifted
this afternoon are not naturally gifted public speakers we chose them for one
public speakers we chose them for one
public speakers we chose them for one reason and one reason alone and nights
reason and one reason alone and nights
reason and one reason alone and nights that they took the biggest step outside
that they took the biggest step outside
that they took the biggest step outside of their comfort zone to make their
of their comfort zone to make their
of their comfort zone to make their comfort zone bigger because we reward
comfort zone bigger because we reward
comfort zone bigger because we reward effort never Talent so what we’ve got
effort never Talent so what we’ve got
effort never Talent so what we’ve got this afternoon is Millie from fete foot
this afternoon is Millie from fete foot
this afternoon is Millie from fete foot Academy and Fred from Wayland Academy
Academy and Fred from Wayland Academy
Academy and Fred from Wayland Academy Millie is going to talk to you about
Millie is going to talk to you about
Millie is going to talk to you about inspiring her generation and Fred from
inspiring her generation and Fred from
inspiring her generation and Fred from Wayland Academy he’s going to talk to
Wayland Academy he’s going to talk to
Wayland Academy he’s going to talk to you about inspiring our generation but I
you about inspiring our generation but I
you about inspiring our generation but I would like you to think that you would
would like you to think that you would
would like you to think that you would agree that whatever they say and however
agree that whatever they say and however
agree that whatever they say and however they say it they’re already incredibly
they say it they’re already incredibly
they say it they’re already incredibly inspiring just for getting up here today
inspiring just for getting up here today
inspiring just for getting up here today because it’s only a few steps to come up
because it’s only a few steps to come up
because it’s only a few steps to come up here on this stage but it is a long long
here on this stage but it is a long long
here on this stage but it is a long long way from where they started ladies and
way from where they started ladies and
way from where they started ladies and gentlemen it gives me nothing but
gentlemen it gives me nothing but
gentlemen it gives me nothing but pleasure to introduce you to my friends
pleasure to introduce you to my friends
pleasure to introduce you to my friends Millie and Fred thank you
there’s only a few weeks ago that I was
there’s only a few weeks ago that I was just a normal high school student bring
just a normal high school student bring
just a normal high school student bring invisible to most never doing anything
invisible to most never doing anything
invisible to most never doing anything to attract attention all of a sudden
to attract attention all of a sudden
to attract attention all of a sudden being picked by Matt to do a TED talk in
being picked by Matt to do a TED talk in
being picked by Matt to do a TED talk in front of a huge audience with my video
front of a huge audience with my video
front of a huge audience with my video being placed on YouTube for potentially
being placed on YouTube for potentially
being placed on YouTube for potentially thousands of people to see it was crazy
thousands of people to see it was crazy
thousands of people to see it was crazy I’m a nervous person so when I was asked
I’m a nervous person so when I was asked
I’m a nervous person so when I was asked to do this talk I care about – Matt and
to do this talk I care about – Matt and
to do this talk I care about – Matt and I shook his hand I was like yeah yeah
I shook his hand I was like yeah yeah
I shook his hand I was like yeah yeah this is a great idea we’re gonna do it
this is a great idea we’re gonna do it
this is a great idea we’re gonna do it I’ll do it in my head I was like no too
I’ll do it in my head I was like no too
I’ll do it in my head I was like no too scary not doing that but I’m here now
scary not doing that but I’m here now
scary not doing that but I’m here now I’m a very nervous person which I’ve
I’m a very nervous person which I’ve
I’m a very nervous person which I’ve just said so I’m trying my best not to
just said so I’m trying my best not to
just said so I’m trying my best not to show it right now I’m like absolutely
show it right now I’m like absolutely
show it right now I’m like absolutely terrified but to begin with ask myself a
terrified but to begin with ask myself a
terrified but to begin with ask myself a question what do I do now I’d seen the
question what do I do now I’d seen the
question what do I do now I’d seen the other stalkers do this so many times and
other stalkers do this so many times and
other stalkers do this so many times and I thought to myself how would they do it
I thought to myself how would they do it
I thought to myself how would they do it I’m guessing there write scripts and
I’m guessing there write scripts and
I’m guessing there write scripts and they rehearse over and over and over
they rehearse over and over and over
they rehearse over and over and over again and they make notes and they just
again and they make notes and they just
again and they make notes and they just continue to keep doing it and practice
continue to keep doing it and practice
continue to keep doing it and practice and practice and practice and that’s
and practice and practice and that’s
and practice and practice and that’s exactly what I did I did it the way that
exactly what I did I did it the way that
exactly what I did I did it the way that I thought that they would do it here’s
I thought that they would do it here’s
I thought that they would do it here’s the thing that wasn’t really working for
the thing that wasn’t really working for
the thing that wasn’t really working for me I was panicking because I couldn’t
me I was panicking because I couldn’t
me I was panicking because I couldn’t say everything in the right order I was
say everything in the right order I was
say everything in the right order I was panicking because I messed up words and
panicking because I messed up words and
panicking because I messed up words and I didn’t get things right and I was a
I didn’t get things right and I was a
I didn’t get things right and I was a mess so I stopped and I thought to
mess so I stopped and I thought to
mess so I stopped and I thought to myself how would I do this i sat with
myself how would I do this i sat with
myself how would I do this i sat with Matt and I sat with my family got a good
Matt and I sat with my family got a good
Matt and I sat with my family got a good talk about and we dismissed the scripts
talk about and we dismissed the scripts
talk about and we dismissed the scripts we dismissed the notes and I just
we dismissed the notes and I just
we dismissed the notes and I just improvised I made things up as I went
improvised I made things up as I went
improvised I made things up as I went along and it was beginning to seem more
along and it was beginning to seem more
along and it was beginning to seem more like the way that I would do it I was
like the way that I would do it I was
like the way that I would do it I was making key notes just few words here and
making key notes just few words here and
making key notes just few words here and there that I know that I’d be able to
there that I know that I’d be able to
there that I know that I’d be able to remember and the rest I would just say
remember and the rest I would just say
remember and the rest I would just say as I went along it was working I was
as I went along it was working I was
as I went along it was working I was enjoying myself I was having fun which
enjoying myself I was having fun which
enjoying myself I was having fun which is what this whole thing should be about
is what this whole thing should be about
is what this whole thing should be about having fun having a great time I wasn’t
having fun having a great time I wasn’t
having fun having a great time I wasn’t doing that before and now I’m having a
doing that before and now I’m having a
doing that before and now I’m having a great time over the course these few
great time over the course these few
great time over the course these few weeks I’ve learned something very
weeks I’ve learned something very
weeks I’ve learned something very important firstly don’t change to suit
important firstly don’t change to suit
important firstly don’t change to suit anyone as long as you’re enjoying what
anyone as long as you’re enjoying what
anyone as long as you’re enjoying what you’re saying
you’re saying
you’re saying pretty much everybody’s gonna enjoy
pretty much everybody’s gonna enjoy
pretty much everybody’s gonna enjoy hearing it secondly your reputation
hearing it secondly your reputation
hearing it secondly your reputation isn’t important if you mess up a word or
isn’t important if you mess up a word or
isn’t important if you mess up a word or two it’s not really gonna matter because
two it’s not really gonna matter because
two it’s not really gonna matter because the fear of getting something wrong is
the fear of getting something wrong is
the fear of getting something wrong is far worse than actually getting
far worse than actually getting
far worse than actually getting something wrong trying something new
something wrong trying something new
something wrong trying something new means that you stand to gain so much
means that you stand to gain so much
means that you stand to gain so much more than you stand to lose and finally
more than you stand to lose and finally
more than you stand to lose and finally be yourself because being yourself means
be yourself because being yourself means
be yourself because being yourself means you can’t get it wrong if you embarrass
you can’t get it wrong if you embarrass
you can’t get it wrong if you embarrass yourself or you make a mistake or you
yourself or you make a mistake or you
yourself or you make a mistake or you look silly it’s fine don’t worry about
look silly it’s fine don’t worry about
look silly it’s fine don’t worry about it you’re having fun and that is the
it you’re having fun and that is the
it you’re having fun and that is the main thing as long as you’re enjoying
main thing as long as you’re enjoying
main thing as long as you’re enjoying yourself
yourself
yourself enjoying what you’re doing and having a
enjoying what you’re doing and having a
enjoying what you’re doing and having a great time being the best that you can
great time being the best that you can
great time being the best that you can be
be
be who cares what anyone else thinks thank
who cares what anyone else thinks thank
who cares what anyone else thinks thank you
you
you [Applause]
[Applause]
[Applause] thanks guys get-off seen everyone as a
thanks guys get-off seen everyone as a
thanks guys get-off seen everyone as a fifteen-year-old in today’s current
fifteen-year-old in today’s current
fifteen-year-old in today’s current political climate it seems to me that
political climate it seems to me that
political climate it seems to me that often the opinions of many people my age
often the opinions of many people my age
often the opinions of many people my age are unheard underappreciated we aren’t
are unheard underappreciated we aren’t
are unheard underappreciated we aren’t important for the people in power to
important for the people in power to
important for the people in power to listen to because at the end of the day
listen to because at the end of the day
listen to because at the end of the day we don’t affect their chance of getting
we don’t affect their chance of getting
we don’t affect their chance of getting into power and sadly because of this it
into power and sadly because of this it
into power and sadly because of this it leads many people my age to go off
leads many people my age to go off
leads many people my age to go off politics perhaps forever a good example
politics perhaps forever a good example
politics perhaps forever a good example of this is the environment we all when
of this is the environment we all when
of this is the environment we all when our environment improves everyone
our environment improves everyone
our environment improves everyone because ultimately is going to be me and
because ultimately is going to be me and
because ultimately is going to be me and my generation which has to pick up the
my generation which has to pick up the
my generation which has to pick up the pieces if humanity continues along its
pieces if humanity continues along its
pieces if humanity continues along its destructive path it is on and yet we now
destructive path it is on and yet we now
destructive path it is on and yet we now have a major world leader who denies
have a major world leader who denies
have a major world leader who denies climate change it’s even a thing and
climate change it’s even a thing and
climate change it’s even a thing and it’s this generational split that I’m
it’s this generational split that I’m
it’s this generational split that I’m talking about on the one hand you have
talking about on the one hand you have
talking about on the one hand you have the older generation who are in control
the older generation who are in control
the older generation who are in control and actually if the power to change the
and actually if the power to change the
and actually if the power to change the way our world works and on the other
way our world works and on the other
way our world works and on the other hand you have the younger generation who
hand you have the younger generation who
hand you have the younger generation who have the vision that we need and sadly
have the vision that we need and sadly
have the vision that we need and sadly these who just do not seem to work
these who just do not seem to work
these who just do not seem to work together there is a stereotype that
together there is a stereotype that
together there is a stereotype that young people are lazy now we just spend
young people are lazy now we just spend
young people are lazy now we just spend our days mindlessly tapping on our
our days mindlessly tapping on our
our days mindlessly tapping on our phones this is completely false some of
phones this is completely false some of
phones this is completely false some of the biggest political movements in the
the biggest political movements in the
the biggest political movements in the past few years have happened online
past few years have happened online
past few years have happened online every day thousands of petitions
every day thousands of petitions
every day thousands of petitions circulate through Twitter some of them
circulate through Twitter some of them
circulate through Twitter some of them getting more than a million signatures
getting more than a million signatures
getting more than a million signatures forcing debates at Parliament itself
forcing debates at Parliament itself
forcing debates at Parliament itself protests are organized online an example
protests are organized online an example
protests are organized online an example that comes to mind is the international
that comes to mind is the international
that comes to mind is the international Woman’s March which inspired millions of
Woman’s March which inspired millions of
Woman’s March which inspired millions of people from all around the world from
people from all around the world from
people from all around the world from every community to take to the streets
every community to take to the streets
every community to take to the streets every day there are uncountable number
every day there are uncountable number
every day there are uncountable number of debates that happen online my
of debates that happen online my
of debates that happen online my generation is in a unique position a
generation is in a unique position a
generation is in a unique position a position that no that generation has
position that no that generation has
position that no that generation has ever experienced before our position is
ever experienced before our position is
ever experienced before our position is so unique just because we are so well
so unique just because we are so well
so unique just because we are so well informed if we want to we can look up
informed if we want to we can look up
informed if we want to we can look up any information online at school we’re
any information online at school we’re
any information online at school we’re taught about current political affairs
taught about current political affairs
taught about current political affairs and when at home we research these
and when at home we research these
and when at home we research these further broadening our own knowledge and
further broadening our own knowledge and
further broadening our own knowledge and then we debate these with others form
then we debate these with others form
then we debate these with others form own opinions in the process my
own opinions in the process my
own opinions in the process my generation has been given a global
generation has been given a global
generation has been given a global education that not only spans the
education that not only spans the
education that not only spans the classrooms but also spans the world
classrooms but also spans the world
classrooms but also spans the world giving us global ambitions and global
giving us global ambitions and global
giving us global ambitions and global desires but sadly this is still not
desires but sadly this is still not
desires but sadly this is still not enough our country is still drowning in
enough our country is still drowning in
enough our country is still drowning in debt and most importantly of all our
debt and most importantly of all our
debt and most importantly of all our planet is still in a crisis and the
planet is still in a crisis and the
planet is still in a crisis and the solution I believe in many ways is the
solution I believe in many ways is the
solution I believe in many ways is the older generation that needs to be
older generation that needs to be
older generation that needs to be inspired inspired to listen to the young
inspired inspired to listen to the young
inspired inspired to listen to the young inspire to be willing to take on new
inspire to be willing to take on new
inspire to be willing to take on new ideas and most importantly of all
ideas and most importantly of all
ideas and most importantly of all inspired to save our planet while we
inspired to save our planet while we
inspired to save our planet while we still have one to live in thank you all
still have one to live in thank you all
still have one to live in thank you all very much for listening
very much for listening
very much for listening [Applause]
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