Awkwardness
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Bitter first, sweet later | Zexuan Zhang | TEDxBSB Shunyi Youth
TEDx Talks· 2025-12-09 16:06
[applause] Let me start with a moment from my own life. Once when I was walking on the street, a stranger tried to brush my shoulder and grab my arm. My body froze. I wanted to push him away, but I couldn't. I just clutched my back, walk fast, holding back tears. That night, I cried under my cover, feeling useless. I couldn't even protect myself. We've all had moments like this where we just want to disappear. Maybe you mix up a word in class and everyone laughed. Maybe you fought with your best friends and ...
Let's Make It Awkward | Deborah Liu | TEDxSan Diego Studio
TEDx Talks· 2025-09-25 16:37
[Music] [Applause] Don't make it awkward. That's what I used to tell myself every time someone interrupted me, dismissed me, or edged me out of the conversation. After all, I didn't want to be known as, you know, that word, difficult.I remember going to the show Money 2020, the preeminent payments conference, and walking the floor. Thousands of influential fintech leaders from all over the world would gather. And as the head of payments at Facebook, I would be the most senior person represented for my compa ...
How to find your inner clown, and why it’s worth it | Carla Francome | TEDxKU Leuven
TEDx Talks· 2025-08-12 15:26
[Applause] Hi everyone. Can you hear me. Okay.>> Up there. So, uh, so I've got some exciting news. I'm 46 and I recently got my first ever proper job.A proper job. It's very exciting. I wear a shirt like this.This is new. Quite proud of this. Um, I've got a I had a whole year contract.My boss pays into a pension. So, I've never had that before. So, uh I spent I'm from I've come over from London, by the way, on the other Star.Um and I spent over 20 years working as a TV producer. So, I was freelance. So, I'd ...