DB 248: How Amanda Gorman Turned Her Speech Impediment Into her Superpower!

Published: April 19, 2021, noon

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This episode of the Dream Big Podcast is inspired by Amanda Gorman, the nation\\u2019s first Youth Poet Laureate. Most of the world first witnessed the greatness of Amanda Gorman at the Presidential Inauguration, when she delivered her masterpiece of a poem The Hills We Climb.\\xa0 Amanda was so poised, so confident, so riveting in her delivery that I\\u2019m sure you would have never guessed that she spent most of her life struggling with a speech impediment.\\xa0 Into her teen years, Amanda had great difficulty pronouncing the letter R.\\xa0 So how did Amanda overcome this obstacle and deliver one of the most celebrated public speaking performances in recent history?\\xa0 Eva explores Amanda\\u2019s journey and shares how Amanda transformed this perceived \\u201cweakness\\u201d into her greatest strength.\\xa0 Thank you Amanda for inspiring a nation with The Hills We Climb, and for inspiring all the Big Dreamers with strength and courage to overcome this speech impediment so you can share your unique gift with the world.\\xa0 Show notes at DreamBigPodcast.com/248\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0

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