Why your worst fear might be your greatest asset | Joze Piranian | TEDxQueensU

Have you ever held back due to fear? Lifelong stutterer and award-winning Speaker and Comedian Joze Piranian shares his ongoing journey of confronting fear to motivate others to overcome their own obstacles (their "inner stutter") and fulfill their true potential. By the way: “Your internet is fine – it’s me who is buffering!” Joze Piranian is a lifelong stutterer on the quest to confront his fears one stage at a time, through public speaking, stand-up comedy and random social interactions. He shares his tale of overcoming adversity with people worldwide to motivate them to face their fears, overcome their obstacles (their “inner stutter”) and fulfill their potential.

Joze holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Psychology from McGill University and a Master of International Business from Queen’s University. He is passionate about motivational psychology, stoicism, travelling and languages – he stutters in six of them.

Joze came in first at the inspirational public speaking competition Speaker Slam in May and subsequently won their Grand Slam in November, where the 2016-2017 winners competed.

Joze has also started doing stand-up comedy this year; he’s performed in Toronto, Montreal and New York at venues including Broadway Comedy Club, Yuk Yuks, Comedy Works, Second City and Absolute Comedy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx