My junior year of college, I had a presentation that was totally freaking me out because the material was way over my head and I was scared to present in front of everyone who understood this deep weird material. I could barely breath beforehand, and everyone in the room knew how terrified I was. I got up there, read my notes, did the presentation, and then the professor started asking me complex questions and to compare the person I was doing the presentation on to other people's presentations. I was so overwhelmed and flustered, I couldn't read my notes or overheads. I threw up my hands, said I don't know, and I have never been so embarrassed in my life. Until now of course. I just lead a conference call that was a comedy of errors, and I have no idea what I said or what others said or what happened on it. But I am thoroughly embarrassed and am considering getting into bed and never leaving. Nov 6 will go down as one of the worst evenings I have had. And there is no wine in the house to comfort me.
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