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I gave a super shitty presentation


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Lol.

I was gave a talk on how to make a good presentation to some undergraduate students, because the faculty asked me.

Ive been doing a pretty good job in public talks, but for some reason this time the thought of how bad it would look if I gave a shit presentation about how to give a good presentation. It kind of distracted me for a moment and then I became really self conscious of what I was saying.

It got so awkward that by the middle of the presentation the whole thing devolved into me making jokes about how I'm giving a shitty presentation.

Fuck my life.

last edit on 10/3/2025 12:30:08 PM
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That sounds quite embarrassing and painful, I'm sure we've all been there to some degree.

It's an opportunity to look this thing in the eye and accept that it happened. Your reaction to this is what's going to define how you relate to it going forward. 

What would you say you'd have done differently if given the chance, or how would you adapt for your next presentation? 

on a final note seeing as you're suffering (for what it's worth) nobody cares even close as much as you yourself about this event... likely people don't remember or judge you a bit, some may even feel compassion, but in the end you have all the chances to rebuild from this. Picture someone else making this mistake, would you judge them harshly or mock them? 

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Your reaction to this is what's going to define how you relate to it going forward.

After making this post, I'm more amused than anything. Me making the post allows me to laugh at myself.

 

 

What would you say you'd have done differently if given the chance, or how would you adapt for your next presentation?

I wouldn't give a presentation about how to give a presentation because as it turns out I'm shit at presenting lol. But if Id have to, Id tell a story about my shitty last presentation at the beginning as a reminder to them what happens when you give a shitty presentation, and as a target to avoid.

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Jada said: 
Your reaction to this is what's going to define how you relate to it going forward.

After making this post, I'm more amused than anything. Me making the post allows me to laugh at myself.

Sounds like therapy

What would you say you'd have done differently if given the chance, or how would you adapt for your next presentation?

I wouldn't give a presentation about how to give a presentation because as it turns out I'm shit at presenting lol.

 I'm sure you just need more practice, you can get good at it. It's not about the presenting but how you relate to being 'shit' at it. Go out there and be a shit presenter

But if Id have to, Id tell a story about my shitty last presentation at the beginning as a reminder to them what happens when you give a shitty presentation, and as a target to avoid.

That angle mostly works if you're really okay with what happened. Don't relive the embarrassment in public lol

 

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