Tell me about that one presentation you had that still haunts

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>be me
>in mechanics
>teacher hats book work but has to do it any way
>have to do a presentation for the final project
>have to do it on transmission
>we are in groups of four
>in group with autistic kid
>he is a year younger than us but is like 6'5'' with full ginger beard
>cant speak or read for shit
>we randomly assign the part of the project
>i get make a video
>he gets make a power point
>literally just copy and paste wiki
fucking hell
>rewrite it all but sprinkle in random things to get him in shit with the teacher
>have to make a test my buddy is doing that, he writes the test so that all the stuff is in the rewritten power point
>day of presentation
>have notes for everyone for the rewritten power point
> turns out the kid re-rewrote the power point
>well just copping and pasting from wiki
fuck me
>he leaves in the page were i capitalized letters to spell out "cunt" cunt though
>he reads first
>cant fucking read any of the fucking words from the wiki
>none of us know what is going on so the reading is very stammered
>worst part
>HE TOOK OUT ALL OF THE INFO FOR THE TEST
>most fail

>>37418290
Fuck. I know those kinds of people. Not my presentation but I remember that their was one kid in one of my classes that turned in a paper that was literally a screenshot of an article, ads included.

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>>37417480
>Speech and Debate class (so I can stop being a sperg in front of crowds)
>First or second speech in the class, walk up front, speech is about tyranny or something
>Bring notecards cuz it's allowed
>Start talking, all's going well
>Suddenly just fucking freeze and completely lose my spot
>Just stand there dead silent, eventually stutter something out but go back to silence
>Say something like "whoops I dropped a notecard haha", read my last card and go sit down
>Could hear the chads chuckling
Really generic story I know, but I got mocked for that through the rest of the course, still haven't forgotten it.
I liked the debate part of the class but that event made me permanently even more scared of public speaking

>>37418837
It's ok anon. What happened to you is really common. I want you to let it go and know that you are learning to become a better person every day

>>37417480
Wouldn't say haunt but more proud of.
>be 9th grade civics
>part of the class structure is that every so often the class will debate over something, be it politics, government, etc.
>one day we are debating about a group of neo nazis who are constantly denied assembly from whatever city they were in (I can't remember where they're from)
>being in a ghetto/liberal school obviously the wide majority would be "fuck them lel"
>I argue in favor of their right to assembly which is guaranteed to everyone
>"but anon they're nazis"
>say that means nothing as they are still citizens bound by the constitution and more importantly the bill of rights, which guarantees the right of peaceful assembly to every US citizen and that they weren't assaulting anyone and had to have police escorts to ensure they themselves couldn't be assaulted or assault anyone if for some reason one did
>debate goes on a little longer but it became clear my side won
>tfw managed to convince a predominantly black class that neo nazis had the right to assembly
>tfw didn't get jumped
>tfw people started respecting me afterwards
Presentations always came a bit easier to me but I'll never forget that one. That came out of nowhere as well. Feelsgoodman.

>>37418837

Public speaking seems easy on paper but is actually hard af in practice

>>37417480
i was visibly shaking infront of the class. was 19

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>high school
>speech class
>have to give speech on something
>others had scripts
>went in with outline
>went rogue immediately
>fucking speaking in rhymes I shit you not
>every word at end of sentence rhymes
>realize this
>try to stop
>going full b rabbit
>finish and leave podium drenched in sweat
>teacher gives me highest grade for creativity
>tfw no clever ending text

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>>37419110
We need more redpilled brethren like you. AntiFa's violence is what happens when anti-Nazi ideology is radicalized: they start adapting Nazi techniques like attacking innocents to surpress free speech.

>>37419778
Facebook fag politics at its finest.

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>high school
>presentation in front of 3 classes of peers
>I'm already a social mega autist
>I sweat when I get nervous, like a lot
>get up start speaking everything's ok
>see all the girls in front of me
>keep trying to force myself to think that they don't care
>know inside that I look and sound weird
>sweating begins
>it doesnt stop
>its a torrential downpour
>literally dripping sweat onto my palm cards
>its like a leaky tap at this point
>im spraying sweat that's going over my lips as I speak
>finish, im fucking soaked it was like a 3 minute speech
>everyone is whispering and giving looks of pity and disgust
>the teacher looks horrified just says go to the bathroom doesnt say anything about the speech

I wanted to leave and just never come back

>>37419110
>9th grade
So last year?

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>AP English class in 12th grade
>got really lazy this year and am failing every class or getting Ds
>supposed to do a group presentation on some short story
>end up getting paired with 2 Stacies
>they don't know shit about what to do
>decide to do the work on my own since it'll be faster this way
>fuck up and misunderstand the things the teacher was looking for
>group presentation in front of the class ends in 2 minutes when the teacher interrupts and says we fucked up
>stacies start talking to themselves while the teacher is still speaking
>I'm listening to what he has to say
>he finishes, calls the stacies out on being rude for talking over him, and lets me off with a passing grade

>>37419817
Reddit-tier commentary at its finest.

>>37417480
whitest picture ever

>>37417480
My presentations have always been good. I somehow ignored how I looked like and how socially inept I was.

Not anymore ffs

>>37417480
>high school group presentation
>basically each member picks a famous person in history and talks about the person's accomplishments
>/mu/ introducing me to real music for the first time (2008)
>obsessed with david bowie, play nothing but his discography for months
>pick david bowie as my person, dress as thin white duke
>i'm a fat white dick
>british accent isn't bad, and I know a lot about him so the actual presentation part goes well and I didn't spill my spaghetti

>after the presentation
>"who were you supposed to be, anon?"
>"you look really weird"
>"why were you talking like that?"

I was so ashamed that I stopped listening to bowie for a couple years because every time I heard his music I cringed into myself

also the year after that
>"impromptu speeches"
>pick a topic out of a hat and give a ten minute speech about it on the spot in front of the class
>people mostly get easy topics where they talk about their heritage, their sports, their friends, stuff like that
>my turn
>"speak about an event in your past that has had a significant impact on your life"
>panic mode
>fumble for 10 minutes about a girl who I 'loved' in middle school was raped at gunpoint by her stepdad along with her best friend at the time, and when the police got there he shot himself in front of them
>when she told me that I learned that the world sucks
>it was the last speech of the period so everybody just left after a halfhearted round of applause
>never mentioned again
at least I got an A

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>>37419698
>fucking speaking in rhymes I shit you not

>American history class; teacher tells us to get in groups and write a report
>Nobody invites me into their group and I just kind of end up working alone
>Two days later the teacher tells us to present our projects
>All the other groups present, period is almost over and the teacher goes over the score sheet again
>Notices he doesn't have a grade entered for me
>"Anon, which group did you present with?"
>"Uhh, I was working alone..."
>"Oh, well then come up and present"
>I go up there alone and start presenting
>Breathe rapidly due to nervousness and talk too fast
>Swallow words and nearly choke on my own saliva
>Suddenly, the bell rings
>Everyone starts getting up
>Teacher says "Sit back down until he is finished"
>Some people leave anyway, others sit down and shoot cold glares at me
>Try to rush even more
>Finally, the teacher says that's enough
>Relief.jpg
>"...You'll finish presenting first thing tomorrow"

>>37417480
>12th grade
>get braces off
>they put a metal wire thing along the back of my teeth to maintain their position
>3 days pass, hardly speak to anyone
>presentation time in business class
>not used to the metal wire
>turns out, I've got a lisp now
>must be visibly shocked as I realize this
>start sweating
>completely thrown off my game

In the end the presentation wasn't that bad, and I don't think people really noticed anything off, or they just didn't care. The thing that haunts me though is the fact that I came VERY close to making it much worse for myself. I almost stopped mid-presentation to make a joking comment about the lisp. At the time I thought addressing it would be like getting ahead of the problem and owning it, it wasn't until afterwards that realized what an awful fuckup that would have been. I cringe about it to this day.

>>37419929
>every time I heard his music I cringed into myself
It's not because of a presentation, but I know this feel, anon.

>>37420069
I have like ten artists that I can't listen to without Clockwork Oranging at this point

Speeches are fine because I know what to say.

Wasn't me, but I remember I was in a theater class one time and we were supposed to perform a monologue that was a few minutes long. Something from a play.

This one autistic kid decides to give this speech from the G-man in Half Life 2:

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXGyEq3OJSo

I cringed.

>Have presentation about plants
>Fart on my way up to the front of class
>Standing in front of class and all I can think about is the fart
>Start laughing like a maniac
>Can't stop and loose control
>Teacher asks me to leave

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went to some school competition because I had a proficiency in speech giving

the only problem was I had anxiety as well.

>time to prep for a speech I'm giving
>we are given a topic and 30 minutes to prepare for the speech
>im given a topic of "how should the UN take steps to avoid overpopulation
>the topics stupid but I make it work
>go to presentation room
>3 old hags sit at tables
>give my number to them so they can properly identify me
>silence for ten seconds ensues
>"can I start?"
>"NOPE" barks back the old woman
>speech starts
>start off really well
>lose concentration immediately afterward
>run off on a random tangent on China and Nigeria
>for one portion I literally stared at the ground and said nothing
>ranked last
>my friend was watching me do it and tried to support me after saying I didn't do awful
>I knew he was lying

it wasn't very fun

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>4th grade high school
>teacher awkwardly keeps repeating the same words and expressions
>can't hold back, burst out keking, two other guys follow
>he gets mad, gives us presentation assignment on rules of good behaviour in school and society in general

>fast forward week later
>one of the friends found the 200 slide presentation on the internet
>inserted a bunch of weird cat gifs in almost every other slide
>transitions are followed by laser shooting sound
>other guy and I had no idea
>start presenting
>holyshitwerefucked.jpg
>mfw it lasted about 40 minutes before teacher stopped us
>mfw the whole class was LOLing every few minutes
>he told us that he will fail us for this, get sent to principal
>mfw in the end we got a passing grade because it was a stupid meme subject nobody cared about anyways

>>37419989
This image triggers me
>*click*
>must've been a shitty primer
>rack slide
>load new round
>put the barrel inside my mouth at a 45 degree angle cause I'm not fucking retarded
>BANG
Finally at peace

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>in year 10
>had to do a presentation on a subject of our choice
>around that time I discovered thunderf00t
>decided to do it on misandry
>realise looking back now what a fedora cunt I looked

Video report, first time I heard my voice in a recording. Everybody else's voice sounded exactly like it does normally, mine sounded much higher pitched and kinda tinny. I don't remember anybody mentioning anything to me, but that's the day I realized I was a beta male. I think it was 6th grade.

I debated and didnt prepare for shit. Just kind of floundered and disappointed the teacher. Fuck you, fuck AP classes.

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this one is so bad my face turns red whenever i think about it. it paints me physically to write this.

>7th grade
>middle of puberty
>anxiety about social status intensifies
>already a massive loser
>music class
>teacher told us a week prior to prepare something music related to present (e.g. a song to play on an instrument or something)
>forgot about it
>naturally get called to present
>admit i have nothing
>"well anon you still have to show us something"
>time to improvise
>we were tought a song in like 5th grade
>not gonna look it up because i legitimately cant handle it but basically it has no lyrics, just sounds you make
>sing this stone age song solo with no instrumentals in front of the class somehow holding back tears
>teacher just gives me the most pitiful look after im finished
>cant open my eyes for the rest of the class
>cringe was actually so intense the cool kids stopped picking on me out of pity

>>37422016
and it was so cringy that it killed the thread

sage

>7th grade
> Contest where we have to come up with an idea for making electricity
>me and my group make a shit idea
> literally mash together wind power, solar power and some other shit
>make a model too
>it's garbage, but the other groups had even worse ideas, so we actually win
>go to next contest, people from other schools there
>realize that everyone has 100x better ideas and models than us
>have a powerpoint, perform it
>goes ok
>i can see that everyone in the audience is wondering:
>"How tf did they win and get here?"
> finish presentation, get hotdogs and soda
>leave
>7/10, got free hotdogs and soda, not too cringy, would do again

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Every presentation ever.
I used to get really nervous and blush like fucking mad everytime. Even before it was my turn. I felt so fucking weak and like I was about to die. Few awkward presentations later I started avoiding them. Even when a teacher would say that I'll fail that course if I don't do the presentation, I chose to run away. Needless to say, presentations were part of the reason why I failed college. Just couldn't do it my dudes. Never got used to it.