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Hi everyone. I’m currently in a new role where I have to speak to the senior leadership team on a monthly basis. This is the second time where I messed up big time. The nerves got the best of me and I could tell I was nervous and rambling. I probably didn’t make sense for a good minute. It was very embarrassing and my brain keeps reliving the moment every minute where I messed up over something as simple as a 5 minute update. I’m not sure why I get so anxious as I talk to these people regularly. It might be the case where I feel all the eyes on me and I just freeze. But it has happened twice at this point and I have another one coming up next month. I have presented a lot remotely, but there’s something about presenting in real life even something as simple as a quick update that gets the best of me. I feel my body super hot and my voice overall rapid and shaky. Overall, I guess for anyone that has experience this before, do you have any tips to how to overcome this? I’m looking into public speaking classes, but if there’s anything else that you do, please let me know. I also need to work on moving on from things even if they’re embarrassing. I keep reliving this moment every single minute and at this point I feel like I’m tormenting myself over this.

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Feb 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM UTC
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