Today, I found out the presentation I've been looking forward to and preparing for months only has three people registered to attend. I'll be talking to an empty room for an hour. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I gave a talk in my management class about creating effective presentations and holding people's attention. Go figure, pretty much nobody paid any attention. FML
Today, I had to do a presentation. No one else in my group showed up, so I had to do it alone. I was given a failing grade for presenting by myself, and therefore not being a "team player". FML
Today, I had to do a PowerPoint presentation alone, since none of my group members showed up. I was given a big fat 0 for doing the presentation alone. It was worth 50% of my grade. FML
Today, after I spent 3 days preparing for a presentation and practiced it at home. It was my turn in class, but my laptop wouldn’t connect to the projector. The teacher said, “Just explain without slides,” which erased my entire brain. I stared at my classmates in silence before blurting out, “The slides explain it better than I can.” FML
Today, my boss finally checked the presentation I have been working on for three weeks. She called me into her office, and told me everything was dreadful, and requested me to start from scratch. It's due in half an hour. FML
Today, after months of hard work, planning, and preparation, I held the reception for my first art show at a gallery. Nobody showed up. FML
Today, I started to give a 30-minute presentation about environmental sustainability. When I'd finished what I though was a powerful introduction, I was informed that I was in the wrong conference room, speaking to a group of what appeared to basically be a bunch oil barons. FML
Today, I received a message saying that tomorrow's plans are cancelled. I spent the whole week preparing for it, and now because of ONE person who isn't able to make it, all my efforts are gone. FML
Today, I had a big presentation at work and I was feeling really confident. I'd practiced it over and over and I knew it inside out. But when I got up to speak, I realized I had left my notes at home. I ended up winging it and it was a disaster. FML
Today, I gave a big presentation to my class. It included PowerPoint slides and video clips of the country I'd been researching. Another student did a presentation on the same country, except he just read from its Wikipedia page. He practically got a standing ovation. I got a single clap. FML
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AHX_fml 0
The room won't be empty, there will be three people.
perdix 31
Try to practice a soothing monotone and see if you can put all three to sleep. I hope your presentation is scheduled right after lunch. If you can succeed, you can leave and get some work done . . . or screw around on the Internet!
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AHX_fml 0
The room won't be empty, there will be three people.
TheHeroOfTime 0
Probably because you're a woman like Intoxicunt, no one likes you, and you can't drive. YDI
jesscar 0
4 including him :) but he will only be talking to three
xdmsjcx 0
ha!
perdix 31
Try to practice a soothing monotone and see if you can put all three to sleep. I hope your presentation is scheduled right after lunch. If you can succeed, you can leave and get some work done . . . or screw around on the Internet!
edcasey 0
That's miserable. I've been there, and I know. The best thing to do, even though it's hard, is to go ahead and give it all you've got, making the best presentation you can, in spite of the empty room. That's not just a piece of pollyannaish buck-up advice; it will be a useful training experience, toughening you up for future situations where you have to perform under difficult conditions.
Skull_300 0
Is your presentation on the Effects of Cost Reductions in Training Budgets?
maskater 0
Brrr. This happened to me too, and it's a cold feeling.
ragsy 7
When this happens to me (and it happens to everyone) I pull them into a circle and do a casual walkthru of the content. Only a **** would do a formal preso for 3 people.
wingedspiritus 0
Er? If the person giving a conference chooses a certain method, it doesn't make it a ****. That's retarded. I liked the technique you mentioned, but you made it look like trash with the comment that followed it. :/
perdix 31
You'd get extra credit if all of the attendees are women. . . and it turned out that one or more of them had something to compare. You'd practically be Svengali!
Xellith 5
im sure ive seen this posted before. was identical to this.
FarSide 23
so search for it, post it, or stfu
StaticDown 0
If she pulls it off well, you never know, the three people might be just the ones to say 'you missed a great presentation, damn it was good and I thought I would bore myself to sleep' and that might just make more people come in the future!
fatherpunk 1
Borrrriinnnngggggg.