Today, while giving speech in class, I choked on my own spit and had a coughing fit while everyone stared at me intently. When I finally regained my composure, my teacher told me my time was up and to sit down. I hadn't even got finished the first paragraph. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was in class when I coughed up so much snot inside my mouth. It was so gross, I couldn’t talk. I raised my hand to go over to the sink to spit it out but I couldn’t talk and he didn’t understand, so I just got up and walked over. A few kids in the back saw me do it and said, "Ewwww." Everyone stared. FML
Today, while in class, I desperately had to fart. Someone in the room had a coughing fit, so I took that as the chance to let it out. When I was about to release, the coughing stopped. I couldn't stop in time. FML
Today, I had an extreme panic attack in the middle of class. I interrupted another person's presentation, burst into tears, and ran out of class whilst everyone looked at me. FML
Today, I had to give presentation at work, for which I'd extensively prepared. However, as soon as I started speaking, I had a sudden panic attack and forgot everything I'd rehearsed. I stumbled through the presentation, feeling the embarrassment steadily grow in front of my colleagues. I almost passed out. FML
Today, I gave a presentation in class. I felt pretty good about it, until afterwards when I was told I lost points for communication because I'd been chewing gum. I wasn't, I just have a speech impediment. FML
Today, I was giving a presentation in front of my class. Mid-speech, I felt a sudden urge to sneeze and tried to hold it in. Instead, I let out the most obnoxious, window-rattling sneeze imaginable, complete with a spray of snot, which landed on my notes. I think I traumatized my classmates for life. FML
Today, I was giving a presentation to my college class. I've had a natural stutter my whole life, so I stuttered through the whole thing. My professor tried to hold in her laughter for 15 minutes. FML
Today, I had to give a speech but I wasn't prepared. I decided to give it anyway. While giving the speech, I got so nervous I passed out. FML
Today, I was giving a class presentation, when I suddenly sneezed so hard I wet myself. FML
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Top comments
nikhilmanuel 10
Oh wow that exact same thing happened to me in 11th grade when I was forced to give a speech. Ask your teacher if you can redo it. Maybe she'll be willing to let you try again
Welshite 40
It might be terrible to practice, but public speaking is a very essential and useful skill.
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iknowiwantyou 13
38 an exclamation mark marks the end of a sentence. I learned that in kindergarten.
worldclassrager 41
Talk to your teacher that should do something....
OverFlash 15
Which makes 3 sentences, 62?
tukies 28
That's when you end with: and that's what not to do when talking in public. I hope everyone learned something from my well prepared speech today. Thank you.
Capt_Obvious 11
More to the point, after all the flaming back and forth, thank you for not making me the only one that noticed the irony in the 'public speaking' FML with bad grammar! On a side note, I'm southern born and raised, yet I know how to speak English rather well.
flashback_fml 14
That was probably the most interesting speech of the class
zyadon 7
Got finished?
mintstashinurtea 5
what's up with your last sentence?
Xalandra 17
If your teacher decides to continue being a complete moron and doesn't let you finish your speech, talk to someone higher up. I understand the reason for timed speeches, but it's not like your speech can't go longer if you suddenly have a coughing fit. Outside of class, people wait for the person to regain their composure and then let them finish. No big deal. Why should it be any different in your class? Your class is supposed to prepare you for the real world, right?
Omniprism 15
Ask for a redo.