For the positive thread.

Don't ever think negative when you think you aren't going to do it. ALWAYS think positive!

I remember 3 years ago that I was terrified of presentations... I HATED them... DESPISED them...

I always took the chance of trying to call sick to not go to those days (even if the presentations costed me points, I could recover them by doing exceptionally in the exams...), I just... fell like I was going to fall flat on the floor while looking at everybody looking at me... To my movements... To everything...

One day, when I was assisting to lessons in Telematics, our teacher decided that, to make things more "fun", he wanted us to bring a presentation about a fake futuristic project (Like Jetpacks and stuff like that) in a professional manner.

I felt doomed... While the others were like... "Yeah! That's awesome", I was about to cry in the spot... Why? Why they do this to me?

I couldn't get out from that, there was no way... If I do it, I just lose the subject and I had to go back again to assist it a full 4 months, which was a LOT of time to waste :/

So, I took a deep breath, and started to work on it... It was 4 months away, so I had no reason to get all nervous about it.

And then, the 4 months passed... The day of the presentations came...

I felt really anxious that day, I wasn't the best talker, since I prefer to just keep quiet (I'm also very shy myself...), I felt like I had to run and never come back, but I stayed. Soon enough, I tried to think on it... When this is done, I can get out and go home again, with my family...

I couldn't let a presentation destroy my life... So I started to get a bit angry, with the presentation and with myself...

I HAD TO DO IT!

Then, it was my turn... I stood up, and I offered the USB to my teacher, so he could show it up on PowerPoint.

And then, it started...

I started to explain it all, focusing on the subject I had, because I had to be professional... There was nothing else I can think of, except my presentation.

To my surprise, the 30 minutes passed and I finished in the allotted time... Then suddenly, a wave of applause from my classmates came, as well from my teacher, congratulating me on such amazing job.

I felt like I was going to cry, not in sadness, but in happiness... Because I did something that was very terrifying for me.

That presentation... was nothing!

That presentation... could be done!

From then on, I have way more confidence in my presentations, thinking on them as another opponent to beat.

And when that opponent goes down, I can claim VICTORY AGAIN! :D

If you read everything, I hope you have enjoyed it and I thank you for taking your time on reading it! :)