Off the bench :) , but not going well :(

[NotAllThere]

I would recommend doing the presentation in the style of David Brent. You probably won't get asked to do another one.

My deputy on one project did exactly this. The audience was me and a bunch of French middle management. Somehow, I managed to keep a straight face, but I couldn't make eye contact with him. I'd have lost it completely.

The more presentations you do, the more confident you'll get. And the more confident you get, the easier it becomes to present.

[singhr]

At some point in your life you have to learn to do presentations and they are not all necessarily going to be in a working environment. In this case avoiding the presentation could cost the OP their contract.

So sorry singhr your the one who sounds foolish here.................

yeah, whatever big girl

[TheFaQQer]

At some point in your life you have to learn to do presentations and they are not all necessarily going to be in a working environment. In this case avoiding the presentation could cost the OP their contract.

So sorry singhr your the one who sounds foolish here.................

Refusing to do it or taking a sickie puts not only this contract, but the future permanent role at risk. If the OP wants to stay in the permie role, they really don't have much choice.

If they take a sickie, then I would expect to find that the meeting has been postponed to the next day when you turn up completely unprepared for it.

[northernrampage]

Refusing to do it or taking a sickie puts not only this contract, but the future permanent role at risk. If the OP wants to stay in the permie role, they really don't have much choice.

I used to do this at my last company. As on some Monday mornings we had to take it in turns to stand-up in front of 60 people and give updates. And I always did it for those awful big corporate team-bonding days.

I suffered quite badly from social anxiety, it was pure torture. However, even though I wasn't sacked for it, as I was permanent, my boss used to roll his eyes at me as he knew why. He thought I was a total child, and in retrospect when I did do it/turn up and do the corporate bonding it was fine.

I finally got over it by realising a lot of people feel the same. Not everyone likes presentations/public speaking. And also, a lot of people aren't that great at 'em. I did also have a few hypnotherapy sessions, however I think as others say it's the actually doing it that helps.

OP, even if you do really badly (which is doubtful), the worst that will happen is that your team-mates will look up from their coffees and think, "hmmm, he could present that a bit better". And that's it. They'll then go back to their coffees/whatever. And the matey ones will say afterwards, "presentations are a pain aren't they?". And they'll forget about it.

If it goes well, half of them will wish they could do it like that. It's just a moment in their working lifes.

[Stan.goodvibes]

While you may dread doing a presentation, you may also find that you get a euphoric high when you've done it. I know I do. That's why I also do theatre.

That happened to me. But it could have been from all the drugs i took beforehand to get me through the presentation....

[Gonzo]

That happened to me. But it could have been from all the drugs i took beforehand to get me through the presentation....

That will be why you talked through a 50 slide presentation in two minutes....