To graduate from the program I attended at the university you have to give a speech in front of all the students who attend the program and all the profs who taught the program. Speeches were on Tuesday and Thursday.
I aced all the tests only thing left was the speech. It was Tuesday and I knew that my speech was on Thursday so I lite up and enjoyed all 1-1/2 hours it took for me to drive to campus. I was toasted.
Upon arrival they announed that one of the presenters was not there and the head of the program walked by me and leaned over and went, 'sniff - sniff' gave me a down and dirty look and said he had a volunteer - ME!
I gave my speech basically unpracticed in front of about 500 people in a raised seat auditorium with the lights on the audience, I could see the full house.
I bombed. Badly