Yesterday was one of those days I will not forget anytime soon because I had my presentation and defense in school and honestly the whole thing came with different kinds of feelings.
At first I was very excited because I had been preparing for the day for some time and I was looking forward to standing in front of everyone and finally presenting what I had worked on. Before the presentation I made sure I went through my work again and again, I checked my points, tried to remember the important things I might be asked and also practiced how I was going to explain everything.
I was telling myself “I have prepared for this and I should just go there and do my best” But even with all the preparation there was still that small fear inside me because I knew it was a defense and anything could happen, When I finally got to school I was excited seeing my course mates getting ready too. Everybody was trying to look serious and confident but deep down in me I believe almost everybody was nervous, We were discussing, asking each other questions, checking our materials and encouraging ourselves.
When it was finally my turn the excitement started changing and the presentation was more serious than I expected. The questions, the explanations and the way everybody was paying attention made me feel like “Omo, this thing is actually serious” At some point, I started feeling a little bit sad and tired because of the pressure.
You can prepare very well but when you stand there and everybody is looking at you the feeling is completely different.
Still, I didn't allow the pressure to stop me, I took my time and answered the questions as much as I could and continued with the presentation, There were moments when I was thinking about what to say next but somehow, I was able to pull through.
Then came the best part when I finally finished, That feeling was different because the happiness that entered my body immediately was something else and I was just like “Finally, this thing is over" All the preparation, nervousness, seriousness and pressure had finally ended So
after everything the atmosphere became more relaxed. We started taking pictures with our course mates, laughing, joking and talking about how the presentation went.
Some people were talking about the questions they were asked while others were just happy that everything was over, So we took several pictures because of course we had to keep the memories.
Looking back at the whole day I am honestly grateful that everything went successfully and It was not completely easy but I learned a lot from the experience From preparing, facing the nervousness, standing in front of people, answering questions and finally celebrating with my course mates, it was a memorable experience.
Yesterday started with excitement changed to pressure and seriousness, but ended with happiness, laughter and plenty of pictures, At the end of the day, I could only smile and say “Thank God, we made it
