u/Extension-Ad3023

I occasionally give public speeches where I use video presentations to better illustrate my points and keep the interest of the audience. I recently had a real cringe moment where the presentation just failed right in the middle of playing it. I had to just soldier on but to be honest, it was downhill all the way after that. Not one of my best. Have you ever had one of those moments? What happened? Just need feedback on how to handle it next time.

Organisers — genuinely curious. In an ideal world speakers submit 48 hours in advance. In the real world, someone always shows up with "just a tiny update" as they're being mic'd.

What's your actual process when that happens? And what's the worst version of it you've had to handle?