Welcome back. I'm here to listen and reflect with you. What's on your mind today?
I gave this big presentation today to the whole department. I completely bombed it — lost my place, my voice was shaking. I just fell apart in front of everyone.
That sounds really unsettling. When you say you "completely bombed it," what actually happened from start to finish?
I mean I got through it technically, but I stumbled on the revenue slide.
She probably thinks I'm incompetent now. I always do this when I feel criticized — I just freeze.
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I noticed something in what you just wrote. You moved from describing the presentation to predicting your manager's private judgment about your competence. What do you actually know about her reaction, versus what you're filling in?