Presentation anxiety
Absolutely. I think the key is to make this about improving the process rather than criticising anyone , while still explaining why the situation had a disproportionate impact on you. I’d keep the detail about brushing your teeth out of the email—it illustrates how much preparation you made, but it’s probably more personal than your manager needs. The important point is that you had deliberately prepared yourself to manage anxiety around a known difficult situation. Hi [Name], I just wanted to mention something from today’s team meeting, as I think there may have been a misunderstanding about the presentation agenda. I had understood from the agenda that I was due to present at the end of the meeting, and had prepared and sent the presentation through in advance. As I live with anxiety, I also have to put quite a lot of preparation into presentations like this, including specific techniques and medication to help me manage it. When my presentation wasn’t called on, I was th...