"[Branch Chief] has a few brief words from the [upper management]. It’ll only be the first 5 min"
So my 90 minutes presentation was hijacked. We had 30 minutes of a few brief words. Then we had a 30-40 minute introduction where the new branch chief walked us through his 10 page resume.
So then, when that’s over, the group lead told me I had ~45 minutes to cram my presentation into. So I got started, about 5 minutes in, and one of the girls passed out and had a seizure. So my presentation was over. I got through 15 slides of an 82 slide presentation (and most of those were intro and overview/outline).
I’m not too horribly upset, though. I think it’s interesting that I have a part of my personality that thrives in those situation. Very fast, extremely clear thought, and entirely decisive. I knew exactly what needed to happen and the order it needed to happen in. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to do anything, because the branch chief had 20 years of Navy command experience. He beat me to everything I was going to do by about 1 1/2 seconds. Which is good. I mean, as long as it got done.
Part of me just wonders why I can’t tap into that at will, though. "We’re having burgers for dinner! You, go to the store and get the meat and buns. You, go start the grill. You, start sautéing onions for baked beans." oh well… at least it’s good to know it’s there if I need it.