Experiences, Fears, I Think... 2

Terrible.. bad experience.. again:

My last public speech! Everything started pretty well, as I learned from previous ones, I decided to get ready for this one. I told my friends it's going to be well-prepared this time.

I started preparing 1 hour ago(!) with making an outline with a brain mapping tool. I was supposed to explain one of my favorite city, Ashgabat, so I made a great outline, printed it, also added some photos of the dictator of Turkmenistan, and on&on.. 

I started presenting with this question, I love questions, "Everybody loves travelling right? Well, no: some people hate it and they prefer staying in their comfortable home, and friends" and then talked about "my travelling" concept, how & why.., as always I was very confident and made sure my audience will hear something interesting and they will want to visit afterwards..

Well..

Then I started talking about my Ashgabat trip, and then..

The time was up!! I officially and literally said "Noooooooo!! You're kidding me. I didn't even started". The timer were looking so sad and desperate as if it's his fault :)) But, it was over.

No-you-can't-do-that-to-me-look.. grrr..

Yes, I didn't practice my speech, and the best part which I was keeping for the end of my speech was never mentioned.. "you can't go out after 11pm without car, forbidden", "smoking is not allowed outdoor cause Turkmenbashi - their leader stopped smoking", "you can't have any unmarried relationship, cause hotel employee, your neighbors call soldiers if you do something nasty, and the reasons are..", etc..

I was so excited, and I felt one of the greatest disappointment in my life for few seconds.. regret, anger, disappointment, and I'm sure more of them.. and there was one more feeling: being happy and calm.. that knowing it was only practice, what if it was an important presentation or speech..? I'd lose so many opportunities with an unprepared important speech and feel regret forever?!

Let's recap very quick the most important parts of preparing a speech:

1. Know your audience (yes, I do)
2. Why do you do that, what's the point (yes, I get that)
3. Prepare your outline, don't go away from topic  (always, at least in my mind, for everything I have an outline) 
4. Practice, practice & practice (over confident makes me, "aww I don't need that, I'll do it easily", but that's so important for so many reasons, and my main mistake!)