text: you get water all over your beige pants right before giving a lecture to 400 people. what do you do? the sink faucet was powerful. you have 30 seconds before you are due to enter the lecture hall and have no change of clothing available. your shirt is not long enough to cover the area. the podium is one of those see-through ones. it looks like you just had a little toilet accident. stand in front of the podium, take an audible deep breath and hold it while you survey the audience for a few seconds. begin your lecture by saying "i know what you're all thinking...."