Tourette’s Syndrome Class Presentation | What is my Disability? And How Can You Help?
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- Опубліковано 8 лип 2021
- This is a recording of my GCSE English Speaking Presentation I did in class a few months ago - I chose the subject of Tourette's syndrome because it's something I deal with every single day and love raising awareness for! 💜
I've only seen one class speech about Tourette's online and it inspired and pushed me to do this despite being super anxious about speaking in front of an audience. I hope this can do the same and inspire more people to speak out and educate the people around them :)
P.S - I got a distinction ! 😎
Skip to 5:46 for the questions and answers
My social media:
linktr.ee/zarabeth
Tourette's syndrome is a neurological condition and disability which causes involuntary movements called tics. I use my platforms on social media such as TikTok, UA-cam and Instagram to advocate and raise awareness for the condition and show what it is like living with a disability as a teen in school.
My name is Zara Beth (zeezee25 on tiktok) and I post videos about tics, tic disorders and what its like to be a teen living with Tourette's syndrome, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) and a seizure disorder (NEAD/NES).
I show what its like having tics and Tourettes in class and in school and college, vlog, and I also bake, do other challenges and answer all your questions in Q and A videos.
I am also an ambulatory wheelchair user so I show what life looks like using various mobility aids and how needs change from day to day!
-Zara “what’s the first word that comes to mind when you think of Tourettes”
-Classmate “When you say beans” 🤦🏾♀️
Good job with the presentation ❤️
@@Nyte-nz6xn thankyou!
and she’s my best friend hahaha it made me laugh
@@Zara_Beth well done I bet it was nerve racking
🤦♀️
my social anxiety could never lmao
omg ikr
i thought that and never went through with speeches until this ❤️ small steps
Ikrrrr😩
I would cry if I tried to do this😀
@@Zara_Beth wow, you look super comfortable speaking in front of an audience, you did so good, that actually makes me hopeful maybe one day I'll be able to do those kind of things too! And your speech was great btw!
I have a ticcking disorder (possibly Tourette’s) and have social phobia, it’s a struggle lol
This was so interesting. Its really important that people hear these things from a person with the disability, instead of just a teacher in a classroom (which may not have a person who has the disability) I have Dyspraxia and there is a lot of misconception with it aswell. Dyspraxia is known as a "hidden disability". But similarly to tourette's its brain and signals to different body parts aswell so this was really eye opening. I studied Special Needs in my college course and we didn't really talk about tourette's we focused on the more well known disabilities Dyslexia, Autism, Aspergers etc but I am really interested in tourette's now after watching your video!!!
I don’t mean to upset but it is found offensive to use the term “special needs” and you should refrain from using it. The term “disability” is the correct term which you should use in the future. A lot of people are unaware of this.
@@scarlettwalch7739 the course was actually Called special needs that wasn’t me using the phrase, we learned this too throughout the course the different words to use but thank you for letting me know again I just want to make it clear I was just saying the NAME of the course!!
The full title of my course is called Early childhood studies (special needs) because there is also a Montessori and general version of the course**
Hey, Im diagnosed with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), and I would just like to say that Aspergers is a very outdated term and it is not used in diagnosis anymore. It was extremely invalidating to people on the spectrum who got diagnosed with it and it was officially taken away as a diagnosis in May of 2013. :)
@@speaksthejrotckid I’m so sorry I didn’t realise
this class was really respectful
I love how someone with Tourettes it can still be really comfortable to talk about to people to show how they feel about it 🥰🥰🥰
Recently my little brother got diagnosed with tourettes, he feels left out and kids made fun of him at school. So i’ve been feeling really bad for him and trying to help him out, but after seeing this video (and others talking about tourettes) he started feeling like he wasn’t alone and having tics was normal so thank you so much for helping him out :)
Sorry if my english is bad its not my first language
You’re English is amazing, it’s my first language and you are better than me i have multiple friends that have Tourette’s i keep haveing to explain tics to the people who are mean.
They make fun of him, but believe me, in one year they will stop it and get used to him.
They make fun of me,because I refuse to bring in my doctor’s diagnosis and we can’t use phones in school so I can’t show a picture of it
@@eyelessjack3396 Encounter Ministries UA-cam channel. (Mark Hemans)**
@@eyelessjack3396 I think legally you don't have to show anyone legal documents, if they say you're faking it tell them to fuck off
This was flipping brilliant! You presented so well - you should be super proud! (and congrats on the distinction!)
thank you so much!!💓
@@Zara_Beth You did amazingly. Tics seems almost disappearing when you're focused, right? Congrats on standing up and teaching us and your classmates something very important 👏🏻👏🏻❤️🤗
@@sarinabi Yeah it does idk whether that is possible or not but also whether that was true or not she did amazing
As a GCSE English teacher, I will be showing this to my future classed - well done Zara!
ah thank you!!
You did really well, here. You spoke so clearly and your content was substantive. This is definitely going to teach numerous people much more about this syndrome.
Amazing job!! I would’ve been nervous af
oh don’t get me wrong, i was shaking beforehand😂 but tiktok has helped me so much that i just switch into educating mode and once i’m on a roll i’m good!!
@@Zara_Beth nice!! I wish I didn’t have stage fright like you. All those people looking at you at once... 😖 yikes
I wouldn’t of been able to tbh I would’ve been shaking too bad
@@avalon69699 Ik but it is still hard to talk about to lots of ppl
@@xoxoducks639 what? I’m agreeing did u not read my comment properly or something smh
You should share the presentation so other people can use it!! 🥰
Yes I would love this because I want to use it for my classes next year
it was just a quick one i made with the basic facts and my flash card notes so i knew where i was up to :))
@@Zara_Beth you did really well you should be proud of yourself 💜
@@Zara_Beth it is really good though! When I was at school I would have loved to have something like this so I could explain my Tourette’s to other people in a simple way that everyone can understand! I found it hard to explain to people but this makes so much sense! 🥰🥰
Thank you for posting this it was very Educational And handled in a very mature way
I feel so bad for people with Tourette’s and how people make jokes about it and the fact that you made a presentation and shared it was so amazing!Honeslty people with Tourette’s deserve a apology from people who make jokes about it
very well done!!
i have a tic disorder (not tourettes) and i have a dissociative disorder
if i ever have a presentation to do, i might do one about my disorders, great inspiration Ɛ>
I’m not trying to be rude but what is the difference?
@@elfxsie8375 tic disorders can vary in complexity while tourettes has coprolalia, echolalia, etc etc
tic disorders can be as simple as physical tics like twitching, throwing things or as complex as vocal tics such as shouting or making noises
i have a simple physical tic disorder, with just minor things like twitching and such
hope this helped 😊
@@banishingwarden tysm!!! You are the best
@Muwucha its backwards ik 😈
Me too! A lot of people don’t know there are other tic disorders aside from Tourette’s, let alone know the difference. I’m sure a presentation about that would be quite interesting. Also I have a good friend with Tourette’s and it’s really fascinating comparing his experience to mine :)
5:44. wow. those few words are so powerful. you have to live with tourette’s. you can’t get rid of it. it isn’t something that you do for other people’s amusement. that speech was great and i genuinely think that not only did you change your school peers’ attitude, but also inspire people with tourette’s and other conditions not to let it define them.
That was a great presentation! I'm a 26 year old teacher in Germany and UA-cam recommended me your presentation. I think it's awesome that you're educating people about tourette's and are raising awareness for it. I think especially for teachers like me it's important to be educated about the potential discrimination a student might face BEFORE it gets to that. So I'm glad I got to see your perspective. Thanks a lot for uploading this.
I have tourette’s as well and when i went back to school last year, my school’s guidance counselor made me create a presentation for my homeroom class to explain what tourettes was in hopes that it would make people more understanding.
I got bullied the entire rest of the time i was there and people were constantly trying to trigger my tics and get me to say slurs and swear all the time
Congratulations on your bravery when i did the presentation i was shaking the entire time
I’m so sorry. You are so brave!!❤️
I did this actually. I developed tics a few years ago and for my English class, I did a speech in my tics. Spend most of that year in the guidance office unable to control them because people kept triggering them on purpose, especially my whistle tic
Hey! I’m 14 years old and I have had tourette’s since I was 5 years old. I loved this video and I just wanted to say how brave you are for doing this. In elementary school I did something similar where I read a story to my 2nd grade class about tourette’s and tics. They handled it very well and I was so relieved that people finally could understand what we go through! Thanks so much for spreading awareness about the TS community ☺️
My brother has Tourette’s so I don’t personally know how this feels but I can understand the situation of being considered different or it being physical and not funny as I’ve seen it first hand. My brother was lucky enough to be able to drive, go to military college, and just function well so when I see people making fun or Tourette’s or faking them it hurts me as I’ve seen how much they hurt my brother physically or mentally, even tho he can function well. I hope the presentation has helped people as others need to understand that ANY disabilities should not be joked about as it’s serious(I’ve also had people joke about Autism and I know plenty of autistic people and my brother has autism with his Tourette’s as well)
i love how people were such supportive, and not laughing to you. laughing hurts, it's quite a mocking. i am happy for you
Wow, you did amazing! I wouldn't even know you had Tourettes because as you explained in the video, there is a HUGE misconception of how it actually is for some people who have it and is often used as a way of joking. I'm glad to have learned something valuable today, kudos to you for speaking so clearly on this subject in front of your classmates.
This was so incredibly interesting. I think this topic should be talked about more in schools and just in general. It’s so important for people to know that some things can’t be helped. Thank you for posting this! ❤️❤️
Glad you made this presentation❤ when my Tourette’s symptoms started developing my classmates started ignoring me because they thought I was doing it on purpose. And I lost all my friends and would sit alone at break. I had no idea it was discrimination and I thought that it was all my fault so I’m really thankful that you’re spreading awareness because it will make kids like me have a lot easier time in school in the future 🙌🙌💯💯
The time you said you first started your tics really hit close to home with me. I was diagnosed at age 14 as well, but the tics started at age 6. It’s exactly like you stated, you didn’t know it was a problem so you never got it checked out until it became one. This presentation really helped me a lot with self acceptance with my tics and that I have a right to speak out against people making fun of me for something I cannot control. So thank you for this video!!! 😊
I was so absorbed in the video that I started clapping when the class did.
This was a really good and informative presentation, and I hope your classmates and others who have seen this video improve on understanding tourettes. ❤
I am doing my practice one for English at the moment! In my class were just doing a little like prepared speech with the teacher 1:1. I was meant to do it a few weeks ago but my year had to isolate on the day I was doing it. I am doing mine on my condition too! Everyone was doing a sport that they like or a team they support but the thing I knew most about was my disability! hopefully it goes well - My condition is EDS
good luck!!
Hey I just wanted to drop a reply saying thank you for educating about EDS :) This is coming from another person with it and I just wanted to say I hope it goes well or if you’ve already done it I hope it went well :)
@@beans9288
May I ask what EDS is? I’ve never heard of it before and I want to learn. :)
@@baileytownsend9622 first of all thank you for being open to learning! I’m going to quote the NHS website quite a lot mainly because I don’t want to badly explain anything and cause a misunderstanding :)
EDS (Ehlers Danlos Syndrome) is a condition that affects the connective tissue in the joints and bones. There are a lot of different types of EDS (I have hypermobile EDS) but common symptoms across all types include joint hypermobility, stretchy skin and easier bruising. For me joint hypermobility is mainly in my hands, knees and ankles, for example my fingers bend back almost to the back of my hand, my knees lock into place a lot when I walk and feel kind of jelly-y (? sorry i don’t know how to explain it haha) so I wear knee braces and my ankles roll more often while I’m walking/moving in general. It does vary from person to person though, so my sibling has their shoulders and hips dislocating very often and we both get a lot of back pain and tire a lot more easily than someone without EDS.
We’re advised to avoid some sports, but swimming is recommended to stay healthy when other activities put too much strain on our joints. The NHS website also mentions ‘appropriate protection’ so things like knee and ankle braces in my case, for my sibling he wears rings (not like engagement and marriage rings, they’re very different haha) that pretty much hold his finger joints in place.
I hope that makes sense! Thank you for asking, it’s good to see people wanting to know more :)
@@beans9288
OHH I’ve heard of that before. I’ve just never heard of it as EDS. Still, I learned a lot. Thank you!
I like to learn about things like this because I would like to respect everyone's disability xxx
This is amazing. I’m not even in ur class and I learned a lot from that presentation. You did a great job. Love this video
Can see you being one of those inspirational speakers🙌🏼
I have friggin strong anxiety and depression and you where just like yeah boi
i have both💓
Awesome Job! Very well said Zara.. :)
This is really interesting. I never thought about how torrettes has an impact on jobs or day to day tasks like shopping.
Your speaking fact you know we people get more and faster tired then other people because our brain jas more work to do. I really loved your presentation!!
My anxiety could never
I feel bad that you have to go through that, but i am also glad you are someone who does, my reason for this is because although you have to survive through a daily dose of humiliation, discrimination, and pain, you are brave enough to defend yourself, plus everyone who has tourettes, and to talk about one of your biggest weaknesses infront of not only a whole class, but every single person in the world who sees this video. I just want to let you know, your a badass and have my utmost respect❤
Yes girl you did so well!! I am proud of you for speaking about it and educating others, as well as inspiring others who are afraid to talk about Tourette's.
Kudos to you for getting up and explaining the reality behind something such as tourettes, and having that passion to educate and the bravery to be open about your condition when you can get lots negative backlash for it. This was a really awesome speech! 🤗👏
Omg Zara!! I’m almost 40 and I know what you are going through on a daily basis is so hard! But please k ow you make me laugh so much and have educated me so much. Keep being you girl because you are amazing?! Please post more you tube vids because you really are amazing! Big hugs and you go girl x
My best friend has tics bc of adhd sometimes and my other best friend gets them bc of stress sometimes too , this is really very brave to talk about it, I always feel bad so it’s amazing you’ve done this.
The way I’ve explained to my nieces and nephew about my Tourette’s is that it’s a condition where my body does things that are like sneezes in a way but with different noises and movements. You can try to hold them in but it feels weird, and if someone were to mimic you sneezing it’d probably make you uncomfortable or freak you out. It’ll be something i have forever, and that’s okay because it’s something that makes me who i am.
This relates to me so much . Whenever I’m around people though , I suppress it tho I feel like so ppl don’t notice and sometimes slip up ,but I feel like people just do not say anything about it. Sometimes I also have my days where it’s horrible and uncontrollable crazy ,then sometimes I forgot about it in all and stop,but this video was great! Sometimes I wish it would stop cause it makes me stress
Good job tho , u deliveried your presentation so well and covered a lot of relatable things to me and a lot more others !
This is amazing! You're right, there is lots of misconceptions in the media lol. You've opened my eyes to lots of things about Tourettes. It is unfortunate that people joke about it though. One of my friends lied and said he had Tourettes so he had an excuse to yell out inappropriate things in class, which is really disappointing.
Well done on your presentation!
i can’t believe someone would actually do that😳
sad excuse for a jokester honestly
Zara, ik that comment was 2 years ago and Idk if u have already heard about this, but there was a tiktoker called ticsandroses who faked tourettes and got their account banned cuz of it
I fall in love with your "roar"
Btw i'm a kid in my head, i love tourette 😅 i know it's not easy and i respect you for smiling like this
I was drugged in 2008. I still get discriminated against from family, doctors, everyone I thought would be able to help me. Still learning how to overcome the fact that my body is not the same and it will never be the same. I have multiple illnesses so it’s complex. Discrimination can kill us if we let it, don’t let it. We belong to each other. We got this. ❤❤❤
my best friend since kindergarten has tourette's, so to some extent i understand what yall go through on your day to day life(not saying i know how it feels, but i understand the frustration yall get, after seeing her struggle loads), and youre such a role model and ur videos help many! the tiktoks and comments infuriate me, i hope yall get treated better, mad respect to anyone out there with tourettes 💞
I really appreciate you posting this because it can inform do many people, besides your class. Many disorders aren’t talked about enough so its really cool how your informing people about Tourettes and how it affects you.
This presentation was amazing! You did so well and this helped me understand Tourette’s a lot better! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I found this so interesting and the way you put so many thoughts into words is fascinating. And I agree, I definitely believe that we as children have a lot more compassion than when we grow older.
I love how your dealing with everything no matter how hard it is or how bad it hurts I'm really sorry to hear that there's people sayin your faking it all I hope everything keeps getting better for you keep it up I just found your vids n love em all
This is amazing! You did so well explaining it and answering everyone’s questions. I really hope this helps people understand it more and do something to make people with Tourette’s feel more comfortable❤️
As someone with tourettes, I appreciate you making/posting this presentation. Good for you for standing up for the tourettes community!
i really love how the teacher is asking questions, i can tell he wants to know more about it so his student(s) can feel better if there’s more then just you there! i think that really good and i’m glad you did this speech the educate :)
So much respect for you! So brave to be so open and honest about your issues. I hope that people can understand better now and give you the space and support to let you live your best life!
This is brilliant, you are very composed and present well. You will go far if you keep educating people about this
I am incredibly impressed with how well you got through the presentation without very many tics. A very informative and helpful presentation and giving your classmates the opportunity to ask you anything was excellent. Stopping myths re: what’s shown in the media was great too. We’ll done and thank you. ❤
You did an amazing job! I'm so glad you chose something to talk about that you're passionate about and such an advocate for.
About it only being known because of tiktok is absolutely true, I only know all about it because for people like you and Evie and Glen! I am however very glad I got to know about this because I love talking to my friends about new things I learn and this is quite an important new thing! Thank you for carrying on and I happened you had a great day!
Hello Zara. Thank you for your videos and speaking out about tourettes as well as your seizures and that these disabilities are Not like the media makes them out to be. I have ADHD and my younger brother has Autism and ADHD. He had wonderful teachers as we were growing up in the 90's and we helped my brother out at home to live With his autism esp instead of trying to fight it - to seem "normal" to the rest of the world. As he got older he spoke, acted, and simply lived as an average person (as per labels we're given). So if we were talking in public about autism and spreading awareness, we'd have rude people say "He doesn't 'Look' autistic". Like in your seizure/fainting video, not every seizure looks like the movies. I wish more people would open their eyes to this. I'm happy and surprised my brother didn't have seizures. I worried because as a toddler he would be asleep in bed but his neck and head would move as he bashed his head into his pillow. He also would roll his eyes a ton when he'd have a nervous tick. Besides all the chaos in his personal life, hes a musical prodigy with I'd say almost any instrument and is a very caring man that I'm proud of. I wish you and others the best in life and to be as healthy as you can be. That I hope life doesn't keep you down for long and that theres a happy gift around each corner in life. Take care. 😸🙏💞
Wow it’s amazing how you’re controlling yourself during this presentation!! Xx
Bravo! Congratulations on both your presentation and your confidence. You're a genuinely inspiring young woman.
I don't even know you, but this vd came out and after watching it,, i just wanted to say that ure amazing and keep your head up!
Tw, trauma
Core:
I actually understand u in some kind of way, i have osdd(1b) and a lot of people say negative things like "you're making that up", "it's impossible to have more than 1 personality in 1body" etc... My childhood was based on repetitive trauma and the brain was like "ok i can't survive like this" so it created personalities to protect me. Even today, memories of trauma or even small things can create a "split", in most cases those negative experiences can create more trauma which can leave to a new personality..
It's a lot complex then what people think, and i think people should stop hating. Its 2021. Just because "they don't think it's real" it hurts..
Its not something im ashamed of, i now have 9 people with me.. 2 of them split from stress during summer ://.. most of them r fragments and fictives.
Just be careful with what you say to people, if you don't know how (smthg) feels like, think before doing something, just leave a good comment instead !
(we have an acc on ig, if you want to get to know us /more about cptsd, ptsd, DID... just ask :)
Also, sorry for my bad English im portuguese! :v
Thank you so much for this video and the content you make. I feel more informed and better equipped to face a world where people are different :) Lots of lots of luck with everyting
I just wanted to thank you for this presentation. I appreciate all you do to educate us. God bless and stay strong.
Thank you for explaining it. I understand it alot more then I did before and agree with everything you said.
Thank you so much for making this! This was genuinely super informative and helpful for people like myself, who don’t have Tourette’s, to better understand it :)
Thank you so much for doing this, its so important
this is so genuine.. thank you, you don’t understand how much this helps me on my view with living with tourretts syndrome.. it’s hard, but we can get through it❤️
Glad I could help
I love how you talk about these things to spread awareness to your students/classmates because high schoolers and middle schoolers discriminate and mistreat these types of people. Also you look just like my school counselor
You did amazing on this presentation! You actually made it really educational, I didn’t know about the genetic factor, and I hadn’t thought about the social restrictions of not being able to go out places or drive. Great work!
this was so interesting and eye opening!! x
This is probably the best and well put together presentation ive ever seen tbh
So eloquent and clear! Thank you for spreading awareness :)
I knew quite a bit about this but I never knew that you couldn't drive or go to the cinema.
On bad days i can’t go to a lot of places or even make myself food (or sometimes even walk), it affects so much!
It's so hard to build up your courage to do something like this. (I have Tourettes) I tried to be brave enough to do a presentation and I finally got the braveness to do one in my school class in front of 32 children around my age. And also I'm only 10 years old and have 11 different tics to cope with although I have medication I send braveness and love to those who have Tourettes
Well done Zara!!💕
I saw a few times that you got a bit nervous (I think) , but you persisted! This slideshow was incredible, and very opening. Thank you so much for making this 💖and you did INCREDIBLE! You spoke loudly, had good posture, and didn’t do any nervous “tics” like nail picking and such.
thank you so much agh!!
i cut out some gaps where i had to breathe and let my tics out in between sentences but once i was on a roll nerves settled slightly 💓
i was so nervous the whole time lmao, it was my first ever presentation/speech in front of people
felt sick walking up at the start honestly
@@Zara_Beth I feel ya. You did so good 😊
I am really happy to see this because from somebody with Tics and that is a REALLY big fan of yours, I feel bad that your Tics keep annoying you everyday. Love your content and keep up the AMAZING work. You are doing AMAZING
@Zara_Beth I come from a disabled family and love the fact you educate people in such a nice way I could never do that, I have friends with Tourette’s and other disabilities I myself have ASD,ADD and hypermobility so I understand your struggles ❤️❤️❤️
You are awesome for doing this presentation, and in addition to that, it was really nice to see a classroomm with the students actually engaging in questions and the presentation.
Respect for how you are doing all of this to raise awareness ❤
I really enjoyed learning more about this syndrome and how it can mentally affect people. Well done you ❤️
That was really cool of you to teach people more. I am glad you did that so I could learn more too.
I love this video because you’re not afraid to talk about Tourette’s syndrome. Thank you ❤
you did such an amazing job of spreading awareness good job Zara!! 💕💗✨
you're really inspiring. Thank you so much for everything you do!
That presentation was very interesting and it makes me want to learn more about disabilities and mental illnesses. I completely agree and understand with everything she said. And there are things I learned that I didn't before. I love this girl. She's seems so smart and really nice. I'm not saying that people with tourtettes aren't smart, I'm just saying that she seems smart from how she explained this. I also think its really messed up how people act like tourettes (sorry if I spelled it wrong) is a trend. It really makes me mad because if I had it, I'd be pretty pissed off people were doing that too. I personally want to do more research and learn more things about this topic now.
I feel like this was needed to be talked about. Tourettes is a disability with thousands of misconceptions, so it's so interesting seeing someone with tourettes talk about it. Thank you!
Zara this is so good! ❤️💕
thank you for this video, i have been wanting to learn about many disabilities because i feel its nice to know more about it so thank you for this video
You made a very nice presentation! I love you and im so glad you dont let other people get to you about your disability! ❤❤❤❤❤
I wish I could tell my class about autism and them spread the word from a actual autistic person but I can’t because no one takes me seriously or listens to me you are so brave for doing this
I've been interested in Tourettes for a while and love learning about it so this was super cool to watch! Thanks for teaching!
I’ve learnt so much and I think it’s so important to educate people on this
so amazed by you. this presentation was amazing zara xx
I love how brave you are to speak about something that is a thing that had happened.
someone in the video mentioned role models with tourettes, and I don't know if you already know her but Sweet Anita on Twitch has tourettes and she's great! She's really open about her tics and her community is great and respectful. She has a few clips of her stream where she explains how tourettes works for her and her thought process and it really helped me see how tourettes people live since I don't have tourettes. She obviously does more than just talk about her tourettes but she's great to look up to for anybody really.
Only 15, that is a great presentation, takes guts to stand in front of people. I'm almost 50 (not yet though ^^), when I was your age my year were the "test rats" for the first GCSE exams. I got zero, failed every subject, learned nothing. I also have Tourette's Syndrome and OCD too.
did you retake the exam?
Great job zara.Its people like you that make a change to our world.
I love how there are barely any of your tics in this as you were so concentrated on your presentation.
i love how respectful your class is. could never be mine