Top 10 Most Embarrassing Moments

Forgetting someone's name right after hearing it is painful. You improvise with 'you' and 'buddy', but the other person notices.

Accidentally hitting Reply All sends your message to the whole department. Especially bad if it was a private joke or criticism.

Falling in public feels like everyone is watching, and that's usually true. The best reaction is to laugh and keep walking.

Misunderstanding a compliment makes you say the wrong thing back. Then the silence lingers.

Waving at someone who isn't waving at you is a classic. You pretend to fix your hair or hail a taxi.

Sending a message to the wrong person gets really bad when it's about that person. There's no way back.

Congratulating someone on a pregnancy that doesn't exist is the ultimate blunder. You don't want to know how long the silence lasts.

A failed presentation, for example due to a technical problem or a blackout, can feel like it lasts forever.

Getting off the elevator at the wrong floor happens more easily than you think. And then you have to wait for the doors to close again.

Accidentally saying your thoughts out loud, like a comment about someone, usually happens at the worst possible moment.