The context of the following conversation is Tracy spent all week practicing the speech, and still ended up stuttering through the whole thing.:
Tracy says That speech I gave was a bummer..
The friend responds I thought you worked pretty hard on it this past week, what happened?.
Tracy responds I couldn't keep my head focused on where I was at in it. Kept stuttering a lot through it..
The friend responds I'm sorry that happened, what did you do?.
Tracy responds Just fumbled my way through until it was over with. I feel bad..
The friend responds Tracy, you did the best you could. Don't beat  yourself up over it..