Going under the microscope

Having been nominated for a teaching award, I will be under considerable pressure to perform well. Early this week I received a call where I was told that a members of the awards committee would be sitting in during my classes (announced or unannounced) during the next four weeks. Thus my heart sank when I entered the lecture hall and spotted two faculty members sitting in the back row. I had originally planned not to give a lecture then due to my sore throat--I had already given three lecture classes earlier!--but had no choice but to hold classes just the same. Oh, well.