Dear Pinkvilla, please help us understand what happened a little better.

While going to the podium to ask a technical question may be out of character for you, there was nothing wrong with it, as long as it was work related.
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Did you push the speaker out of the way? Interrupt your boss in mid-sentence? Or did you just do something that you normally wouldn't do, ie, speak, instead of sitting quietly?

These questions are important to help us understand. If you jumped up out of your seat and shoved your boss out of the way to take over the podium, then, well, yes, it was a faux pas.

But if all you did was act a little more boldly than you usually do, you did not do anything wrong or embarrassing or shameful.

The problem may be that you're over-sensitive. Public speaking -- and standing at the podium to ask one question is a form of public speaking -- terrifies a large number of people. Terrifies them. They react as you have if they take that risk.

Maybe the real problem is that you faced an unacknowledged phobia -- speaking in front of a group at work -- and you did it in front of a guy you like. That doubles or triples the emotional reaction.

Maybe what you did wasn't embarrassing at all. Maybe it was brave. Many people practically suffer nervous collapse from their first efforts at speaking at a podium. Most of the time they can avoid it, so they never have to acknowledge their phobia. Phobias are totally irrational. I know a guy who can get up and sing in front of an audience, but will collapse if he has to talk. So maybe you can speak elsewhere, but this particular situation triggers a phobic response.

That's what it sounds like to me. You faced an unacknowledged phobia. I'm damn proud of you! It's one of the hardest things a person can do. So hold your head up high. You did good.

(Next: Consider learning more about public speaking phobias and how to overcome them. Good luck!)