I hate this part. Even though I prefaced this and told them that I would be asking them for their involvement, even though involvement is pretty normal for workshops like this, there’s that bit of time before anyone actually asks a question. And every time that stretch of silence comes, a nagging doubt comes with it. A feeling that I’m doing a terrible job, that they hate my presentation, and that they’re going to be quiet just out of spite.

Finally, after an eternity lasting ...