Thanks @Samicat.

I think it went pretty well. My friend who owns the farm said it went well at least. I need to follow up with her again today to get the FULL lowdown.

I had a very small audience due to a downpour of rain (4 people). It was held outside, and the rain was pretty loud and may have drowned me out a bit.

I also felt off a bit off, like my full happy self was not present? I don't know.. I just didn't feel entirely like myself... my energy felt off. I haven't been sleeping the best, so that likely contributed.

And instead of reading my notes all the way through like I had planned, I tried to present without my notes a lot of the time by doing improv. And when I stray from what I truly want to say, I end up not getting the message across as well.

At the very least, I believe my passion for the topic came across...

And I did earn $150. I had NO idea that I would even be paid. Each person only paid $10, so the farm owner gave me far more than I had anticipated.

After I finished, one woman told me that I should keep doing this.

The woman who owns the farm wrote me a note after I got home, saying "absolutely fabulous!" Then, when I asked if she thought the workshop was valuable/helpful, she wrote "For sure, very comprehensive."

Earlier she had told me that I seemed very comfortable presenting, and that is went "smoothly".

However, I am very critical of my own performance. As we know, I am perfectionistic, so I wanted this workshop to be delivered in the way that I had hoped and planned. I am not feeling that great about my performance or delivery, despite the positive feedback. I am hard on myself, and I know this.

I want to follow up with the farm owner again, to see what feedback she received from the audience and if she has any constructive criticism for me for the next time I do this.

Interestingly enough, on my drive home as I was internally critiquing my performance, I saw a sign on another car's window that said "please be patient. Student driver", and I thought this was very suitable for me to see at that very moment... I am learning, and it was only my first workshop, so I have to be patient with myself.