January 18, 2020, was the last time I stood in front of a live group of people and spoke about anything. It was at the location where I did my first SQL Saturday presentation, back at the first SQL Saturday in Nashville. Speaking at the time was a normal thing for me, having done 5-8 sessions a year since early in the century. I have never been exactly the most comfortable speaker, but repetition builds confidence (at least in the fact that my head will not actually explode if I get really nervous.)
Due to a variety