I believe that 'conference presentations are like a monologue.

"'Fun" is the matter"

In the first place, academic conferences are for presenting "research that cannot be understood by anyone other than oneself," so it is presumptuous to expect 100% understanding.

It is OK to say, "We will get a profit if they listen to the whole presentation without getting bored," or "We will be lucky if they ask us questions."

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The three years of the Corona disaster were good.

Even at an international conference, I only needed a few hours to prepare and half an hour to present, and the translation engine helped me with the Q&A after the presentation -- It was great cost-performance.

In comparison, for a presentation of 30 minutes at most, I have to book airline tickets through a difficult-to-use in-house system, carry heavy luggage, worry about time, check in with my smartphone, confirm reservations with the hotel, look around for the air conditioning switch, buy lunch boxes and non-alcoholic beers, and practice my presentation repeatedly in a cramped room.

Seriously, I think "Is it kidding?"

Why are you trying to 'put it back together'? Do you miss humans that much? I rather miss the remote.

I'm in Hokkaido for a conference presentation, but I'm not doing any sightseeing and eating a convenience store lunch in my hotel room.

I am not agile enough to simultaneously do work (presentation) and entertainment (sightseeing).

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I believe that "conference presentations are like a monologue," so I have to give the best performance I can

But I guess I am the only one who thinks that way.