Some workshops
do not attract many people.
And when that happens,
many facilitators
become visibly disappointed.
You can feel it immediately.
Less energy.
Less effort.
Less care.
As if the workshop
suddenly mattered less.
But from the participant’s perspective,
something strange is happening.
They showed up.
And now it feels like
they are being punished
for the people who didn’t.
A small group
is not a failed workshop.
It is a different workshop.
In fact,
small groups often create things
large groups cannot.
More honesty.
More discussion.
More participation.
More depth.
People speak more easily.
Questions become richer.
The room becomes human.
But this only happens
if the facilitator accepts the reality of the room.
If not,
the workshop becomes awkward.
Too much projection.
Too much distance.
Too much performance
for too few people.
The people who came
deserve your full attention.
Not half-energy.
Not frustration.
Not the feeling
that they are “not enough.”
Serve the few.
Because those few people
still gave you their time.
Still trusted the workshop.
Still showed up.
And sometimes,
the workshops people remember most
are not the biggest ones.
They are the smallest.
The ones where the room
felt real.
Thank you.
And Free Palestine.