The work of breaking the ice

Sat in a room off to the side of a hotel reception in Bristol yesterday.  It struck me that there were really only two questions in the room. 

Having sent a chapter of my book, I was on a Zoom call with a friend of mine, who writes and speaks on the relationship between fathers and their kids.

The only other people in the room were a group of businessmen, talking about office rents, fuel prices, and the potential location of their office. 

Here are the two questions:

What is this about?

Is it worth it?

Since only one of them has a definitive answer. The trap is to consider one work and the other an icebreaker. 

P.S. Thank you to the staff and in particular the breakfast ninja. You made our stay a lot of fun.