Academic Enrichment

This event was a different taste from the other academic workshops we had. The author of the book that we were assigned to read over the summer actually showed up amongst a few thousand of his readers. I thought, out of the 4 panelists, he was the most interesting. The one thing that I remembered him saying over and over again was how he wanted to be among his audience as opposed to facing them on the elevated stage. This shows the type of personality he has as well as how he values his relationship with his readers. He was a very interesting guy and looked like a old mentor that somebody would take on. Because of the things that he’s been through in his life, he comes across as wise. The one thing that I noticed when he spoke was that he was very intelligent. He spoke in a humble manner that addressed the audience with respect and well as demanding it from the audience. I learned a lot just by watching him speak and this workshop/event was a very productive one.