Workshop
A requirement for Freshman Seminar is to attend various workshops about different topics. In my opinion, the best workshop would have to be Voices. While I did not like writing my monologue, it is a great way to learn new things about people. You can learn a lot about someone based on what they put into their monologues because you know the boundaries they are willing to cross and share information with others.
While people performing their own monologues was interesting, it didn’t capture peoples attention too well. Voices was very engaging to the audience. The performers were able to capture the proper ways to make it more interesting, with their body language and tone of voice. Many of the monologues were about the new experiences people were experiencing, whether they were good or bad. They were mostly about how people felt coming into college, and it comforts me knowing that I’m not the only one having trouble transitioning. It let me know that other people are having problems too, so I don’t feel as bad.
I think Voices is the best workshop for that reason exactly. It’s a way of showing students that there are others going through exactly what they are going through. When people know they aren’t alone, it instills hope and comfort. This is exactly what I thought Voices did, so I am glad that I attended this workshop.
