Last night, I had the opportunity to sit in on a blog post writing seminar. I was able to learn new terminology and get a better understanding of how to write about an experience. Writing about yourself or experience can be a challenge for a lot of people because you have to dig deep and figure out how an event has impacted you. While at this event, I reflected on my experiences writing memoirs in school, which I found challenging as I had to think about how I wanted to express this information.

Zackary Grobe pointed out great tips and suggestions that can help with personalizing a writing piece, which can be done by including small details that have a personal connection to the writer. He frequently mentions that it is not just a summary, it is more than that; it is about placing yourself in the situation and realizing how you feel about it, as that is what makes blogs captivating to the audience. Not everyone has the same ideas, reflections, or experiences. It allows the readers to see how an event affected you. Through this, our community of students would be able to learn more about each other.

One part of the event that captivated me were the commercials that Zackary Grobe showed us. Although they were short, there were really small details in the videos that added significant effects to the overall story being told. With the Subaru Forester commercial, I was able to pinpoint certain sound effects that allowed the viewers to feel what the actors were feeling. For example, when the ambulance was at the scene of the car crash, there were sounds of sirens and radios murmuring in the background. Upon hearing that, I was anxious to know what had happened and if anyone was hurt. The commercial portrayed that Subaru was a reliable company, and one way it showed this was through the accident, where everyone was saved and no one was hurt. This seminar taught me to pay attention to accessory details around me as they are just as important as the information explicitly presented.