Going in for the Mukul Deva talk, I could sense that it was going to be very interesting. Mukul Deva is a author writing mainly thrillers and action themed books. The author of over 16 books dropped out of high school before serving in the Indian army for 16 and a half years. He believes that everyone is a story teller waiting to just tell a story. He also mentioned that there are no rules in writing and that the best way to learn is to just do it. Mukul Deva basically gave us a crash course on how to write an interesting story. Honestly, I felt that the content was a bit boring and cliché, yet some of what she said are important. For example, he pointed out that one of the things that make a story very interesting are how you portray your characters and either the readers have to hate them a lot or like them a lot. As I said earlier, the content of the presentation was a bit flat, I really like the way he managed to keep our attention. The reason I enjoyed the talk was because of the way he delivered his ideas. He used an abundance of examples and most importantly he made us laugh. I think the way he asked us questions and kept us involved was very crucial. Mukul Deva in my opinion was the most interesting session of all.
I agree with you when you talk about Mukul Deva using examples and humour to keep us interested. I think that my perception about Mukul Deva is similar to yours as we both talk about how he kept us paying attention by involving us in his activities. The point that stood out to me the most was how you included your opinions about his talk instead of just recapping what happened. To make your writing more powerful I think you could write about how you related to Mukul Deva and what influence he had upon you.