I chose to attend the speech by Colin Beavan for my common reading experience. I was skeptical at first because I was not sure how he would be in person compared to his personality in the book. However, I was impressed with his speech. I liked that he didn’t focus his entire speech around the book and what happens in the book, but rather stories and his own experiences and life now. I also liked that he explained the process of his ideas and motivation to actually complete this project and write the book. Overall I like him more in person than I did in the book.