Examples Of Commencement Speech

What I just recited was a selection from "Oh, The Places You'll Go!", a graduation speech as prepared by Dr. Seuss. I chose to recite this because its optimism toward beginning a new phase of life seemed to fit our class. It reminded me of our entrance into high school, when as freshmen, we blew away the students and staff at Stoks high School with our incredible enthusiasm and spirit. We didn't allow ourselves to be intimidated by the upperclassmen, or by our new surroundings. By the time we had completed our first Homecoming activities, coming in second place only to the seniors, we had established a certain respect, and it became evident that the Class of 2006 was capable of achieving greatness.

Commencement speech, a speech that is purposely produced to motivate, to give advices and to encourage its audiences. To this point in life, I myself have been through six of them, one in kindergarten, one in middle school, the latest one, of course in high school, and others are family members’ graduation ceremonies. Out of six, I cannot recall any standout advice from any of them, they have so much in common than differences. Recently I had a chance to watch Neil Gaiman’s speech, the one in 2012 at the University of Art through a YouTube video; although I only observed through a screen, I felt the connections, and especially inspired.

Neil Gaiman is a renowned British author, screenwriter, comic book creator as well as a voice actor. Using his position as a professional who never attended a university, he uses his experience to pass the fire of excellence to the new graduates. As tradition entails, a commencement address is often used to mark the beginning of something new. The commencement speaker, in this case, having never achieved university education, uses his freedom to address the audience, unlike other formal speeches to relate well with the graduates and pass the intended message.

High school Commencement in the United States is a tradition like no other. Every June, high school seniors dress in their Sunday best and head to the tried-and-true ritual. Parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles swarm to secondary institutions with their cameras in hand. With the sea of hats and gowns, the graduating class is unified and united. Over the recent decades, Commencements across the United States have incorporated cords and stoles. These emphasize both communal and individual achievements throughout students’ secondary education and their community. At Chisago Lakes High School (CLHS), these achievements are recognized at Commencement with a variety of cords. Students who participate in the National

The commencement speech, “This is Water” by David Foster Wallace is widely known due to the amazing message it provides. Wallace’s speech is unlike any other, which are usually very positive, inspirational, and oftentimes cliche. He asserts that the value behind an education is learning how to become aware of what we choose to think, and in doing so it brings freedom and vitality to an individual. His speech is very unorthodox, the structure is very different to normal graduation speeches, making his oration unique and special. Wallace uses rhetorical appeals to speak with recent graduates.

David Foster Wallace talks about how the commencement speakers should speak about why they were chosen to give the speech. And why they are where they are basically how the college has made them accomplish. Every graduation anyone has ever been too everyone always belittles the commencement speeches

The tone of the speech is very polite and uplifting. Quindlen positively encourages the graduates to follow their own path by being who they are. Her viewpoint towards education, commencement, and life are well received as she reflects on her previous college years and how alike she was with the current graduates. Quindlen shows that she respects the aspects of today’s society through her tone of

After interpreting “Joss Whedon Wesleyan Commencement Address: You Are All Going To Die,” published by Huffington Post, I actually was discouraged in the beginning of his speech. No one wants to be reminded that you’re going to die and that you can’t change the world. As I went on to listen to Whedon’s commencement address I felt more inspired as I listened to his words. Whedon spoke of earning your identity, living with contradictions and coming to peace with yourself by knowing who you are. His words changed my perception on how I can change the world.

In 2010, Dr. Marc Lamont Hill was the commencement speaker for California State University, Stanislaus. This speech was addressed to the graduating class of 2010, their friends and family who were attending the ceremony, the California State University, Stanislaus faculty and staff, and people who may have not been able to attend the ceremony, but were able to watch it on a DVD recording. This speech was intended to congratulate the graduates and offer them advice as they enter into the “real world” post-graduation. However, the speech also had to address the family and friends of the graduates and the university’s faculty and staff, since they presumably made a difference in the lives of the graduates.

Famous actors, musicians, politicians, artists and authors are often called upon to deliver commencement addresses at prestigious places of higher learning. It doesn't take Nobel-Prize-winning social scientists or psychologists, or speech professors to predict what these elite guest speakers will say on such occasions such as these. The speaker will tell the graduating class to aim high, never give up, make the most of opportunities, and do as our forbearers did: pull yourselves up by the bootstraps. But when Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks showed up at Vassar College to present the commencement address, his presentation avoided those clichés and platitudes. Hanks was refreshing original and yet remarkably pragmatic. This paper critiques Hanks' themes, examines his rhetorical techniques, and editorially analyzes his purpose.

He breaks many of the standard rules for a commencement speech by giving a product that initially appears to be inherently negative and pessimistic in a time where most would expect an uplifting, positive encouragement for adult post-graduate life. He starts his speech with an analogy of a fish asking another fish “How is the water”. The fish in question replies “what the hell is water?”. The purpose of this was to show how some common things that seem obvious to some are completely alien or unknown to others. Many of us go through life thinking that the lives of others are more or less slight variations of our own.

Graduation day is one of the most important days of any students’ life. Once you get to college you start to think about the job you want or even if you will find a job after college. The Tulane University graduating class also called the “Katrina Class” of 2009 got very lucky having a successful woman, Ellen DeGeneres, give her congrats and a commencement speech. It was a friendly hostile environment. She is a rich and successful celebrity who came from nothing which is the ethos that she brings. She was born and raised in New Orleans and in 2005 was the damaging Hurricane Katrina that hit that city. The fall class of 2005 had been through a lot. Ellen is known for her humor which she uses throughout her speech, but with most speeches it has a lesson that needs to be told and she shares how

I am interested in a class history speech because I would like to be able to tell a story about one of the small part in our lives and bring it into the light so we could enjoy and remember it once more. I have always been interested in graduation speeches ever since i was little, and it has honestly been one of my dreams to speak in front of our Hart-Ransom loved ones, such as friends and family, and let them hear what their student has experienced while at this great school. Ever since I could remember, I had always imagined myself speaking in front of Hart Ransom and giving a speech of how great my years here were. I want to give a speech because I am leaving my 2nd home, Hart-Ransom, along with people whom I’ve known for 9 years and it

Comedienne Amy Poehler did a speech about the life and the importance to graduating seniors at Harvard University on Saturday May 25.

Graduation is an exciting time in a person’s life, especially a high school graduation. When I think of family and friends gathering together to celebrate a joyous occasion, I feel I accomplished my strongest goal. It never occurred to me that graduation would be the end of my youth and the start of adulthood. Graduating from high school was an influential event that gave me an altered outlook on my existence. Life before graduation, preparing for graduation day, and commencement day overwhelmed me for reality.