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How do you write a convocation speech?

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How do you write a convocation speech?

How To Write A Graduation Speech

  1. Take time to write out things you want to cover.
  2. Take stock of your key messages and favorite phrases.
  3. When in doubt, tell a story.
  4. Check out our graduation messages and wishes for special messages you might want to include.
  5. Once you’ve exhausted everything you want to say, take a break.

What is Jim Carrey’s speech?

Jim Carrey surprised graduates at the Maharishi University of Management in Fairfield, Iowa, with a funny, emotional commencement speech in which he told them a poignant story about his father and urged them to walk their own path in life and never settle.

What do you say at graduation ceremony?

More formal

  • “Congratulations on your well-deserved success.”
  • “Warmest congratulations on your graduation.”
  • “Congratulations on your graduation and best wishes for your next adventure!”
  • “So happy to share in the excitement of your graduation day, and so very proud of you, too!”
  • “With love and pride today and always,”

How do you write a graduation commencement speech?

Some suggestions on writing a commencement speech

  1. #1 HONOR THE OCCASION.
  2. #2 KEEP IT UNDER 18 MINUTES.
  3. #3 BE UTTERLY YOURSELF.
  4. #4 STARTLE THEM.
  5. #5 SPEAK SLOWLY AND WELL.

What to write a commemorative speech about?

Ideas for commemorative speech may fall into different categories depending on the topic, value or event they celebrate:

  • love.
  • loss.
  • kindness/ benevolence.
  • gentleness.
  • loneliness.
  • bravery.
  • memory.
  • honor.

Is Jim Carrey Canadian or American?

Jim Carrey , in full James Eugene Carrey, (born January 17, 1962, New Market, Ontario, Canada), Canadian American comedian who established himself as a leading comedic actor with a series of over-the-top performances and who won plaudits for his more-serious portrayals as his career progressed.

What seems impossibly out of reach?

“Fear is going to be a player in life, but you get to decide how much,” Carrey said. “So many of us choose our path out of fear disguised as practicality. What we really want seems impossibly out of reach and ridiculous to expect, so we never dare to ask the universe for it.”

What is the best speech ever given?

11 Of History’s Most Influential Speeches

  • ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’, Patrick Henry.
  • ‘I Am Prepared To Die’, Nelson Mandela.
  • ‘I Have A Dream’, Martin Luther King.
  • ‘Quit India’, Mahatma Gandhi.
  • ‘Speech at Clermont’, Pope Urban II.
  • ‘The Third Philippic’, Demosthenes.
  • ‘We Shall Fight on the Beaches’, Winston Churchill.