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Your First Graduation Speech

Posted on 15. Feb, 2010 by dimaks in Life

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The month of March is almost at the door steps and it reminds us of one of the big things to happen and widely observed and celebrated – Graduation Day. During this month or April in some schools, students who are expected to fulfill a level of accomplishment in their student life are busy preparing for many things such as graduation requirements, celebration reception including invitations to relatives and friends, and graduation speech for the students who excelled in their academic life. For the high schools, a valedictory address is almost tantamount to a statue for glory to be left for the Alma mater. But having the best speech is just one side of the coin. For the college students, graduation means the time to go out in the field and find the right job or enroll in a review center to prepare for the board examination.

To whatever direction you are heading, let me share to you some tips in writing your first graduation speech, courtesy of collegeuniversity.suite101.com.

• Tell lots of stories
• Talk about major events
• Talk about meaningful activities your class did together
• Talk about values that are important to the students and the audience
• Be inclusive
• Use popular culture references
• Don’t talk about yourself
• Don’t speak badly of anyone
• Be appropriate
• Use inside jokes sparingly
• Avoid cliches
• Give advice sparingly
• Thank the parents
• Thank the teachers
• Do not reference that Green Day song

I never had the chance to prepare for a graduation speech in my entire student life, not until now that I have done my graduate studies. But I already heard many of them during my attendance to friends and relatives graduation ceremonies. Do visit the source site if you want to read on the detailed explanation of the tips above.

Cheers to your future excellent graduation speech!