What is it about graduation speeches? They are almost never good and are almost always boring. Why do speakers feel the need to be boring and cliche? Why do speakers feel the need to spend copious amounts of time talking about themselves and their accomplishments and how you can do it if you just do what I did? Does anyone really care? Does anyone even listen to the commencement speech? The sea of graduates are thinking about their own things, talking to their buds, wondering if they actually passed that last final or, if they are smart, they are slightly drunk. Is there a tougher audience?
Well, I've just added something new to my bucket list:
Speak at a Commencement Ceremony (of some kind...even if it's a pre-school graduation...it counts, y'all) and not be boring.
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