Graduation Speech

Words of wisdom To the next generation,

(a commencement address) — I am no Taylor Swift. Nonetheless, two weeks ago I was presented with an honorary Doctor of Humanities degree and asked to give the commencement address at lovely Wilson College in south central Pennsylvania. Several people have asked if I’d share my remarks, so here they are for anyone interested. …

It’s my honor to give the occasional address speech at the University of New South Wales. I shared 3 stories about “Change” to the class of Art, Design & Architecture graduates at this exciting juncture in their career journeys. 🤓 What an honor to be standing here today to celebrate…

<< VIDEO LINK>> So, Dani asked me to close the speaking portion of this wonderful event out by being a little sentimental and sharing some advice for the future. So, I’m going to try my best to do so in the context of some of the major takeaways I’ve had…

10 Pieces of Advice I Wish I’d Received When I Graduated Graduates of 2021, to quote Baz Luhrmann; “If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists — whereas the rest of my…

Nanyang Junior College Graduation Speech 2021 First of all, congratulations to everyone graduating today. I know how tough it must be to graduate at a time like this; I was part of the first cohort to graduate from the National University of Singapore in a time of Covid back in…

The following speech is the commencement address of National Chung Hsing University in Taiwan, delivered by Wenzel Herder, a well-known bestselling author in Taiwan and an NCHU alumnus. Hey everybody. It is an honor to be here with you to help celebrate this amazing milestone in your lives. Six years…

Congrats to the Mountainview Community Class of 2021, and thank you for having me here today. For those who don’t know me, my name is Lauren Reed, I work for the Alliance for Higher Education in Prison and live in Denver, Colorado. …

This weekend, on Saturday and Sunday, Adrienne shared a special graduation message to the Buena Vista University Classes of 2020 and 2021. The remarks were a part of a historic commencement weekend. In the remarks, she urged the emerging leaders to not be afraid, to strive to live a full…