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One of the main
things that you need to understand before you decide what to say
in your graduation speech, is your audience. To that extent,
student speeches for graduation are simple, because, after all,
the audience consists of your colleagues.
It would help to
unify all the aspects of your speech by sticking to one central
theme, perhaps something or event that your peers have been
discussing at school. Whether they are high school graduation
speeches, college graduation speeches or presidential speeches,
some golden tips work unanimously for all public addresses.
Whatever the occasion, get to the point quickly and keep your
address short, clear and concise. |
Funny graduation speeches are probably
not your best bet, because you do not want to be remembered as the class
clown. Still, it is nice to add some element of humour to a graduation
speech, or any speech for that matter. An ideal graduation speech must
include a blend of various elements like you could talk about important
learning experiences that you and your colleagues had at school,
memorable school trips and special visitors that addressed the students.
And one can also go overboard while attempting to make inspirational
graduation speeches. Be careful not to use too many clichés, and while
you should remember to than the parents and school faculty, do not pack
too much advice into your speech.
Here is a basic list of Dos and DONTs for a perfect graduation speech
Do think about the interests, likes and
dislikes of your target audience.
Do use short stories and feel free to draw on your own experiences at
the school.
Do use memorable phrases and try and create interesting and
unforgettable quotes.
Do talk about various activities and narrate personal stories but try
and adopt a single theme to amalgamate these. Motivation for the future
is a popular graduation speech theme.
Do thank parents and faculty members.
Do not refer to private jokes or endeavour to make the audience laugh
too much. Remember the occasion and act accordingly.
Do not use too many clichés or very fancy language. There should
definitely be a greater degree of propriety in your demeanour but it is
important for you to be yourself.
Do not mention controversial or shocking topics or incidents that may
have occurred at school.
Do not make your speech exceedingly lengthy or dwell for too long on any
one subject. Make drafts of the speech to ensure that you have not
dedicated too much time to talk on any one point.
Do not boast or carry on at length about your own achievements.
And finally, one other important factor of a graduation speech is its
structure. The structure of a speech essentially comprises the
introduction, the body and the end or the closing address. Although you
can focus on the past in the introduction and body of the speech, always
reserve your statements about goals and ambitions and your good wishes
for your colleagues for the conclusion of the speech.
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