Commencement and Acceptance Speeches

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Everyone wants to experience what it is like to graduate from college or university. When I attended a cousin’s graduation at Columbia, I got to witness this first hand. However, I also listened to a commencement speech given by a university alumnus. In his remarks, the speaker used references to his experience as a banker to show the graduates what awaits them and how they can use simple tasks to manage life. Using simple ideas to show the graduates how they can manage their lives, I found that the speaker made his speech effective in communicating its message. Most commencement speakers may talk about t...