Commencement Addresses
Michele Obama
City College of New York, 2016
Steve Jobs
Stanford University, 2005
Chadwick Boseman
Harvard University, 2018
Taylor Swift
New York University, 2022
Commencement speeches happen nationwide each year, and it can be hard to differentiate them and give a good one. Take a look at this clip from Good Morning America in 2015 that did a rundown of some of the key ingredients.
Choose two (or more) of the following speeches to watch that you will reflect on in this module’s Discussion Reponse
Michelle Obama, City College of New York, 2016
Steve Jobs, Stanford University, 2005
Chadewick Boseman, Harvard University, 2018
Want to find more?
NPR has a tool that will let you search 354 (and counting) speeches by themes.
Extra Credit Assignment: Mini-Commencement Speech
Optional.
You have been invited to record a video speech for this year’s commencement at Brooklyn College. Deliver a 5-minute commencement speech that captures what you want to share with your graduating peers. Even though it is a shorter speech than many commencement speeches, your speech should still include the basic ingredients of a commencement address that you’ve observed above.
Leave a Reply