Sentences with phrase «of graduation speeches»

It's true of graduation speeches.

Stephen Colbert's parody of graduation speeches is spot - on — he delivers such timeless advice as «Get Amazon Prime» and «Keep meticulous track of those who have wronged you.»

The story begins with Brandy Klark (Aubrey Plaza), the valedictorian of her high school, being jeered off the stage near the beginning of her graduation speech.

Enjoy, despite the shaky cameras and poor audio that seem to be the hallmark of all graduation speech videos!

The internet is full of graduation speech highlights.

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It was «accounting software with no [traditional] accounting in it,» Cook explained during his graduation speech to Harvard Business School's Class of 2015.

Long before she was First Lady, U.S. Senator, or U.S. Secretary of State, Clinton gave a class speech at her own graduation, following then - Sen.

In my last company wide email l referenced a part of Sheryl Sandberg's speech that she recently gave at the HBS graduation.

From Sheryl Sandberg to Stephen Colbert, here are some of the best graduation speeches in recent years.»

The best graduation speeches last the test of time, offering wisdom and insight that is just as helpful to a 21 - year - old as to someone at the peak of their career.

In 2005, Steve Jobs gave the graduation speech at Stanford University, and delivered one of the best commencement addresses of all time.

Blankfein spoke about his humble beginnings growing up in housing projects in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn at a graduation speech at LaGuardia Community College two years ago.

And so, with that in mind, below you will find some of our favorite quotes from college graduation speeches of 2017 — whether these speak directly to your career aspirations, or more broadly to your approach to life, we are confident that taking these quotes to heart can help all students and grads in their personal and professional lives.

CNN: Health secretary addresses health care, religious freedom in protested graduation speech In an anticipated and controversial address Friday, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius delivered a speech that blended inspirational messages to graduates with a discussion of public policy's tough decisions, including health care and honoring religious freedom.

If he had this much issue with military ceremonies and his right to freedom of speech, then why did he not have the balls to reveal his name and stand up for his beliefs during his BCT graduation?

I imagined it was something that once hung on the walls of Cena's elementary school gymnasium, but when I Googled the quote, I found out that it's from a graduation speech Indian actor Shah Rukh Khan gave in Maharashtra, India, on May 30, 2016.

A handful of students protested Vice President Mike Pence's graduation speech at Notre Dame, while other students in attendance booed.

In a speech read on his behalf at the graduation of some...

President Obama delivered the graduation speech at West Point Wednesday, and with it, a foreign policy change of direction.

De Blasio will unveil the new programs during a speech at the Bronx Latin School, where the mayor will announce that he intends to boost graduation rates from 68 percent to 80 percent over the next decade, and get two - thirds of those graduates «truly college - ready» based on Common Core standards.

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, gave the commendation in a speech read on his behalf by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, at the graduation parade of the Special Medical Intake 4 held at the Ghana Military Academy and Training School in Accra, on Friday 27th April, 2018.

A typically busy schedule lay ahead: In the morning, a meeting was scheduled with his staff, followed by a speech to hundreds of youngsters at a graduation ceremony in a local middle high school.

When a geeky high - school valedictorian throws caution to the wind by expressing his love for a popular cheerleader during his graduation speech, life finally starts to get interesting in this coming - of - age comedy adapted from the book by journalist / author / screenwriter Larry Doyle.

Even as Walter establishes a rapport with his younger son Henry (Riley Thomas Stewart) through the puppet, though, his teenage son Porter (Anton Yelchin)-- a smart but angry kid who keeps a list of Post-Its enumerating all the traits of his father of which he wishes to rid himself, and finds himself hired by valedictorian Norah (Jennifer Lawrence) to pen her forthcoming graduation commencement speech — remains aloof.

Fortunately, graduation ceremonies have advice built in, as community leaders offer speeches full of wisdom meant to ease the transition from schooling to «real life.»

So, whether you're hunting for the best advice to impart to your own soon - to - be-grads, or in search of a new direction of your own, these graduation speeches are sure to inspire and delight.

Like in his high school graduation speech, Ryan did focus on the discussion of time once again, but not through a series of quotes.

From inspirational elocutions to gutsy send - ups of the system, the long - held tradition of the commencement speech is a must at graduations from kindergarten to college.

The speeches here represent only a small portion of the best and most moving graduation addresses out there — check out these resources for even more speeches, as well as advice on writing a speech of your own.

The first - term Democrat cited tougher graduation requirements, increases in school funding, and an expansion of early - childhood education as accomplishments, in his speech to Illinois lawmakers.

In 2010, the African - American valedictorian used his graduation speech to call out the school for its lack of diversity.

Most notable was a graduation speech she gave to a high school in Chicago in 2016 where she talked about growing up on the city's south side and later, at Princeton, being afraid to ask for help, feeling it was a sign of weakness.

When our salutatorian — one of our app project managers — gave his speech at graduation, he thanked me for his time as a 10th grader presenting his app.

«You also can put notes on file for next year, such as «shorten the graduation speech» or «don't invite someone back because of crude language».»

Today Dean James Ryan, the eleventh Dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education gave a speech at graduation that went viral.

Below a few of our ConnectEd team members share speeches they were inspired by and what they would say if they were speaking at a graduation.

President Obama celebrated the nation's highest - ever graduation rate of 82.3 percent in his 2016 state - of - the - union speech in January.

Less noticed but no less important is the fact that more than 19 governors specifically talked about graduation rates in their state - of - the - state speeches.

With their mix of advice, humor and encouragement, any entry in this quartet would make a thoughtful gift for those about to leap into the real world.YOUR FUTURE LIES AHEADAnyone who's delivered a graduation speech, or listened to one, or hopes to make one...

Graduation speeches are often rote recitations of lessons learned and advice for charting a successful path in the world.

And if so moved, write a virtual graduation speech to the class of 2099 at the university you attended and send it to my blog or post it here.

All the more reason to stop the stranglehold that coal and other fossil fuels have on this world gone over-mad, and thus my graduation speech to the future class of 2099, which remains on YouTube and awaits your kind eyeballs....

Last winter I wrote a virtual graduation speech for the Class of 2099 and put it online.

That Baltimore Columnist Will should read this virutal graduation speech to the class of 2099 before he writes another disinfo column.

As Tom Mighell, past Chair of the American Bar Association's Law Practice Management Section said in his 2010 IgniteLaw speech before the 2011 ABA TECHSHOW, No Lawyer Left Behind, most law schools do not provide practice management education, and this omission needs to be rectified by employing practicing lawyers to teach these subjects, making them requirements for graduation, and including a practical component.

Led a team of staff members to solicit and evaluate speech submissions to select student keynote speaker for graduation ceremony.

Prerequisites for admission include high school graduation or completion of the General Education Diploma, completion of basic college level English and speech classes with a minimum of a C grade point average as well as attendance at a medical assisting program information session.