From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die. But it works: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wn866ryQ5RY Stephen Colbert was predictably hilarious in schooling the University of Virginia on its prestigious Playboy ranking and their gift of independence: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkxQKGex28&feature=player_embedded He’s not famous, but 18-year-old Theodore Chalfen’s speech at Boulder, Colorado’s Fairview High School was nonetheless inspiring. The openly gay student thanked his classmates for supporting him, sending a message to the world that acceptance for people who are “different” is gaining ground with today’s young people: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sT0337PLoDc Balaal Hollings almost didn’t make it to his high school graduation. The honor student and senior class president was shot in the head while trying to break up a fight earlier this spring. He wasn’t able to finish his senior year, but he managed to make it to graduation … and walk onstage to give a speech: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ14oDhAy4&feature=player_embedded TV writer Jon Lovett told Pitzer College grads the hard truth. They’re smart, but they’re also annoying: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JHl80Wmpj40 Which is YOUR favorite speech this year? What’s the most moving graduation speech you’ve ever heard? Image by Jeanne Sager
title: “5 Best Graduation Speeches Of 2013 From Hilarious To Heartwarming Videos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-05” author: “Gregoria Turner”
From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die. But it works: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wn866ryQ5RY Stephen Colbert was predictably hilarious in schooling the University of Virginia on its prestigious Playboy ranking and their gift of independence: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkxQKGex28&feature=player_embedded He’s not famous, but 18-year-old Theodore Chalfen’s speech at Boulder, Colorado’s Fairview High School was nonetheless inspiring. The openly gay student thanked his classmates for supporting him, sending a message to the world that acceptance for people who are “different” is gaining ground with today’s young people: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sT0337PLoDc Balaal Hollings almost didn’t make it to his high school graduation. The honor student and senior class president was shot in the head while trying to break up a fight earlier this spring. He wasn’t able to finish his senior year, but he managed to make it to graduation … and walk onstage to give a speech: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ14oDhAy4&feature=player_embedded TV writer Jon Lovett told Pitzer College grads the hard truth. They’re smart, but they’re also annoying: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JHl80Wmpj40 Which is YOUR favorite speech this year? What’s the most moving graduation speech you’ve ever heard? Image by Jeanne Sager
title: “5 Best Graduation Speeches Of 2013 From Hilarious To Heartwarming Videos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-04” author: “Tiffany Perdue”
From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die. But it works: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wn866ryQ5RY Stephen Colbert was predictably hilarious in schooling the University of Virginia on its prestigious Playboy ranking and their gift of independence: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkxQKGex28&feature=player_embedded He’s not famous, but 18-year-old Theodore Chalfen’s speech at Boulder, Colorado’s Fairview High School was nonetheless inspiring. The openly gay student thanked his classmates for supporting him, sending a message to the world that acceptance for people who are “different” is gaining ground with today’s young people: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sT0337PLoDc Balaal Hollings almost didn’t make it to his high school graduation. The honor student and senior class president was shot in the head while trying to break up a fight earlier this spring. He wasn’t able to finish his senior year, but he managed to make it to graduation … and walk onstage to give a speech: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ14oDhAy4&feature=player_embedded TV writer Jon Lovett told Pitzer College grads the hard truth. They’re smart, but they’re also annoying: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JHl80Wmpj40 Which is YOUR favorite speech this year? What’s the most moving graduation speech you’ve ever heard? Image by Jeanne Sager
title: “5 Best Graduation Speeches Of 2013 From Hilarious To Heartwarming Videos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-13” author: “James Garza”
From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die. But it works: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wn866ryQ5RY Stephen Colbert was predictably hilarious in schooling the University of Virginia on its prestigious Playboy ranking and their gift of independence: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkxQKGex28&feature=player_embedded He’s not famous, but 18-year-old Theodore Chalfen’s speech at Boulder, Colorado’s Fairview High School was nonetheless inspiring. The openly gay student thanked his classmates for supporting him, sending a message to the world that acceptance for people who are “different” is gaining ground with today’s young people: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sT0337PLoDc Balaal Hollings almost didn’t make it to his high school graduation. The honor student and senior class president was shot in the head while trying to break up a fight earlier this spring. He wasn’t able to finish his senior year, but he managed to make it to graduation … and walk onstage to give a speech: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ14oDhAy4&feature=player_embedded TV writer Jon Lovett told Pitzer College grads the hard truth. They’re smart, but they’re also annoying: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JHl80Wmpj40 Which is YOUR favorite speech this year? What’s the most moving graduation speech you’ve ever heard? Image by Jeanne Sager
title: “5 Best Graduation Speeches Of 2013 From Hilarious To Heartwarming Videos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-04” author: “Rosa Cowley”
From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die. But it works: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wn866ryQ5RY Stephen Colbert was predictably hilarious in schooling the University of Virginia on its prestigious Playboy ranking and their gift of independence: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkxQKGex28&feature=player_embedded He’s not famous, but 18-year-old Theodore Chalfen’s speech at Boulder, Colorado’s Fairview High School was nonetheless inspiring. The openly gay student thanked his classmates for supporting him, sending a message to the world that acceptance for people who are “different” is gaining ground with today’s young people: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sT0337PLoDc Balaal Hollings almost didn’t make it to his high school graduation. The honor student and senior class president was shot in the head while trying to break up a fight earlier this spring. He wasn’t able to finish his senior year, but he managed to make it to graduation … and walk onstage to give a speech: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ14oDhAy4&feature=player_embedded TV writer Jon Lovett told Pitzer College grads the hard truth. They’re smart, but they’re also annoying: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JHl80Wmpj40 Which is YOUR favorite speech this year? What’s the most moving graduation speech you’ve ever heard? Image by Jeanne Sager
title: “5 Best Graduation Speeches Of 2013 From Hilarious To Heartwarming Videos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-24” author: “Jake Lang”
From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die. But it works: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wn866ryQ5RY Stephen Colbert was predictably hilarious in schooling the University of Virginia on its prestigious Playboy ranking and their gift of independence: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkxQKGex28&feature=player_embedded He’s not famous, but 18-year-old Theodore Chalfen’s speech at Boulder, Colorado’s Fairview High School was nonetheless inspiring. The openly gay student thanked his classmates for supporting him, sending a message to the world that acceptance for people who are “different” is gaining ground with today’s young people: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sT0337PLoDc Balaal Hollings almost didn’t make it to his high school graduation. The honor student and senior class president was shot in the head while trying to break up a fight earlier this spring. He wasn’t able to finish his senior year, but he managed to make it to graduation … and walk onstage to give a speech: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ14oDhAy4&feature=player_embedded TV writer Jon Lovett told Pitzer College grads the hard truth. They’re smart, but they’re also annoying: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JHl80Wmpj40 Which is YOUR favorite speech this year? What’s the most moving graduation speech you’ve ever heard? Image by Jeanne Sager
title: “5 Best Graduation Speeches Of 2013 From Hilarious To Heartwarming Videos " ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-03” author: “Daniel Kimbrough”
From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die. But it works: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Wn866ryQ5RY Stephen Colbert was predictably hilarious in schooling the University of Virginia on its prestigious Playboy ranking and their gift of independence: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNkxQKGex28&feature=player_embedded He’s not famous, but 18-year-old Theodore Chalfen’s speech at Boulder, Colorado’s Fairview High School was nonetheless inspiring. The openly gay student thanked his classmates for supporting him, sending a message to the world that acceptance for people who are “different” is gaining ground with today’s young people: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sT0337PLoDc Balaal Hollings almost didn’t make it to his high school graduation. The honor student and senior class president was shot in the head while trying to break up a fight earlier this spring. He wasn’t able to finish his senior year, but he managed to make it to graduation … and walk onstage to give a speech: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUJ14oDhAy4&feature=player_embedded TV writer Jon Lovett told Pitzer College grads the hard truth. They’re smart, but they’re also annoying: Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JHl80Wmpj40 Which is YOUR favorite speech this year? What’s the most moving graduation speech you’ve ever heard? Image by Jeanne Sager
