Finished my valedictorian speech...

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chiwawa626

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valedictorian ? I had to cut and paste that since i kant spell it...well i guess you are toosmart4me :) gj dude :) nice speech too
 
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im2smrt4u

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Well...while there isn't really a time limit, they "strongly reccomend" that I take no more than 3 minutes. So I don't have long.
 
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Sir Fredrick

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Sorry but I like my graduation speech better (yes I really went up and gave this speech):

I guess I should set up the scene:
I'm carrying a huge binder with about 1000 pages in it.
I'm dressed like this: nutcase on the right
The highschool I was graduating from was an online one called CompuHigh, and I had been the webmaster for quite some time.

I hope you don't mind, I prepared a small speech


It's an honor to be here tonight, accepting this award.

I never expected to even be nominated for the nobel prize,
especially since none of my songs made it into the top 10.

In honor of this momentous occasion, my mom let me dress myself for
the first time

I am thrilled to have had the opportunity to help rid the world of
Evil Rubber Chickens. My battles against them have taken their tolls, but it
would be with a great agonizing pain in my ego-substinated conscoius that I would pass the Mighty Spatula over to Luke <friend who went up on stage with me>. I was originally planning to do so, but he has proven himself undeserving of such recognition. Consequently, he will be given a lesser role of Compuhigh Demi-WebMaster, herefore to be known as Dukey-Lukey

I'll leave you with these final words of wisdom:

When life hands you lemons, throw them at stupid people.
 
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im2smrt4u

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Originally posted by: Sir Fredrick

I'll leave you with these final words of wisdom:
When life hands you lemons, throw them at stupid people.[/b]
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ROFLMAO!!! You really gave that speech!? My Public Speaking teacher would kill me! :Q

Nice ending though! :D
 
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im2smrt4u

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I'm getting some people who say I should remove the story because it focuses on me too much. Anyone here agree?
 
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im2smrt4u

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Originally posted by: TheOmegaCode
That speech is 'eh.' Had I turned that into my speech class, I would have gotten a 'C.'
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Its a draft for a reason...;)

What would you improve??? BTW, I got an 'A' in my Public Speaking course...
 
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Gulzakar

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Skip tradition, go with the funny...

It's only highschool, so why does everyone act like it's such a big deal? I think you should go up there in a powder blue tux.
 
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Sir Fredrick

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Originally posted by: im2smrt4u
Originally posted by: Sir Fredrick

I'll leave you with these final words of wisdom:
When life hands you lemons, throw them at stupid people.[/b]
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ROFLMAO!!! You really gave that speech!? My Public Speaking teacher would kill me! :Q

Nice ending though! :D
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Yup, I actually went up and did that...what a wacky kid I was!

I'm actually going to my school's conference this year (which is where the graduation takes place) because I have a bunch of friends who are graduating. Fortunately for everyone, I've toned down quite a bit since then.
 
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Oscar1613

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Originally posted by: im2smrt4u
I'm getting some people who say I should remove the story because it focuses on me too much. Anyone here agree?
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the only thing is that it's just a random blurb thrown in there... it doesnt flow well with the stuff before and after it IMHO

if i changed something, i would change the beginning... i would cut out all the names and leave it as "Before I begin, I would like to thank everyone who has helped me through my education. While I cannot thank everyone by name, I am still very grateful for everything they have done for me throughout the years. Above all, I would like to thank my parents for pushing me when I thought I could go no further and helping me see that there is no limit to what I can accomplish when I set my mind to it." and maybe go from there...

my $.02
 
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im2smrt4u

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Originally posted by: Oscar1613
Originally posted by: im2smrt4u
I'm getting some people who say I should remove the story because it focuses on me too much. Anyone here agree?
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the only thing is that it's just a random blurb thrown in there... it doesnt flow well with the stuff before and after it IMHO
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Makes sense...I'll work on it. Thanks!

 
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Except for the part about how people you least expect will remember you and look up to you as role models and how they are more educated than the majority of the world, I don't think you are telling them anything they haven't heard before: "you are the leaders of tomorrow, do your best, blah blah blah." Cut all that crap out. If you're going the route of a "real" speech, keep it insightful. For example, did you actually talk to any of the people who recognized you? What did they say? Why did they remember you? Or did they just say "hi?" If that's all that happened, then it's not a meaningful story and you should look for a different example. It might be better, say, to tell how you were influenced by your friends, who in that case would be role models (most people, especially in high school, don't recognize their friends as role models).

Or if you can't think of anything like that to say, and still want to give a "real" speech, then just talk politics or freedom or something. Tell them how a little bit of piracy is good for society, or rant about frivolous lawsuits, or something.

Or go funny. :D
 
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im2smrt4u

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Originally posted by: Turkey
Cut all that crap out. If you're going the route of a "real" speech, keep it insightful. For example, did you actually talk to any of the people who recognized you? What did they say? Why did they remember you? Or did they just say "hi?" If that's all that happened, then it's not a meaningful story and you should look for a different example. It might be better, say, to tell how you were influenced by your friends, who in that case would be role models (most people, especially in high school, don't recognize their friends as role models).
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You actually think I should expand on the story??? :confused:

Now I've really got a problem! :Q :D
 
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im2smrt4u

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Originally posted by: Astaroth33
I think you should go up there looking like one of these guys... :)
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ROFL! I think if I did something like that I would go in a huge zoot suit! :D

Anyway, I already have a suit, and it was bought for me. No turning back now!

Besides, I think I look nice in it! :D
 
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Que-TiP

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need more funny. I suggest this...after you say, "Please give the teachers and staff a big round of applause for everything they have done for all of us." start clapping a little...other ppl will too...then after 3 seconds or so, wake your arms and tell every one, "stop clapping, they're not THAT good."

then wink or something. I also suggest bringing a blow up doll up with you or leave you fly unzipped with a hotdog sticking out. enjoy!

-Alex
 
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