Graduations speeches are stepping stones in the life of the graduates. Obviously then what the speaker will say at the graduation ceremony depends on how far those graduates have progressed on life’s journey After all those graduation speeches may be given at a Kindergarten for instance. If so, the speaker is really addressing the parents of the children and basically will say that they are wonderful children who mean a lot to everyone present. They should mention the fun and laughter little children bring with them. The speech should reflect on their innocence and the way they soak up new information. It should speak of the responsibility of helping those children progress onto the next stage of their education. For such small children a very short and warm speech is the most appropriate. Graduation speeches for those graduating from elementary school speak of the big changes that have taken place since the children first came to the elementary school. They mention the difference between small children and those who are leaving elementary school with basic skills in reading and writing for instance. They speak too of what the children have gained in the way of friendship in school and the opportunities and differences that lie ahead for them. They assure the children that they will have lots of help in the big jump to High School. These speeches should mention events that have happened while they were students at the elementary school and the funnier the better. Middle School graduation speeches are more adult in context. Yet the speaker recognises the fact that middle school students have a long way still to go. At this stage of their lives the students will have partaken in many extra-curricular activities and these speeches should refer to the baseball leagues won or the fact that they won the choir contest. They should remind the students how much they owe their parents and teachers and motivate them for going into High School. High School graduation speeches look at the past of course but mainly focus on the future. At this stage the students will be deciding whether or not to go to university or onto a suitable career. Speeches to high school students then should be about the choices they have and the opportunities that abound in the world today. They should include a mention of the friendships made at High School and the value of such and give advice to keep in touch. Again a touch of humour will greatly add to the speech. Finally, graduation speeches for those in third level education are about using their skills and talents to make a difference in this world. They are about challenge and change and motivation. Basically they should tell the graduates that graduation day is the day they set out to make their mark in life and give them advice on how to do it. Graduation is a day for celebrations and speeches. It’s a day for relief and gratitude. It’s a day when one way of life ends and another begins. Whether the graduate is going to continue studying or going into the working world life takes on a new twist. Graduation speeches, therefore, should reflect these changing times. They should also be inspirational. After all what is said on that day should be something the graduates should remember for the rest of their lives. It might be a rule to remember or it could be a saying to savour. Either way what is said on graduation day is very important and the speaker should be aware of this. Quite often the speaker is the Dean of the college and he has given many such speeches. He may feel stale at this stage. He may need new ideas. That’s understandable because however enthusiastic he may be he may feel that there is a limit to the variations on the theme that he can give. Added to that he is probably a very busy man with very little time for pondering his words of wisdom Sometimes too a guest speaker arrives. He or she may have accomplished wonders in his or her lifetime. His or her success story may be inspirational but, unless properly delivered, may fail to get the magic across. Sometimes too such a speaker is badly chosen. A hotelier who has managed to buy, and make profitable, a countrywide group of hotels might not be the sort of speaker suited to social science students for instance. Business students, on the other hand, might love to hear what he has accomplished and how he has done it.
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