What again? ( let them respond check if they’re listening) Beginning! That is correct! It is THE beginning. However, I would like to remind you that the word commencement (point to stage signage if any) means _. Some of you might transfer to other schools, make new friends, and bloom in your own way months after today’s historic event. ( pause) This might be the last day that you will ever consider yourselves as classmates or schoolmates. When you’re done, think of this one simple fact.
Am I right? My dearest graduates, I would like for you to take a good look at your seatmates, your best pals, and everyone around you right now. It can be the end of a difficult time spent studying your dreaded Math and Science quarterly exams, an end to all the lengthy English projects that you and your mom made together with a budget that can create a whole on her wallet, or an end, may be, to your “hashtag friendship goals” with your buddies and best friends in the last six years. Ironically, however, a graduation is viewed as an ending. Does anyone know what the word “commencement” means? In simple terms, it is another word for beginning. Here’s a vocabulary building activity for our students. Some may be a habitual visitor or a “ suki” in the principal’s office and have become your favorites but here they are today! A roaring round of applause for our director (directress) and administration!Īs you noticed, all forms of successes that we celebrate today are no more than a collaborative effort of everyone you see in close proximity. Another round of thundering applause (or dalawang bagsak) this time for our teachers!ģ) To the administration, success may be as well defined as seeing this batch of graduates crossing the finish line of what we now call as the _th (e.g. A round of applause (or isang bagsak – whatever suits you) for our parents!Ģ) To the teachers, success may mean all those nights burning midnight oil in the hopes of helping your students fan their own fire deep within and finally seeing that fire illuminate this entire room (or hallway) in today’s affair. ( pause) Are they smiling? ( Yes) Good! It means you’ve succeeded for today. I’ll give you a second to look at your parents at the back from where they are seated. Now, kindly check your parents’ faces if they truly are smiling. Or more personally, it may mean making your parents very, very proud – your mama and your papa beaming from ear to ear. Do you want to be successful? May I see the hands of those students who want to succeed in life? ( pause and acknowledge audience’s response)… In introspection, what defines success? Today, need I remind you, we have the well-devised theme, “ Sabay-sabay tungo sa maunlad na kinabukasan” or in English translates to “Together we journey towards a bright future.” But before we think about the future, let us first define our success of today.ġ) To each of you, success clearly comes in the form of finishing elementary school and earning your diploma. But now that I have your attention, let us focus on the flipside of the coin and answer to ourselves another question. Do you wish to fail? Raise your hand if you want to fail in life… ( react according to their initial response) Aah! You might think quite an interesting question from someone who is designated to inspire me today. of graduates) 2017 graduates, good morning ( afternoon)!
To our beloved director ( or directress) _, our Vice President _, members of the faculty, administration and employees of (name of school), our mayor _, councilors, proud parents and the _ (no. You can pick out some ideas, as I, too, have from different speakers like Jessica Soho (Filipino journalist/news achor), Miriam Defensor Santiago (the late Filipino senator), and Dananjaya Hettiarachchi (Toastmasters World Champion 2014).īefore commencing my speech, I would like to acknowledge a list of special people who have made it every bit possible for me to render anecdotes of my young life and what came thereafter, in the hopes of inspiring our very promising generation of ( e.g. WARNING: This is quite informal as per request by my client. And so, here is the rough draft of what I wrote in case anyone who has troubles in delivering 20 minutes worth of inspirational messages might come across my piece. Since I am open to any side job at this point, I was elated to receive the news. Just a few days ago, I was referred by a friend to write a graduation speech for her colleague who was invited as a guest of honor in the commencement exercises of her Alma Mater.
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