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steve  ·  3883 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What should my High School Valedictorian speech contain?

    I know that no one is going to remember this speech in a few months time, but I would still like to put effort in and deliver a good one.

Don't sell yourself short. I remember parts of the speech I heard.

And congratulations. It probably took a lot of hard work to accomplish that honor.





b_b  ·  3883 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Oddly enough, I remember the one at my graduation, as well. I have no idea why. It wasn't particularly interesting, insightful, or witty, but I remember it nonetheless. The speaker talked about the book The Prophet by Khalil Gibran. It should have been forgettable, but I suppose these things make an impression on us in spite of out best efforts not to care.