<!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 20 2004, 08:05 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 20 2004, 08:05 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> One more thing, since you're writing to high school seniors, be sure to keep the speech at a 6th grade level. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I was reading at college level 6th grade... well... maybe college freshman.... but yeh I know what you mean....
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Instead of a graduation speach, read some other famous speach, military dramatic or political, and intersperse various random phrases for no real reason. AS long as it is seemless you'll leave quite the impression out of confusion alone.
Then there's the "physical comedy" aspect. Your speech can be the biggest peice of forgettable tripe ever written, but if you manage to act or do something funny, you will be remembered. For example: go up to the podium absolutely HAMMERED (or at reasonable faximile thereof) and try to do your speech as written, hilarity will ensue. Or perhaps you could as you speak, bring out a series of large cue cards that have witty phrases such as "Is this guy a goober or what?" or "Say 'future' once more, I dare ya!", or my personal favorite, as you end your speach, throw off your cap AND gown to reveal a freshly-waxed Frosty donning a speedo or other European-style swimwear (body thong?) exposing himself to the world.
The point is, there are an infinite amount of ways to have fun with this, and every reason to have as much fun as possible. Don't hold back, make it count, this speach is sounding corny!
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I say you should give directions to a kegger. With a lot of nose tapping and winking in place of actually mentioning it's a kegger.
I was reading at college level 6th grade... well... maybe college freshman.... but yeh I know what you mean....
Then there's the "physical comedy" aspect. Your speech can be the biggest peice of forgettable tripe ever written, but if you manage to act or do something funny, you will be remembered. For example: go up to the podium absolutely HAMMERED (or at reasonable faximile thereof) and try to do your speech as written, hilarity will ensue. Or perhaps you could as you speak, bring out a series of large cue cards that have witty phrases such as "Is this guy a goober or what?" or "Say 'future' once more, I dare ya!", or my personal favorite, as you end your speach, throw off your cap AND gown to reveal a freshly-waxed Frosty donning a speedo or other European-style swimwear (body thong?) exposing himself to the world.
The point is, there are an infinite amount of ways to have fun with this, and every reason to have as much fun as possible. Don't hold back, make it count, this speach is sounding corny!