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  1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

    Ethos refers to an appeal to your audience by establishing your authenticity and trustworthiness as a speaker. If you employ pathos, you appeal to your audience's emotions. Using logos includes the support of hard facts, statistics, and logical argumentation. The most effective speeches usually present a combination these rhetorical strategies.

  2. 6 memorable Harvard Commencement speeches

    6 past Harvard Commencement speakers offer inspiring messages of justice, courage, resilience, empathy. Harvard graduates this week will hear from two high-profile leaders, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, Thursday and Sunday. Ahead of the ceremonies, we look back at Commencement addresses ...

  3. 16 Public Speaking Tips for Students

    Practice. Prepare. Use Relaxation Strategies. Maintain Perspective. Be Confident When Speaking. Public speaking can *really* hard, especially if you struggle with social anxiety or if you don't have a lot of experience talking in front of groups. Research suggests that 61% of university students in the U.S. have a fear of public speaking.

  4. 10 Great College Commencement Speeches

    Barack Obama, Howard University, 2016. "Change is the effort of committed citizens who hitch their wagons to something bigger than themselves and fight for it every single day.". Peter Dinklage, Bennington College, 2012. "Raise the rest of your life to meet you.

  5. 100 Speech Topics For College Students

    From social issues to current events, there are many topics to choose from when it comes to speech topics for college students. With the right topic, you can create an engaging and memorable speech. Here are some speech topics for college students that can help you get started with your next presentation: The Importance of Mental Health and ...

  6. 16 Best Graduation Speeches That Leave a Lasting Impression

    15. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Wellesley College, 2015. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: 2015 Wellesley College Commencement Speaker. "As you graduate, as you deal with your excitement and your doubts ...

  7. College Student Views on Free Expression and Campus Speech 2022

    The "Knight-Ipsos College Student Views on Free Expression and Campus Speech" report is the fourth in a series of Knight Foundation reports measuring college student attitudes toward speech and the First Amendment since 2016. For this report, Knight Foundation commissioned Ipsos to conduct a survey with a nationally representative sample of over 1,000 college students ages 18-24 enrolled ...

  8. 212 Speech Topics For College Students [Persuasive, Informative

    Every college student needs a mentor. College students should start applying for jobs before they leave college. Students should spend more time enjoying their campus. It is important to be able to cook and do washing before starting college. Students need to make dorm check lists. Students should form study groups.

  9. How to Write and Deliver a Memorable Graduation Speech: Tips, Examples

    Steve Jobs' Stanford University Commencement Speech is a classic example of weaving life lessons into an address that connects deeply with graduates. Similarly, Oprah Winfrey's Harvard University Commencement Address showed how stumbling blocks can become stepping stones if we learn from them. Steve Jobs' Storytelling Mastery

  10. Speech Introductions

    1664 N. Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557. William N. Pennington Student Achievement Center, Mailstop: 0213. [email protected]. (775) 784-6030. Get tips for creating a great introduction to your speech from the Writing & Speaking Center at the University of Nevada, Reno.

  11. Here's How to Write a Perfect Speech

    Step 4: Practice, practice, practice. The more you practice your speech the more you'll discover which sections need reworked, which transitions should be improved, and which sentences are hard to say. You'll also find out how you're doing on length. Step 5: Update, practice, and revise your speech until it has a great flow and you feel ...

  12. Top 99 College Speech Topics

    1st Fifty (50) College Speech Topics. Abortion. Euthanasia. The death penalty. Voting. Hazing in fraternities and sororities. Succeeding in college. What it means to be a hero. The dangers of drugs.

  13. 112 Persuasive Speech Topics That Are Actually Engaging

    112 Engaging Persuasive Speech Topics. Tips for Preparing Your Persuasive Speech. Writing a stellar persuasive speech requires a carefully crafted argument that will resonate with your audience to sway them to your side. This feat can be challenging to accomplish, but an engaging, thought-provoking speech topic is an excellent place to start.

  14. How to Write a Good Speech: 10 Steps and Tips

    Your body language, tone of voice, and gestures should align with your message. If you're delivering a speech on leadership, maintain strong eye contact to convey authority and connection with your audience. A steady pace and varied tone can also enhance your speech's impact. 9. Engage your audience.

  15. Self-introduction for Students [With Sample Intros]

    Here are few sample self-introductions for you to get a hang of how they're done: Sample self-introductions. Introduction 1. I once spent an entire night in a dense forest with a friend. Well, this act was not to show off how brave I was, but it was forced on me… by my foolishness.

  16. Welcome Speech For College Function for Students in English

    This form of opening speech for an event is extremely important if one intends to take time and welcome and extend gratitude to everyone involved in making the event successful. Good Morning everyone! A very warm welcome to the respected teachers and the incredible parents. I am so grateful to welcome our students to the commencement ceremony ...

  17. 'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says

    This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.

  18. How to Write a Speech Essay for Any Occasion

    This means that your speech should contain some color, drama, or humor. It should have "flair.". Make your speech memorable by using attention-grabbing anecdotes and examples. Speeches need to keep the attention of an audience and paint a mental image at the same time. Use strong organization, great examples, and creativity.

  19. How to Write a Welcome Speech

    How to Write a Welcome Speech for a Conference. 1. Get the Event Focus and Tone Right. Since a welcome speech sets the tone for a conference or event, you must ensure it's informative and interesting. While thinking about this, decide whether or not you'll use formal or informal language. How you choose, structure, and deliver your words ...

  20. 10 Tips for Improving Your Public Speaking Skills

    North is a consultant for political candidates, physicians, and lawyers, and runs a private practice specializing in public speaking, and executive communication skills. Previously, she was the clinical director in the department of speech and language pathology and audiology at Northeastern University.

  21. 20+ Free Speech Examples to Craft the Best Speech

    Tailor your speech to resonate with them. Clear Purpose: Define a clear and concise purpose for your speech. Ensure your audience knows what to expect right from the beginning. Engaging Opening: Start with a captivating hook - a story, question, quote, or surprising fact to grab your audience's attention.

  22. Academic Freedom, Intellectual Freedom and Free Speech

    In this clear and carefully reasoned book, a university chancellor and a law school dean--both constitutional scholars who teach a course in free speech to undergraduates--argue that campuses must provide supportive learning environments for an increasingly diverse student body but can never restrict the expression of ideas.

  23. Robert F. Kennedy's remarks at the University of Kansas

    Most of Kennedy's speech was given extemporaneously, with phrases from older speeches linking together sections from his remarks at KSU. He began on the subject of the Vietnam War, calling for an end to the bombing campaign and negotiations with the Viet Cong. [2]On the matter of student protests, he quoted William Allen White (a university alum), as he had in his earlier speech:

  24. Speeches from the opening ceremony

    Svein Stølen. Rector of the University of Oslo. Dear new students! First of all, I would like to welcome you to the University of Oslo. Congratulations on gaining a place at Norway's best university! A special welcome to our international students. You bring new perspectives that we are eager to learn from.

  25. 2024 College Free Speech Rankings

    58.87. Slightly Above Average. Over the past four years, a handful of schools have consistently performed well in the College Free Speech Rankings. For instance, the University of Chicago claimed the top spot in the rankings twice (2020 and 2023) and earned a ranking of 2 in 2021 and a ranking of 13 this year.

  26. The Sniper Man: Quinn Buckner's Assault on Free Speech and Academic

    With the 1969 Free Speech Zone designation still in place, an ad hoc IU committee quietly changed university rules to say temporary encampments were only allowed in Dunn Meadow with prior ...

  27. A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech

    Schools A year into the Israel-Hamas war, students say a chill on free speech has reached college classrooms At Harvard University in Massachusetts, a recent survey found that many students and ...

  28. Student Freedom of Speech Contest

    As a public institution, Oakland University supports and promotes freedom of speech for students, faculty and staff. In support of that, the Center for Civic Engagement is pleased to announce the second annual Student Freedom of Speech Contest where students are invited to submit responses that address a question about this Frist Amendment ...

  29. University of Maryland tried to suspend the First Amendment on October

    When President Pines announced the ban, he said the university would allow events to resume on Oct. 8, "in accordance with time, place, and manner considerations of the First Amendment." But the suspension of free speech for an entire day is not a legitimate time, place, and manner restriction.

  30. How Oct. 7 Broke America's College Campuses: A Conversation w/ Ben

    Ben Shapiro confronts pro-Hamas radicals and exposes Yale University's surrender to leftist radicals in this powerful interview-style speech. The conservativ...