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School Graduation Speech Topics :
The 5 Things to Avoid

School graduation speech topics and the five absolutely do nots when writing a graduation address and delivering it.

One big thing to do is to include everyone in your graduation address, not just your peer group. Do not just mention the jocks because of a winning football team; bring up the nerdy guys on the debate team.

Do so tastefully, not in an insulting way. Make sure to recognize all the cliques, since everyone has a part in building the school experience.

Make your graduation speech relevant. Try to connect it to popular culture and common sense.

Things to avoid as school graduation speech topics, here's the countdown :-)
In order of importance:

5. Yourself. What, you ask? Yes, do not speak about what YOU have done. Make sure that you are more aware of your classmates than your own accomplishments. The fact that you are giving the speech should be enough recognition of yourself.

4. Don't mock your fellow classmates or teachers in public. This is not the time or place for such school graduation speech topics.

No matter how common the knowledge is that a student has done a deed, do not bring it up now. There is an expectation that everyone should graduate with dignity, and no matter how much you have been offended, keep yourself mum during your formal address.

3. When using inside jokes or some funny ideas, remember that your group might get it, but you are speaking to a larger audience. Keep codes to a minimum to include the entire audience - all mums, dads and grandparents included.

2. Don not try to give too much advice or any official notification or opinion about what should or could be done about some situation or problem.

You are on the adventure with everyone else, and even though you may feel that you bring worldly wisdom it might turn out sounding silly. Make sure that you keep your speech at your level of life experience.

And the absolute Number One to avoid is this - often said, but often misunderstood too: NO CLICHES! It is tempting to fall back on often used phrases.

Don't do it. It might be okay to insert one discretely, but don't make a speech full of one-liners. This shows no effort on your part, and does not give you the authenticity it deserves.

Well, did you know that most of these tips about school graduation speech topics are also useful for any other public speaking event ...



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