C-SPAN will air my first commencement speech at Texas Tech University during their American Perspectives block on Saturday (May 19) at 7 p.m. (NY time) and again at 10 p.m.
Click here to see the entire video of my second commencement speech at Texas Tech University. Click here to read the coverage of this magnificent event.
C-SPAN AUDIENCE FINDINGS
52 MILLION AMERICANS WATCH C-SPAN
C-SPAN estimate based on Pew Research Survey of News Audiences
C-SPAN AUDIENCE HAS DIVERSE POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
When asked their ideological beliefs, C-SPAN’s audience ranged across all ideological groups; 33% said they were conservative, 38% moderate and 24% liberal.
PREVIOUSLY AIRED COMMENCEMENT SPEECHES
Sen. Barack Obama Univ. of Massachusetts
Defense Sec. Donald Rumsfeld U.S. Air Force Academy
Bob Schieffer – Anchor of the CBS Evening News College of Notre Dame – Baltimore, MD
Anderson Cooper – Anchor of Anderson Cooper 360 Yale Univ. – New Haven, CT
Condoleezza Rice – Secretary of State Boston College – Boston, MA
Arthur Sulzberger, Jr. – Publisher of the NY Times State University of NY – New Paltz, NY
Laura Bush – First Lady Roger Williams Univ. – Bristol, RI
Wangari Maathai – 2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner Connecticut College – New London, CT
Lance Armstrong – Tour de France Winner and Cancer Survivor Tufts Univ. – Medford, MA
Paul Tagliabue – NFL Commissioner Georgetown Univ. – Washington, DC
Vinton Cerf – V.P. & Chief Internet Evangelist for Google Marymount Univ. – Arlington, va
Craig Newmark – Founder of Craigslist.com USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. – LA, CA
Fmr. Sec. of State Colin Powell Marymount Univ. – Arlington, VA
Pres. Bush Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College – Biloxi, MS
James Carville – Democratic Political Consultant Loyola Univ. – New Orleans, LA
Gen. Peter Pace – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Citadel – Charleston, SC
You gave an incredible speech! Wow!
The Toastmasters club is an excellent outlet to practice and learn speech making. From my experience with this club, here are my comments on your speech:
Content-wise it was excellent. I have only one suggestion for improvement:
The delivery was too monotone. Try to be more “expressive”, use speech inflections (change tone, volume, speed of speech).
You should also attempt to make lesser use of notes. A better eye contact with all sections of the audience helps to connect better with them.
Overall. it was great listening to your speech! A super first speech. Best regards.
The Expert Mind
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&colID=1&articleID=00010347-101C-14C1-8F9E83414B7F4945