About a month ago, I was tasked with finding a commencement speech for my Principles of Communication class. The other members of my class all found speeches by celebrities they liked or the top results of a Google search for "inspirational commencement speech." They were all competent speakers, and I'm sure my classmates were legitimately inspired by them. I wanted something different, though, so I searched differently. I searched for “inspirational commencement speech” and then scrolled down for a few minutes. What I found was different, but it was more than that. It was incredible.
The video, titled “The Valedictorian Speech that will change your life,” begins with the speaker, West Hall High School graduate Carl Aquino, adjusting the microphone on the podium. The audience then laughs at the creaking sound the microphone makes. Upon seeing this interaction, I…
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