Which commencement speech by an author is your favorite?

[obiebookworm]

I would definitely say J.K. Rowling's speech for the 2011 Harvard Commencement - absolutely outstanding!

[prican11]

I'm actually a fan of Dr. Seuss' commencement speech

-- 17 Nov 2013, 17:03 --

I also love the speech attributed to Kurt Vonnegut but I think that was by another author actually.

[obiebookworm]

To prican11: Are those commencement speeches available on YouTube? I'd be very interested in seeing them. I am a fan of both Vonnegut and Seuss.

[hasmartz]

I enjoyed Neil Gaiman's "Make Good Art" commencement speech. I'll have to look up Rowling's speech now.

[thsavage2]

She isn't strictly an author, but maybe because of Oprah's Book Club, we can include her? Oprah gave a really great speech at Stanford a few years back. She has a very clear outline and some solid advice for new graduates. We watched it in one of my classes right before graduating high school, and apparently it made an impression because I remember it.

[alex_]

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