Stumped on a commencement speech, author Susan Orlean asked her Twitter followers for help...and tried out a few ideas on them, too.
Giving a commencement address this Friday. Any suggestions? Surely it's time we crowd-sourced a commencement address.
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
@susanorlean Ask followers for every commencement address cliche they can think of. Then, make a quilt.
— Brent Andrew (@SanFranciscoBA) April 25, 2012
How about "This is the first day..." Nah. "This is the last day..." Better?
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
I got it! "Your student loans have started accruing interest..." Nah.
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
@susanorlean I vote for a three-act interpretive dance: job rejection, moving back in with the parents, waitressing at Chevy's.
— Clara Parkes (@ClaraParkes) April 25, 2012
I got it! "If I could put time in a bottle..." GENIUS. #commencementaddress
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
@romanmars Seriously! Help me out here! Hashtag #commencement maybe?
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
@susanorlean Try to stay positive: Remind them that federal loans CAN be discharged in cases of death or permanent physical disability.
— Zac Bissonnette (@ZacBissonnette) April 25, 2012
This I know for sure: I will reference Star Trek. #obligatory #isntit?
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
@susanorlean "Look to your left.Now look to your right.One of these people won't here by the end of this #commencementaddress."
— David J. Loehr (@dloehr) April 25, 2012
Obviously, it will include advice about wearing sunscreen. #commencementaddress
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
"This is not your beautiful house". #weirdcommencementaddressopeners
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
Forget sunscreen. Cliched. How about... potassium? That's important, right? #commencementaddress
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
Better opener: "Guess what I'm not wearing under this robe?" #commencementaddress
— Susan Orlean (@susanorlean) April 25, 2012
