Former California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger gave this speech during University of Southern California (USC) 2009 commencement ceremony. This speech consists of a good blend of humor and wisdoms. I really enjoy listening to this speech as Mr. Schwarzenegger used a lot of humor to continuously capture his audience’s attention, but at the same time, it did not make the messages he was trying to put across appear any less significant.
“I do not count my sit ups, I only start counting when it starts hurting, when I feel pain, that is when it really counts. “
Muhammad Ali
Mr. Schwarzenegger started his speech by thanking the crowd for the great welcome and he joked that he had not received such reception since the day he announced that he was retiring from the entertainment industry. This is a great way to start a speech as he used it to relate to most of his audience, who already knows him from his time as an actor. He continued his speech by telling the audience how proud he felt to be a new member of the USC family (his eldest daughter is studying there) and he even took some time to mock at USC football’s rival, UCLA. Mr. Schwarzenegger used this opportunity to relate not just to the graduates but also to their family.
“Trust yourself, breaks the rules, do not be afraid to fail, do not listen to naysayers, work your butt off and give back.”
Dr Schwarzenegger’s 6 rules of success
The highlight of the speech was when Mr. Schwarzenegger talked about his six rules of success and the path that he had gone through in getting to where he is today. I find it very inspiring when he talked about how he refused to listen to the agents that doubt his ability to succeed in the show business, only to prove them wrong later on. It showed that he has a lot confidence in himself , which I find very admirable about him. He did a great job in delivering his six rules of success as he related each one of the rules to his life experience, which made them appear more credible to his audience.
“Early to bed, early to rise, work like hell and advertise.”
Ted Turner
Mr. Schwarzenegger concluded his speech by assuring the audience that California and United States will make it through the uncertain economic times and came back even stronger. He also encouraged the graduating students to keep on working hard and be optimist in these uncertain times. I feel that he ended the speech very well as he managed to address the current issue that is lingering in the back everybody’s mind and I believe his audience will be more optimist after hearing his encouraging words.
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