by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Former President Bill Clinton’s Commencement Address at Hobart and William Smith Colleges President Gearan, Mary, your wonderful daughters, I thank you for bringing me here the first time in 2001. Back then you had only been president for a couple of years and...
by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Steve Jobs’ 2005 Stanford Commencement Address I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college graduation....
by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Nick Commencement Speech https://www.eeducationgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Nick-Offerman-Commencement-Speech.mp3 2017 Commencement speaker Nick Offerman: “Maintain the attitude of a student” Good morning. I am sincerely humbled to be asked here today, and...
by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Sheryl Sandberg’s Commencement Speech to Virginia Tech Grads Hello Hokies! President Sands, esteemed faculty, proud parents, devoted friends, wet siblings… congratulations to all of you. But most importantly, congratulations to the Virginia Tech class of 2017! I...
by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz’s Commencement Address at Arizona State University Thank you, President Crow, for that generous introduction. I really appreciate our friendship and everything we are doing together. Thank you to the Arizona Board of Regents,...
by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Gives The 2017 Harvard Commencement Address President Faust, Board of Overseers, faculty, alumni, friends, proud parents, members of the ad board and graduates of the greatest university in the world… I’m honored to be with you...
by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Octavia Spencer to Kent State University’s Class of 2017 Wow. Wow, wow, wow. That is a wonderful introduction. Thank you, Dr. Warren. Good morning, Kent State graduating class of 2017. And good morning to everyone here celebrating what this day means. Now I know...
by Benard Makaa | May 29, 2017 | Graduation Speeches
Will Ferrell to the University of Southern California’s Class of 2017 We are SC We are [SC]. We are [SC]. We are [SC]. Thank you. Thank you. It is such an honor to deliver this year’s commencement address to the University of Southern California’s graduating...
by Benard Makaa | May 15, 2017 | Education, Graduation Speeches
To Be Resilient, Don’t Be Too Virtuous I thought I was done with homework when I finished grad school. But I wanted to be prepared for my commencement speech. So I did what any self-respecting social scientist would do. I started reading studies of graduation...
by Benard Makaa | May 15, 2017 | Education, Graduation Speeches
MP3 Audio https://www.eeducationgroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Amazon-founder-and-CEO-Jeff-Bezos-delivers-graduation-speech-at-Princeton-University.mp3 As a kid, I spent my summers with my grandparents on their ranch in Texas. I helped fix windmills, vaccinate...
by Benard Makaa | May 7, 2017 | Education
We ask ourselves what a laptop would do to a child. Why the government would spent billions of Kenyan shillings in buying laptops for standard one kids? How can we objectively answer these concerns? Are there experiments which can help us?Many people have ridiculed...
by Benard Makaa | Apr 25, 2017 | Career
I got my first Job (my current job at the time of this post) through a speculative application. I searched for electrical consulting firms in Kenya, got their email addresses and then customized my speculative application to each of them. Within a week, I got a call...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 29, 2017 | Career, Jobs
BEFORE THE INTERVIEW1. Research the Company and the PositionThe more you know about the organization and the job for which you are applying, the more prepared you will appear (and feel) during the interview. The recruiter will be impressed by your interest and...
by Benard Makaa | Mar 26, 2017 | Education, KCPE
This post is a response to a request I received from one primary school teacher to advise on how his pupils can prepare for examinations, and especially the KCPE(2017). I will give my response based on my experience and what I have learned so far. Mind you, at the...