Harvard’s Class Day—the day before the actual Commencement—has always been the place where the REAL SPEECHES are made. This year’s speech, by SNL Alum and NBC Star Amy Poehler, was brilliant. We provide a little snippet of our favorite part: a bit of sound advice and, more importantly, her rules of life are SPOT ON!!!! Long live IMPROV!
Amy Poehler’s Class Day Address to the Harvard Class of 2011: The Best Advice Ever
June 17, 2011 by Julito Varela
Posted in Comedy | Tagged Amy Poehler, Class Day, Harvard, Harvard Class of 2011, Improv, Saturday NIght Live, SNL | 2 Comments
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Along with humor and engaging audiences, it’s a challenge to offer a diverse audience a message that will resonate and leave them with gifts for their journey ahead.
Here’s an example of a storied approach to this challenge. A collage of stories is used to offer students three gifts for their journey (judgment, compassion, and mercy).
Very cool!