Tiffany Shlain's UC Berkeley Keynote Commencement Speech

UC Berkeley's 2010 Commencement speech calls for Moxie. Honored by Newsweek as one of the "Women Shaping the 21st Century," Tiffany Shlain is an acclaimed filmmaker, artist, founder of The Webby Awards, co-founder of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences and a Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute.

Few people could appreciate the use of tweets and text messages more than keynote speaker Tiffany Shlain who addressed a sold-out audience of 11,500 people. Shlain noted that the World Wide Web was in its infancy when she graduated from UC Berkeley in 1992. Director Shlain urged graduates to take risks and tackle challenges in life with "moxie -- a mixture of being bold, fearless and a little outrageous," and recounted times in her career when she was able to get doors to open for her with such an approach. Sunday marked the first time that Commencement Convocation was held at the 11,500-seat Haas Pavilion. The event, traditionally held at the Greek Theatre, which seats 7,200, was relocated to accommodate a greater demand for tickets.

Keynote Speaker: Tiffany Shlain
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[prrolg]

After 4 minutes of listening it sounds like this woman hasn't learned anything since she was 18. She sounds like she's 18. She looks like she is trying to look 18. Don't misunderstand. It doesn't mean she doesn't have value

[jamil7benton]

So lame that ASU gets the President to speak, but UC Berkeley gets this freaking chick.

[a1channel1]

i love her

[agapitoflores001]

She speaks pretty well. Clap, clap, clap!

[prrolg]

@tnguyen318 I think you need to grow up a bit. Then tell people how the "System should be". 

[prrolg]

@tnguyen318 You have no idea why she is saying what she is saying. I don't know her motivations either. Except the ones she states such as making womens "space for new roles in society" a little wider and further etc. Listen again maybe?

[tnguyen318]

What is a commencement speech? Aren't all speeches at the commencement a speech?

[tnguyen318]

I have no idea why she is saying what she is saying. What does it have to do with anything about graduation or the future of these students.

[tnguyen318]

Here is how The System should be. After students graduate they will work directly for the Government. They will go where they need to go.

A. Farming and Agriculture.

B. Health and Medicine.

C. Engineering and Technology.

[555huck]

Pretty lightweight for a UC Berkeley commencement speech. Zzzzzzzzzzzzz