Jim Carrey's Speech Commencement Speech

In this world today, there are those who greet the day with zeal and zest, but also those who do so with only ever weary and pessimism. In his commencement speech at Maharishi University of Management, dated May 24th, 2014, Jim Carrey strives to inspire the graduates of class 2014 to go out into the world with vigor and ardor. He speaks with the intention and mindset to praise and extol the graduates, as a commencement speaker generally will. We learn a little bit more about the audience by understanding Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the university’s founder, with his message conveying the purpose of life was the development of happiness, and acknowledgement that everyone possessed the ability to unlock limitless potential(Mum.edu). In addition to adding more into the background about the University, Carrey spoke out that Maharishi University was a place for teaching the theory, in which knowledge and experience were necessary for productivity in life. With all of this …show more content…
Throughout the entire speech, Carrey produces a myriad of laughs from his audience. His humor spreads throughout and clings onto even major points and his personal experiences. His tone can be seen, in all obviousness, as optimistic and excited; he even points out his genuine elation in giving out the speech.(Carrey). Throughout his speech, he not only receives laughs from his audience, but applauses as well. With all of the insightfulness he verbalizes, he speaks in a formal manner, but in almost equal amounts, he speaks casually when teasing or joking. In addition, he does not use many cliches and seems to have a creative flow with his wording and phrasing. Of course, as his background shows he is a professional comedian, he must be skilled in the art of