Summary Of Diddy's Speech At Howard University

Communication Analysis Sean Combs’ (Diddy), commencement speech for Howard University’s class of 2014 was able to captivate the audience, which were the graduating seniors of 2014, with his illustrious anecdotes and powerful message about greatness. As a former Howard student Diddy was able to resonate with the graduating class, and the struggles in which they had to go through in order to reach that moment. He has a versatile relationship with the crowd because even though he is a multi-millionaire entrepreneur, he too walked across the yard of Howard’s campus over the course of two years. His references to getting checked into the Harriet Tubman Quadrangle and the lack of food, made many draw similarities to their own Howard experiences. Due to this aspect his words meant …show more content…
As someone who currently goes to Howard University, it is great to hear the perspective of someone who is successful and started their journey at this very university. It is one thing to hear from someone influential, but to share a common ground with them makes it very pertinent. Along with that, I enjoyed the fact that he did not spend much of the speech boasting about his various accolades. He spent much of the speech talking about his fears and struggles, and it was through these struggles that he was able to persevere. The Howard struggle is very much real; therefore the words of reassurance were much appreciated. This activity was extremely relevant, as a society today we do not spend that much time listening to one another. We are so focused on ourselves that we tend to overlook the significance and the message of what someone may have to say. Through this activity I was able to actually listen to what the speaker had to say. Whilst listening to Diddy’s speech I was able to decipher each word, the meaning behind them, and the ultimate purpose. I thoroughly enjoyed being able to do so as