| If you are dealing with toddlers who are just finishing | | | | other people. The graduation is about the child who is |
| one of the various stages of their preschool education | | | | graduating and you need to make that fact clear to all |
| under the Montessori system, then you might think that | | | | and sundry who are participating. No one should be in |
| graduation speeches are beyond their understanding | | | | a position to hijack the preschool graduation for their |
| and therefore you do not have to apply yourself. If you | | | | own purposes at the expense of the child. Even you |
| are one of these people who operate on this type of | | | | the parent should be weary of your own instinct to |
| thinking you couldn't be more wrong. Graduation | | | | make the event about you and your friends. If there is |
| speeches are one of the climactic events on any | | | | someone who has played a particularly important role |
| graduation whether it is for a Doctorate in Philosophy | | | | in organizing the party, you might want to thank them |
| or the preschool graduation ceremony for your toddler. | | | | for their contribution during the speech. However there |
| The only difference is that you may have to pitch the | | | | is no automatic right to let them speak at the |
| speech to a totally different audience each time. | | | | graduation. This is particularly true if you have many |
| Whereas for the grown up graduate, you will be talking | | | | people who have contributed in their own unique ways. |
| about adult themes such as finding a job and getting | | | | If you decided to give everyone a platform, there |
| married, at a preschool graduation you will likewise be | | | | would be no end. |
| talking to them about things that matter to them. These | | | | I normally recommend that the speeches get out the |
| might include the next stage of education and their | | | | way of festivities. You might want to give a speech at |
| choices of where they want to be. When you are | | | | the formal preschool graduation ceremony and then |
| dealing with toddlers of a preschool age or a mature | | | | one during the party when people are having their |
| student at the university you will need to limit the length | | | | celebratory meals. Of course the guests will be less |
| of the speech so that people are not bored. There will | | | | attentive if they are eating food while listening to you |
| be some guests who will take the opportunity to give | | | | at the same time rather than when they are just |
| the speech of their lifetime and you might have the | | | | listening to your speeches. However it works for most |
| guests sleeping if you let things get out of control. I | | | | events and those who are not interested can pretend |
| once read of a politician who started his campaign at a | | | | to be without causing too much offense. Preschool |
| graduation ceremony for people who were not even | | | | graduation speeches that are made at the very end |
| his relatives. I am sure the shocked parents will never | | | | tend to have a very small audience because |
| invite him again. | | | | everyone has gone home and the children are asleep. |
| Do not fall into the trap of making the event about | | | | |