ifies ▁six ▁elements ▁in ▁a ▁good ▁comm enc ement ▁speech : ▁▁ ▁“ authentic ity ▁( be ing ▁yourself ) ▁ ▁trans par ency ▁( sh aring ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁failure ) ▁ ▁wisdom ▁( h aving ▁failed , ▁picked ▁yourself ▁back ▁up , ▁failed ▁again , ▁hit ▁reset , ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁less ons ▁learned ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁fail ures ▁to ▁become ▁successful ) ▁ ▁humor ▁( com ic ▁relief , ▁keep ▁their ▁attention , ▁make ▁that ▁connection ) ▁ ▁cred ibility ▁( Are ▁you ▁somebody ?) ▁ ▁prepar ation ▁( p ract icing ▁the ▁speech ▁or ▁h iring ▁an ▁exception al ▁speech ▁writer )" Des p ite ▁meaning ▁" begin ning ", ▁comm enc ement ▁may ▁be ▁mistaken ▁to ▁mean ▁" ending " ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁association ▁with ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁college . ▁Its ▁usage ▁origin ated ▁with ▁students ▁finishing ▁their ▁studies ▁and ▁being ▁awarded ▁a ▁degree , ▁thus ▁comm encing ▁as ▁b ach el ors ▁or ▁master s ▁in ▁a ▁subject ▁and ▁enjo ying ▁new ▁privileges ▁within ▁academ ia . ▁ ▁Some ▁notable ▁comm enc ement ▁speech es ▁ ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ▁at ▁H arrow ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁ ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ' s ▁American ▁University ▁speech ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁ ▁Hill ary ▁Rod ham ▁Cl inton ▁at ▁W elles ley ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁▁ ▁Richard ▁Fe yn man ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁: ▁" C argo ▁cult