▁Category : Base ball ▁players ▁from ▁Tennessee ▁Category : Base ball ▁short st ops <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁comm enc ement ▁speech ▁or ▁comm enc ement ▁address ▁is ▁a ▁speech ▁given ▁to ▁gradu ating ▁students , ▁generally ▁at ▁a ▁university , ▁generally ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁although ▁the ▁term ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁for ▁secondary ▁education ▁institutions . ▁ ▁The ▁" com men cement " ▁is ▁a ▁ceremony ▁in ▁which ▁degrees ▁or ▁diplom as ▁are ▁con ferred ▁upon ▁gradu ating ▁students . ▁A ▁comm enc ement ▁speech ▁is ▁typically ▁given ▁by ▁a ▁notable ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁community , ▁during ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁exercise . ▁ ▁The ▁person ▁giving ▁such ▁a ▁speech ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁comm enc ement ▁speaker . ▁Very ▁commonly , ▁colleg es ▁or ▁univers ities ▁will ▁inv ite ▁polit icians , ▁important ▁citizens , ▁or ▁other ▁noted ▁speak ers ▁to ▁come ▁and ▁address ▁the ▁gradu ating ▁class . ▁ ▁A ▁comm enc ement ▁speech ▁is ▁less ▁bound ▁by ▁the ▁structure ▁found ▁in ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁public ▁address , ▁like ▁e ul og ies ▁or ▁wed ding ▁speech es . ▁The ▁speaker ▁accordingly ▁enjo ys ▁a ▁unique ▁freedom ▁to ▁express ▁him ▁or ▁herself . ▁▁ ▁D ian ne ▁Ple uss , ▁from ▁Toast master s ▁International , ▁emphas izes ▁that ▁the ▁speech ▁" should ▁not ▁be ▁a ▁lecture , ▁but ▁rather ▁a ▁personal , ▁eng aging ▁story ▁the ▁audience ▁can ▁relate ▁to ”. To ast master s ▁World ▁Champion ▁of ▁Public ▁Spe aking , ▁Ram ona ▁J . ▁Smith , ▁ident