ðə spˈiːtʃ wʌz ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd ænd stɹˈiːmd lˈaɪv ˌɔn jˈuːtuːb, dˈuː tə ðɪ ɪnpˈɜːsən kəmˈɛnsmənt sˈɛɹᵻməni bˌiːɪŋ kˈænsəld ɪnðə wˈeɪk ʌvðə kˈɑːvɪd nˈaɪntiːn pændˈɛmɪk.
The speech was recorded and streamed live on Youtube, due to the in-person commencement ceremony being canceled in the wake of the Covid-19 Pandemic.