This lecture was delivered to graduating seniors with some life advice to a successful and happy life after college.

3. The Last Lecture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyuZWDX55mI

4. The Muse
https://www.themuse.com/advice/30-things-you-dont-have-to-have-by-30

5. Refine
Your
Elevator
Pitch

6. Know Your Superpower

7. Know Your Weakness

8. Learn
How To
Delegate

9. Know
Your
Career
Non-Negotiables

10. Do Something
You’re Really,
Really Proud Of

11. Learn From Something
You’re Not
So Proud Of

12. Stretch
your
limits

13. Do Something That Really
Scares You

14. Get
Comfortable
With Getting
Feedback

15. Get Comfortable With Giving
Feedback

17. Have a Broad Network of People
You Can Trust

18. Find Mentors

19. Clean up
your
social
media
presence

23. Learn
How To
Negotiate

24. Know How
to Manage
Up

25. Learn How
to Send
Excellent
Emails

26. Master The
Handshake

28. Know Your
Energy
Levels—
and Use
Them

29. Manage Your Sleeping

30. Know How To Manage Stress

31. Stop Over-Apologizing

32. Get Over Impostor
Syndrome

33. Have a Career Emergency plan

34. Pickup a Side
Project

35. Invest in
Retirement

36. Invest in
Yourself

37. Invest
in the
World

38. Know
What
You
Don’t
Want

39. Give
Yourself
Permission
to Go After
What You
Do

40. Sage Advice from my Friends

41. Question
IF YOUR CURRENT SELF COULD GO
BACK IN TIME AND SPEAK WITH
YOURSELF AT THE START OF YOUR
CAREER, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO
THEM?

42. You can't plan for everything so enjoy every
moment as it happens and if something isn't
enjoyable then find ways to make it enjoyable.
“Calm down, listen
more, speak up
for yourself, and
have some fun in
whatever you do.
“
You're not as
smart as you
think you are and
experience is the
best teacher of
all.
“

43. Be loyal to yourself
and follow your
heart. Be ambitious
to obtain what you
are truly passionate
about. Don't settle.
Get out of your
comfort zone and
amazing things will
happen.
“
Collaborate more
with others, don't
try to do it alone.
“
Calm Down. I
spent a lot of
time freaking out
about stuff that's
not at all
important now.
“

44. Look around. Are you
sure this is the kind
of place you want to
spend the next 3
decades? You know
what it is you want to
do. Why aren't you
doing it?
“
Don’t suck
“
Only say yes to the
things you have time
for, but don't count
something out just
because you're not
sure if you'll like it.
Gain experiences, try
everything once.
Enjoy every minute.
“

45. Hold onto your hat -
this ride veers left
and then jumps the
track! And it's okay.“Don't be afraid.
Failure is ok.
Being homesick is
natural. I walked
away from two
very good jobs
because of those
things.
“
Don't ever think the world
owes you anything, and stay
humble. If you work hard
and smart, it will be noticed
and you'll earn
advancement and
recognition.
Be accountable; don't be a
victim.
And when you earn a raise,
save it rather than spend it.
You were probably living
just fine before the raise.
You don't need to upgrade
your lifestyle every time
your pay grows.
“

46. Trust what your heart tells you and
fight for every word it says.
“

47. LOOKING BACK

48. Course Objectives
Public Speaking
Technical Writing
Professionalism
Teamwork

49. Course Objectives
Public Speaking
Articulate oral delivery of a speech
Coherent and organized presentation of
complex information
Effective visual aids to support
presentations

50. Course Objectives
Professionalism
Prepare effective resumes and cover
letters
Rehearse interviewing techniques *
Ethics
Professional codes of conduct

51. Course Objectives
Teamwork
Hearing and listenings to others
Effective meetings
Leadership skills
Peer review

52. Course Objectives
Technical Writing
Foundational skills in technical writing
Logical organizational patterns
Optimal clarity and breath
Writing effectively & free of grammar
errors

53. http://www.ted.com/talks/stanley_mcchrystal?language=en#

54. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rxydSolwU