NYU's 2022 Commencement Speaker Taylor Swift 

wait how??

@@kuqho breath in breath through breeth deep breeth out

@@alinenchantee also "you're on your own now" right?

I know right.. She has been teasing us the whole time

@@sofivear yeeeah it must have been a reference too

Is she the best oh yes oh I cry every time she talks she's so cute it's tears of joy cause I feel so happy for her it comes to me naturally to have tears of joy and good love😊

She’s very thorough

Heeheeheehaw

and also the advantage of not being a real person

She’s very smart and works hard. And very humble. The secret to anyone’s success.

I agree

@@marythomas9038

it may be blasphemous but this speech smokes "Sermon on the Mount"

Well stated. This performance is admirable and natural- whatEVER one thinks of her music

Well said. Thank you for noticing, and speaking up.

So true!! Thank God for rays of sunshine. Isn’t it lovely to witness the success of someone decent and authentic.

I taught high school and college for more than 40 years and am inspired by my former students, who wow me with what they give to humanity. They provide optimism beyond measure, and I was lucky to have them all. There is reason for optimism. Vote Blue!

​@@sandragruhle6288 While I admire Taylor Swift for all the happiness and joy that she has brought to so many-through her sterling work ethic and inherent talent-it is also sad to see Ms. Swift, as an “influencer” to so many, naively lead young voters astray, in her advocacy for “voting Blue.” When one looks at the unchecked crime and rampant homelessness in so many of America’s major Blue cities, this should tell anyone who is “awake” that the Democrats are failing to serve the decent citizens-who deserve _better_ ! Way too many decades have gone by since the Democrats were the party of JFK. To quote another great president of the postwar era, Ronald Regan, “I did not leave the Democratic Party. The Democratic Party left _me_ .

This is why it’s important to hire a great speech writer and speech trainer. And that’s happen when you have a shit load of money.

@@irandude1655 Except that SHE WROTE HER OWN SPEECH. When you are the greatest songwriter of the decade, you need no people to write for you.

@@anisanurraudah8383 -Oh, yes, because even the President of the United States writes their own speeches right? Lmao. Please stay on your bubble, its safe and warm inside.

practice. but you have to start small.

@@irandude1655 how tf does being the president correlates with her being a songwriter?

I was scrolling through the comments and read this as she said it

What She said WAS So True, Like Alot people Think There not being cringe By doing Stuff They typically think isn't cringe. but When they look back there going too Cringe So Hard 😂 hopefully I said that right..

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14:05

Meaning?

She's reading from a teleprompter, the two square screens that rise up beside the podium. And she's doing a great job at reading off the screens.

There are screens she’s reading on either side

​@reticentraven "watch her eyes" ..she is not looking at a teleprompter!!!

​​@@doviebruder1285there are two teleprompters, on her left and right. 03:35 04:25

She is just good at reading a prompter. Didn’t learn from trump.

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I second this 🙏🏻❤️

Nobody cares and we don't even know what you are trying to say. "this always falls into my place in life" what? 🤨

You second an incoherent comment?@@marthacervantes2041 🤣🤣🤣

​@@PersonalStash420"We are all a patchwork quilt...". I guess you are missing the square's on treatment of others and good manners. 😮

Exactly my thought on that

I hate it to break it you that her speech was on the telepromts but she knew the whole it before hand so you couldn't really tell

@@advikaghuwalewala9150 Thanks for pointing out, you are right!

She managed to do the song all too well from memory

Most definitely used a teleprompter but I get your point

More like she went down the same road Katy Perry and others have. SIGNED THEIR SOUL.OVER TO THE DEVIL IN BLOOD FOR FAME. WHAT STUPID FOOLS, WAIT TILL PAYDAY

@@twolak1972Lmao what

@@twolak1972 GROW UP YOU RELIGIOUS NUT

@@melaniaarnett1755 Thank you. I'm A Jesus Freak. Your pretty much done for.

Uh, no it's because she makes good music, is attractive etc.

Hello, Jim Celeste.... I'm 79 & I guess I am, too.

I agree

Me too. I'm 62 and just discovered this amazing woman. She is a fine example of womanhood

Aww welcome! 🥹🤍

Welcome to the club! 💗💗

Truth, which we do not like: - there is no billions of years, there is only 6000 years. - The UFOs have always been the FALLEN ANGELS. Fallen angels and the devil is not a myth. - there is no planets, there is only plane knows as EARTH. - there is no cosmos, there is HELL - EARTH - WATERS - THE KINGDOM OF GOD. - there is no evolution, there is the CREATIONS OF GOD. - there is no humans being only carnal being, there is HUMANS - being created after the image of GOD. (Human being = SPIRIT BEING). - the reality is not that live however you like, you still be in heaven. The reality is, COME TO REPENTANCE - BORN AGAIN, DO THE WILL OF GOD = THE NARROW ROAD TO HEAVEN. Matthew 7:21 The truth we don`t like: - we are sinners who are called to repentance and to born again, Luke 13:5 , John 3:7 - we are called back home with renewed minds and hearts, yet many shall reject the calling and perish into the torment. - we live under demonic power, the evil spirits in high places: Ephesians 6:12 - there is a risk to be a lukewarm and a cast away. Revelation 3:15 , Luke 9:25 - the final A.I shall be humans themselves, Spirits in-prisoned into the machine, wishing to die, yet no death for them. Revelation 9:6 - as time pass by, there be more and more betrayals, among families: ¤ son against his father, father against his son, ¤ daughter against her mother, mother against her daughter, ¤ mother in law against daughter in law …...

Yep!! Some people think that she shouldn’t get a doctorate, but her experiences and her skills most likely surpass what they teach in college. She just didn’t take the classes and learned the skills outside the classroom.

She is an angel mistakenly falling to this earth world ❤

100% agree. She is just an incredible human in all the ways.

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

why are there no replies here

People with honorary doctorates don't call themselves "doctor" or labeled as such. It's a fake degree.

Those are empty phrases. Which budding billionaire in the music industry is down to earth?

​@@switch12345678 her

@@420chans naive

It wasnt completely memorized...she is reading off of teleprompters to both her right and left. Those are those glass sheets that get raised up right before her speech.

​@DestinyMykyta100 but she wasnt really looking left or right

@@The_Woodss She absolutely was. The entire video, she was oscillating between looking left and right.

She is an experiensed and skillful artist so she knows how to memorise texts and deliver them, sometimes supported by keywords. That is why you rarely noticed her glancing at the teleprompter.

@@berntolofsson Im going to have to agree to disagree. She is very often looking directly at the teleprompters to her left and right. Of course, she probably went over her speech a million times, which is why it is so smoothly delivered, and she is able to look forward and away sometimes, but she clearly didn't have it memorized by heart. Its not a big deal or even a little one. Its normally how these things go. It has nothing to do with being a skillful artist. Thanks have a good day!

Took me till now at 81..and couldn't be more pleased...

So many likes but not comments?

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26:19 scary news is.. cool news is

Best quote: "And I'm a doctor now, so I know how breathing works!" 😂😂

Omg tysm

Who knew that was gonna be a Easter egg

@@Maggie-bg8gm you're on your own kid was the one

I heard that too ，that's a good one

As if MDs really know how breathing works...

😂

Me too!!:D

Same

Same, i need

Yes I totally agree

She is Great

Can u please explain what does that mean? "the people who wanted it the least" want what? sorry but i am having hard time understanding that.

​@@pinkdiana7683meaning.. the people who does not exert effort on something and didn't work hard for what they want.. If you succeed without struggling, it might be a sign that you set your sights too low. The higher you aim, the more challenges you face. Any goal worth pursuing will have obstacles along the path, in short u need to work hard.

​@@pinkdiana7683 There’s an old high school myth, where the “cool kids” are the ones who never try (or “want it the least”), and that “desperation” is unattractive. If you ever watched 21 Jump Street the Movie, you’ll see that. Luckily, that seems to be changing now. :)

@@pinkdiana7683 If you're confused with what "it" pertains to, you can change it into the words "dream" or "goal" or "success" since in the context that she's speaking, she's talking about these things. Thus, the people who wanted it the least are the people who think that being successful or achieving your dreams are effortless. Meaning, they don't want it enough to work hard on it. The people who worked hard are the ones that she's hiring now because she knows they can be dependable.

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

She had her speech on teleprompters, but she obviously knew it and practiced beforehand so you couldn't really tell. She's amazing.

@@cambrie7946 m

Nn

Obviously many of words in her speech are improvised. She prepared for the speech undoubtedly, but what makes her can fluently speak are her abounds of impressive experiences she gained

oh you should see cristina fernandez de kirchner then

Great Speech

She was actually 32 at the time, but close. That WAS a perfect speech indeed, Dr. Swift!

Great.... copied and pasted actually

Well only Taylor can do give a speech like that it was so down to earth how she had to fight for everything and look at now

@@jasminesaesthetics9191 SOUR LOSSER GET LOST

@@maggiebriguera135 firstly. It's not LOSSER but loser. Thank me later 😉

@@jasminesaesthetics9191 tay’s fans mostly are the educated ones❤

I need a mom like this

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

Aww❤

Yeah, me too. I'm 65 and started checking her out to see what all the fuss was about! her music, videos, Concert Tours and commencement speech and interviews. I learned a lot from her NYU commencement speech, I wish I knew at her age and had to learn the hard way. I love her music and many songs are on my playlist, I love the way she performs on her tours and am especially impressed at how she surprises her audience/fans with surprise celebrities, with such grace! She has written her own music, which is fantastic! She has paved her own way and is fantastic for her younger fans! Now I see what all the excitement is about, and why there are so many Swifties, I am now one myself.🌹

Hello @leavega6874 from another Swiftie mother, I so resonated with your comment, Im a protective mom too, and a recently converted "Swiftie" after my daughter forced me to accompany her to the Eras Show movie (since her friends were busy and she had no company) and I couldnt be more comfortable of her choice to adulate Taylor since then! She is so elegant and totally bowled me over with her flowwy dresses and simple yet touching lyrics. And this speech - simply amazing.

Her Billboard "Woman of the Year" acceptance speech is pretty good too.

A special woman

SAME!!

Me too, sister and I'm 66!

What a describe with generation gap and well describe for Taylor.

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

Will madam ure greatly I'm appreciated and congrats, someday u r good public servants ok, God bless u always ok thx ok

are u also an nyu graduate? if so congrats!:)

Nice speech!

I'm black 🖤🖤🖤🖤

Thank you so much..

Another celebrity that you might have heard of that gave a POWERFUL commencement speech before is an actor by the name of Denzel Washington.

@@douglaswalker8340 nope i have not heard of that person before

Taylor needs to be a motivational speaker lol 😂 so many other “motivational” videos online are so stressful cause they just scream at you and speak aggressively

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“The people who didn’t want are the ones I wanted to date in HS. The ones who did want are the ones I hire now.” Terribly convicting.

Id be worried if you wouldnt

@@robloxwithkenzie Yeah. I’ve always wanted a daughter

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

Aww that's so sweet 🥺❣️

Aww🥹🥹 if you are able and serious, you could always foster (and maybe then adopt) a daughter!! There are so many kids in the foster system that would love a chance at life with a loving parent who would listen to Taylor swift with them lol

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

Is this comment a joke?

​@@Gracieinspiredno but u r🤣

Me here 🥰

AND THE RECENTLY RELEASED LYRICS ---BREATHE IN BREATHE THROUGH BREATHE DEEP BREATHE OUT

lol, here after the album release, the whole thing about losing things also rly reminded me of the line « every thing you lose is a step u take » in yoyok

You are so gorgeous

I see what you did there

Anddd i got a boyfriend, he's older than us

I bet in your wildest dreams would she do that.

I agree

Really proud of you cool stranger ❤️

Hello. Sorry to invade your privacy. I am an academic writer. And I can help you out with your assignments. I got a wide experience in various disciplines.

HEY! look at what you've done for yourself. That's really awesome. I bet your family is so proud of you.

I'm graduating Med School next year. Taylor inspires me very much too❤❤

I’m pushing 38 and about to take the MCAT....

Not better than steve jobs's commencement speech

@@chaudharysameerbalyan convince me

Yeah but grammar school commencement doesn't count, genius.

@@ccdogpark no, she was better than Steve Jobs at Stanford.

@@christinacascadilla4473 That's because you hear what you want to hear. And listening to all her insipid music has probably made you a lot more simple minded than the average person.

She is Marvelous

Fr.. I wasn’t able to get tickets to the eras tour and I’m so sad 😭

I yesterday was angry toward her

heyyyy she just said, didn't you listen... effortlessness is a myth

She is very mature. I'm an 88 yo grma who watched her when she 1st started her career.Amazing.😊

I see what you did there 👀

We need less white influencers like Taylor Swift and more Infuencers of color like Beyoncé

She read it from the autocue!

Taylor Swift iis Loved more than Elvis the most Famous Entertainer in the world

that was Great

go watch her in concert

Yeah. She wanted to be a healer. You are healed. Congrats!

She is a mere mortal...sheesh...crazy

Better call her Dr Taylor... 😀

you should really say Dr. Taylor Swift

because she knows she isn't lol

​@@Tayl-top , um,yes she is 😊❤.

so did the beatles....na na na na nana na na nanna na na hey jude...again...again:): opps i think that was 7 mins

👏👏👏

Congratulations!!!!!!

and Taylor got an Honorary degree for being a celeb

@@zacharyw9016 good for her!

​@@thezone3612 so other people would work their ass off and have to scrounge up tons of tuition but Taylor gets a degree in something she DIDN'T EVEN STUDY. Its kinda offensive to the people who actually put the work in. No shame for her rising to be a celeb but she can't just be handed a degree for it.

Same!

Maybe so... And so many have done more and better with less.

@PALUMBO DEJVID if that's a joke it's in bad taste, It's both hurtful to Taylor and joe

it was on a teleprompter.

It was on teleprompter

I mean she also has to sing live, so that requires good memory I guess.

I watched it on RU-vid and from what I could make out she didn't have any script

She didn't read " she smart"