Pausch delivered his "Last Lecture", titled
"Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams", at Carnegie Mellon University
on September 18, 2007. He gave an abridged version of his speech on The Oprah
Winfrey Show in October 2007. The talk was modeled after an ongoing series of
lectures where top academics are asked to think deeply about what matters to
them, and then give a hypothetical "final talk", with a topic such as
"what wisdom would you try to impart to the world if you knew it was your
last chance?" Before speaking, Pausch received a long standing ovation
from a large crowd of over 400 colleagues and students. When he motioned them
to sit down, saying, "Make me earn it", someone in the audience
shouted back, "You did!"
These are worth listening to; maybe somewhat tangential to what we will cover, but classic and inspirational.
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