Power Point: Celebrate and give thanks

• Freston: Pack a well worn passport and a curious spirit

  Here's the third and final segment of Tom Freston's 2007 commencement speech at Emerson College. In earlier posts, Viacom's (VIAB) former CEO shared career lessons and detailed the first two "things you're going to want to be able to say you've done if ever you are called upon to impart wisdom upon the young." Here are Nos. 3 and 4 on that list, along with Freston's warning about what could MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 29, 2009 12:02 PM ET
  Posted in: CEOs, Commencement, education, entertainment, Personal Power, Postcards, Tom Freston, Viacom

• Freston: Follow your bliss, but leave room for U-turns

  Here's part two of Tom Freston's 2007 commencement speech at Emerson College. In yesterday's post, the former Viacom (VIAB) CEO shared the story of the sudden turn in his storied media career. Here Freston explains the first two things "you're going to want to be able to say you've done if ever you are called upon to impart wisdom upon the young."

  One. First and foremost: You're going to want to MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 28, 2009 12:24 PM ET
  Posted in: CEOs, Commencement, education, entertainment, Personal Power, Postcards, Tom Freston, Viacom

• Tom Freston's commencement speech at Emerson College

  It's that time of year, so we're sharing one of our favorite commencement speeches with you: Tom Freston's 2007  address at Emerson College.

  Pattie Sellers' exclusive profile of Freston, "The Most Wanted Man on the Planet," tells the story of a man who had built MTV and Viacom's (VIAB) vast cable empire, got fired by chairman Sumner Redstone, walked away with $60 million in severance --  and actually knew what MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 27, 2009 1:27 PM ET
  Posted in: CEOs, Commencement, education, entertainment, Postcards, Tom Freston, Viacom

• Power Point: Go with the group

  "How should you behave? Well, do things in a group. Don't do things by yourself. Groups are stronger, groups are faster. None of us is as smart as all of us."

  -- Google (GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt in his address to Carnegie Mellon 112th graduating class on Sunday. Schmidt's theory about the wisdom of the crowd has been widely shared. What other advice did he have for the grads? Be prepared MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 18, 2009 10:42 PM ET
  Posted in: carnegie mellon, CEOs, Commencement, education, Eric Schmidt, Google, Postcards, Power Point, Silicon Valley, technology

• Power Point: Find someone to be successful for

  "Find someone to be successful for."

  -- Barack Obama in his speech to Arizona State University grads on Wednesday in Tempe, Arizona. He borrowed the phrase from an ASU engineering student who said that watching video of the people who would benefit from the medical devices she was designing, "made us want to be successful for them."

  The President acknowledged that while many graduates might not know what they are going to MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 15, 2009 6:39 PM ET
  Posted in: Barack Obama, Commencement, education, philanthropy, politics, Postcards, Power Point, Washington

• Power Point: Ignore the critics

  "There's always going to be someone out there like that movie critic, who doesn't believe in you or who thinks your head is too big or you're not smart enough or whatever. But those are the people you need to ignore, and those are the times you need to just keep doing what you love doing."

  -- Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's (GE) Late Night and SNL alum, in a commencement MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 12, 2009 6:30 PM ET
  Posted in: Commencement, education, entertainment, jimmy fallon, NBC, Postcards, Power Point, snl

• Power Point: See the possibility

  "If you can see the possibility of change in your life -- see the possibility of what you can become and not just what you are -- you will be a huge success."

  -- Oprah Winfrey in her address to Duke University grads on Sunday. After picking up an honorary doctor of human letters, Oprah began by quipping: "I'm gonna have everyone call me 'doctor' now."

  How did Duke score the media MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 11, 2009 6:56 PM ET
  Posted in: CEOs, Commencement, Duke, education, FORTUNE MPWomen, graduation, itunes, Oprah, Postcards, Power Point, Rick Wagoner, Stanford, Steve Jobs

• Power Point: Write it down

  "You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know how, if you don't have a pencil and pad by the bed to write it down, it will be completely gone the next morning? Sometimes it is important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it!"

  --Google (GOOG) co-founder Larry Page in a MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - May 4, 2009 6:35 PM ET
  Posted in: Commencement, education, GOOG, Google, Larry Page, Postcards, Power Point, Silicon Valley, technology

• Power Point: GPS system for life

  "When you're doing the work you're meant to do, it feels right and every day is a bonus, regardless of what you're getting paid. And how do you know when you're doing something right? How do you know that? It feels so. What I know now is that feelings are really your GPS system for life. When you're supposed to do something or not supposed to do something, your emotional MORE

  Jessica Shambora, Writer-Reporter - Jun 24, 2008 3:05 PM ET
  Posted in: Commencement, FORTUNE MPWomen, Gayle King, Leadership by Geoff Colvin, Oprah, Personal Power, Postcards, Power Point, Stanford