Most Watched Valedictorian Speech | Kyle Martin | 16th Second

Published 2023-05-11
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Four years ago, Kyle Martin (Brutally Honest Valedictorian) gave a graduation speech that had worldwide impact. This valedictorian speech is the most watched ever on YouTube (23 million times) and has been seen 250 million times in multiple languages on all platforms.

Update: Kyle has since graduated with a bachelor's degree in history and headed to #8-ranked UVA School of Law in the fall!

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All Comments (21)
  • @Boomtana88
    i totally get it, its difficult when you see all the sacrifices you made all the memories you could have had all to acheive something that feels good for 15seconds, thats rough but guess what you havent felt yet?? the future , your future that is now so much brighter because of those sacrifices you will feel that 15second feeling time and time again , trust me its worth it
  • @jle92708
    The 16th second you realized you have to start from the bottom up again
  • Its not about the title its about the hard work you put in and showed oyur self as a true person who can work hard and wont stop back.
  • @elisha2296
    I'm looking for a guide on how to make a valedictory speech because I was announced to be the valedictorian of our school. This is my first time being a valedictorian, even making a speech. I know to myself that I don't have the confidence to speak in front of many. I don't even know how I got to be the valedictorian. I don't even know if I deserve it. All I do know about myself is that I got high scores in exams or any written outputs, I don't know if that is enough to be a valedictorian. It's literally our graduation in 6 days. I hope I'm worth of this title.
  • This is exactly how I felt, after giving my valedictorian speech. I felt so good for about 30 mins, and then I tbjkfunf to myself, “so is this if? , all my hard work for the last four years to give a speech and be done”. I honestly recommend people to enjoy their high school years, study but don’t forget to have fun, because it doesn’t get easier
  • @OldSaltyBear
    This is precisely what is wrong with society right now. Everything is about the instant gratification or the adrenaline / dopamine fix. No thought about the long term impact of actions. This young man's adrenaline hit might have only last 15 seconds, but his achievement will open doors that will impact the rest of his life... and for as long as his school exists, he will be on record as valedictorian for his graduating class. #1. Numero uno. Big dog. His legacy. Kids... when you consider your decisions throughout your life, don't just look at the short term or the quickest way to get your quick fix. Look at the long term impact of the action you are considering taking. Not just the impact on you, but your family, friends and those you care about.
  • @estherrem5773
    This is one of my goals for 8 months, I saw the tassel and beautiful scrub coming with it. I chased for it
  • @yadiaag7771
    When I graduated high school there was 7 valedictorian kids, 8 or 9 for my brothers class. I was 35th in my year in the rankings and I watched as the top 10 kids stressed and cried for the special spot (which was hilarious to see that there was 7 in the end) My brother was in the top 10 but did NOTHING special like the others. We actually weren’t accepted into honor role because we refused to go to meetings, buy our membership or pay the fines….we didn’t care. We had fun, created memories and did whatever WE WANTED. HS was fun and exciting, thankfully our parents didn’t care about rankings.
  • All that extra hard work and stress aged him by 10 years. Sad.
  • @ItsJayJenkins848
    I was chosen by my teacher to be valedictorian so I need this to give me some ideas
  • Imagine being salutatorian and the valedictorian was only happy about it for 15 seconds