Steve Jobs Tribute Speech
Prologue:
It takes a special kind of person to change the world. • Someone with the ability to bring true innovation to the world and the ability to make a difference. • Someone that can completely change the way we interact with gadgets and computers.
That man is Steve Jobs. • CEO of Apple • Bad health o Everyone knew that the time would eventually come, but no one could have predicted that it’d happen so soon. ▪ On October 5th, 2011: Steve Jobs, our generations hero of the technology industry, died.
Going to share his journey, because we can all learn something from it.
Plot:
In 1955, a child that was going to change the world was born • Steve Jobs’ biological mother was very young, unmarried, and fresh out of college. • His biological father was born in Syria, and was the vice president of a Reno, Nevada casino
Steve Jobs’ biological mother almost did not sign the adoption papers • Why? o The adoptive mother actually did not graduate from college o He father did not even complete high school. • She literally refused to sign them o Until a few months later, when the parents swore that Steve would eventually attend college.
Even though they did not graduate college, his parents were still able to provide for him. • His adopted mother, Clara Jobs, was an accountant • His adopted father, Paul Jobs, was a coast guard veteran and engineer
When Jobs was just a young boy, he and his father would work on electronics in their garage. • This hobby of taking apart and reconstructing products at a young age instilled confidence, dexterity, and mechanical skill into Steve Jobs.
He may be intelligent and innovative, but Steve Jobs was a little bit of a nightmare when it came to school when he was young. • He was a prankster that had to be bribed by his teacher to study. o Regardless, his test results were unbelievable
It takes a special kind of person to change the world. • Someone with the ability to bring true innovation to the world and the ability to make a difference. • Someone that can completely change the way we interact with gadgets and computers.
That man is Steve Jobs. • CEO of Apple • Bad health o Everyone knew that the time would eventually come, but no one could have predicted that it’d happen so soon. ▪ On October 5th, 2011: Steve Jobs, our generations hero of the technology industry, died.
Going to share his journey, because we can all learn something from it.
Plot:
In 1955, a child that was going to change the world was born • Steve Jobs’ biological mother was very young, unmarried, and fresh out of college. • His biological father was born in Syria, and was the vice president of a Reno, Nevada casino
Steve Jobs’ biological mother almost did not sign the adoption papers • Why? o The adoptive mother actually did not graduate from college o He father did not even complete high school. • She literally refused to sign them o Until a few months later, when the parents swore that Steve would eventually attend college.
Even though they did not graduate college, his parents were still able to provide for him. • His adopted mother, Clara Jobs, was an accountant • His adopted father, Paul Jobs, was a coast guard veteran and engineer
When Jobs was just a young boy, he and his father would work on electronics in their garage. • This hobby of taking apart and reconstructing products at a young age instilled confidence, dexterity, and mechanical skill into Steve Jobs.
He may be intelligent and innovative, but Steve Jobs was a little bit of a nightmare when it came to school when he was young. • He was a prankster that had to be bribed by his teacher to study. o Regardless, his test results were unbelievable
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