On the platform, my children were in chairs with microphones, all by themselves. They were 22 and 20 at the time. They did not make any speeches -- all they did was answer questions from the audience of about 500 adults.
One man in the audience asked my son, “Since you homeschooled, didn’t you miss out on a lot of things going on at school?”
My son replied, “I hope so, isn’t that the point!?”
...and the crowd broke out in a cheer!