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When students learn to 'Speak,' they also learn to listen

NPR | By Sarah Handel,

Ailsa Chang, Gurjit Kaur

Published October 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM CDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jennifer Tiexiera and Mfaz Mohamed Ali, filmmaker and original oratory competitor, about their documentary, Speak, and the importance of speech clubs in schools.

Sarah Handel

Ailsa Chang

Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

Gurjit Kaur