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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 4:56 PM EDT

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.

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Sarah Handel

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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.

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Gurjit Kaur