Every once in a blue moon, a speaker does everything right . Such is the case with Rita Pierson’s gem of a speech on the need for school reform. She has a powerful, expressive voice and an actress’ touch with language. She utilizes gesture effectively, effortlessly timing her movements with her content. But what works best in this speech are the stories . Well told stories are the lifeblood of any good speech.

I’d like to call attention to the way she builds her stories. Her initial stories are about her students, and the way she interacts with them, but the most powerful story , the story of her mother’s impact on the lives of her students, comes at the end of her speech, just before her call to action . With each story, she takes us deeper into both her thesis, and her own emotional life. The speech builds both intellectually and emotionally . Just beautiful.

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