With so many devices and a plethora of tools to talk to others remotely, oral communication is now overwhelmingly on display like never before, and speaking is becoming more dominant than it used to be. Given this context, it's time for education to stop focusing primarily on reading and writing. Most students don't receive adequate preparation to do well at the world's dominant mode of communication. Schools need to take bold steps to put more emphasis on speaking skills. There are a few resources specifically designed to show teachers how to teach the skills of effective speaking, such as Erik Palmer's book "Teaching the Core Skills of Listening and Speaking" (ASCD, 2014) and the video "Listen Up! Speaking Matters," available on ASCD's YouTube channel (https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=7CvlrDx8L-A). In this article, Palmer discusses how educators need to change their thinking about speaking in order to really prepare students for speaking in all its forms--doing presentations, sharing ideas in meetings, speaking convincingly to customers, talking to a child before handing her car keys for the first time.