speak to

verb3

1. •
   To address a particular topic.

   • Education for being speaks to what grows within the person himself — 1981
2. •
   To (figuratively) resonate with; to feel emotionally relevant to.

   • His music really speaks to me.
3. •
   To give evidence regarding something; to attest or provide evidence for; to bespeak.

   • This definitely speaks to the fact that at Georgetown, beginning at the admissions process, you're not a number but a real person. — 2006