To which someone could respond &quot;But my job isn&#x27;t public speaking, it is doing X&quot; where X is providing ads, making widgets, etc.  No matter how many times you rephrase, you may hit a point where you just say &quot;you sound stupid&quot; or &quot;you&#x27;re not good at this job&quot;.<p>In my opinion, the whole point of this talk is that giving honest feedback without tact is better than no feedback at all.  If someone just doesn&#x27;t get it when you say it diplomatically, just cut the fluff and say what you need to say.