&gt; He spoke like a man who didn&#x27;t know how to speak in public, not like someone who was ignorant or addled.<p>His problem went beyond not knowing how to speak in public, which, by itself, is not a sign of not being intelligent. He was truly very dull, something he himself admitted to (&quot;I&#x27;m not the sharpest tool in the shed&quot;).<p>Aside from that, if you passed through college, then through grad school and always referred to the Internet as &quot;the internets&quot;, and to &quot;the google&quot;, then public speaking is the least of your worries.