>He's no orator – as anyone who's read his books knows, he's not really into words, especially long ones – but he has an undeniable talent for commanding a room

>He's no orator – as anyone who's read his books knows, he's not really into words, especially long ones – but he has an undeniable talent for commanding a room. Apparently the writer has fallen for the oldest trick in oratory: "I’m no orator, as Brutus is. I’m only, as you know, a plain, blunt man."