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Can someone that has actually worked closely with Musk confirm: is his thought process and speech as utterly disjointed as happens in most of his presentations?

Can someone that has actually worked closely with Musk confirm: is his thought process and speech as utterly disjointed as happens in most of his presentations? Or, is this a nutty professor kinda of shtick that Elon thinks makes him seem more personable? His presentations are painful to watch.

luckydata 7y ago
He's not a native English speaker and that has an impact.
- newsbinator 7y ago
  He's a native English speaker. > There were compulsory subjects like Afrikaans, and I just didn’t see the point of learning that. It seemed ridiculous. I'd get a passing grade and that was fine. https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=zRXjCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA43&ots=F6xbYjrVnK&dq=There%20were%20compulsory%20subjects%20like%20Afrikaans%2C%20and%20I%20just%20didn%E2%80%99t%20see%20the%20point%20of%20learning%20that.%20It%20seemed%20ridiculous.%20I'd%20get%20a%20passing%20grade%20and%20that%20was%20fine.&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q=There%20were%20compulsory%20subjects%20like%20Afrikaans,%20and%20I%20just%20didn%E2%80%99t%20see%20the%20point%20of%20learning%20that.%20It%20seemed%20ridiculous.%20I'd%20get%20a%20passing%20grade%20and%20that%20was%20fine.&f=false https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=zRXjCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA43&ot...
- goose847 7y ago
  You know we speak English in South Africa, right?
SECProto 7y ago
That either-or choice isn't fair. I'd guess it's a third - his mind races ahead (or off to the side, or the clouds) when he's doing presentations. Many people have poor presenting skills. Just few of them get to be CEO and still insist on being the public face of the company
xeromal 7y ago
I think he's just nervous like your average spaz out nerd is
ilkkao 7y ago
In the end of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ36Kt7UVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ36Kt7UVg he is more relaxed that I have ever seen. I don't think there is any acting in his presentations
- canada_dry 7y ago
  Thanks, you're right. At the end, when he's talking geek-to-geek - so to speak - his thought process and speech seem much more aligned. https://youtu.be/cIQ36Kt7UVg?t=805 https://youtu.be/cIQ36Kt7UVg?t=805

luckydata 7y ago

He's not a native English speaker and that has an impact.

newsbinator 7y ago
He's a native English speaker. > There were compulsory subjects like Afrikaans, and I just didn’t see the point of learning that. It seemed ridiculous. I'd get a passing grade and that was fine. https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=zRXjCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA43&ots=F6xbYjrVnK&dq=There%20were%20compulsory%20subjects%20like%20Afrikaans%2C%20and%20I%20just%20didn%E2%80%99t%20see%20the%20point%20of%20learning%20that.%20It%20seemed%20ridiculous.%20I'd%20get%20a%20passing%20grade%20and%20that%20was%20fine.&pg=PA43#v=onepage&q=There%20were%20compulsory%20subjects%20like%20Afrikaans,%20and%20I%20just%20didn%E2%80%99t%20see%20the%20point%20of%20learning%20that.%20It%20seemed%20ridiculous.%20I'd%20get%20a%20passing%20grade%20and%20that%20was%20fine.&f=false https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=zRXjCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA43&ot...
goose847 7y ago
You know we speak English in South Africa, right?

SECProto 7y ago

That either-or choice isn't fair. I'd guess it's a third - his mind races ahead (or off to the side, or the clouds) when he's doing presentations. Many people have poor presenting skills. Just few of them get to be CEO and still insist on being the public face of the company

xeromal 7y ago

I think he's just nervous like your average spaz out nerd is

ilkkao 7y ago

In the end of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ36Kt7UVg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIQ36Kt7UVg he is more relaxed that I have ever seen. I don't think there is any acting in his presentations

canada_dry 7y ago
Thanks, you're right. At the end, when he's talking geek-to-geek - so to speak - his thought process and speech seem much more aligned. https://youtu.be/cIQ36Kt7UVg?t=805 https://youtu.be/cIQ36Kt7UVg?t=805