I think words chosen can still affect content and persuasiveness. I've heard Jack Ma speak in person and the most convincing bit was a segment where he switched

I think words chosen can still affect content and persuasiveness. I've heard Jack Ma speak in person and the most convincing bit was a segment where he switched back to Chinese. That said, I agree that Jack Ma is far from as technical as Elon Musk, and still consider his spin-off of Alipay (Ant) from Alibaba to be very questionable from a corporate governance standpoint.