"Putting that aside, if one sees an exceptional 15-min presentation at a power elite gathering, is that just some kind of natural phenomenon? Did that person ju

"Putting that aside, if one sees an exceptional 15-min presentation at a power elite gathering, is that just some kind of natural phenomenon? Did that person just pop out of the womb spouting clear, well-organized thoughts to the world? No - it's a skill developed through practice." Another skill common among these types is salesmanship. The get paid to put on a good show and sell their product/company. You don't have to be smart to be effective at that, but you may have to be persuasive. A lot of these people have speechwriters and ghostwriters too, so even what you hear or read from them are often not their own words or thoughts.