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I haven't listened to Jensen speak before, but am I the only one who thought the presentation wasn't very polished? Not a knock on anything he has accomplished

I haven't listened to Jensen speak before, but am I the only one who thought the presentation wasn't very polished? Not a knock on anything he has accomplished, just an observation that sorta surprised me

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acchow 3y ago
He has more important things to do than perfecting a presentation. He likes his employees to message him freely with things they think he can help with.
- PartiallyTyped 3y ago
  I read about this around and tbh I respect it a lot. Somehow Jensen has managed to scale the company and still keep it focused on the product with high eng practices.
jefozabuss 3y ago
When he had that slide up with generating everything I was kind of expecting that he'd say this whole keynote is generated including him. That'd have been crazy.
azeirah 3y ago
He said he didn't rehearse well. I think it makes him come across very genuinely, not some dumb hyperpolished corporate blabla
- CaptainFever 3y ago
  In comparison to Apple keynotes, precise, polished, practiced and pre-recorded.
ipsum2 3y ago
Yeah he said he didn't rehearse and it really shows.
angm128 3y ago
The products, animations and slides are doing some heavy lifting. Most jokes don't land and his presentation is somewhat confusing at times (e.g. star trek intro token count)
swalsh 3y ago
He's selling water in a desert, kind of doesn't matter how polished his presentation is.
cableshaft 3y ago
The beginning in particular seemed pretty rough, but he seemed to mostly get into a groove about halfway into it. At least he started talking a lot smoother around then.
sct202 3y ago
I think it's a good reminder that objectively great CEO's and leaders can be kind of cringe when presenting. A lot of times people like that get passed up in promotions in favor of smooth talkers.
- wmf 3y ago
  It's been said that founders are people who can't get hired.
modeless 3y ago
It's typical. He isn't a great public speaker IMO. Not terrible but not great.
erupt7893 3y ago
I've been watching his keynotes for as long as I can remember, this is how it's always been
caycep 3y ago
I remember his opening line at NEURIPS 2017, to an audience of grad students and postdocs, "only Nvidia would unveil their most expensive product to an audience who's completely broke" Then he went into a comedic monologue about GANS. But hey, at least that meant that the CEO was reading the actual conference proceedings...
Havoc 3y ago
Previous ones have been similar. Awkward “you may clap now” pauses etc. Don’t think anyone cares as long as the company keeps getting the bets right
CoachRufus87 3y ago
Its refreshing. Another tech keynote that I regularly watch (Apple) is far too polished these days.
sumedh 3y ago
If I am not mistaken he has said in some interviews he is not a big fan of public speaking.

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acchow 3y ago

He has more important things to do than perfecting a presentation. He likes his employees to message him freely with things they think he can help with.

PartiallyTyped 3y ago
I read about this around and tbh I respect it a lot. Somehow Jensen has managed to scale the company and still keep it focused on the product with high eng practices.

jefozabuss 3y ago

When he had that slide up with generating everything I was kind of expecting that he'd say this whole keynote is generated including him. That'd have been crazy.

azeirah 3y ago

He said he didn't rehearse well. I think it makes him come across very genuinely, not some dumb hyperpolished corporate blabla

CaptainFever 3y ago
In comparison to Apple keynotes, precise, polished, practiced and pre-recorded.

ipsum2 3y ago

Yeah he said he didn't rehearse and it really shows.

angm128 3y ago

The products, animations and slides are doing some heavy lifting. Most jokes don't land and his presentation is somewhat confusing at times (e.g. star trek intro token count)

swalsh 3y ago

He's selling water in a desert, kind of doesn't matter how polished his presentation is.

cableshaft 3y ago

The beginning in particular seemed pretty rough, but he seemed to mostly get into a groove about halfway into it. At least he started talking a lot smoother around then.

sct202 3y ago

I think it's a good reminder that objectively great CEO's and leaders can be kind of cringe when presenting. A lot of times people like that get passed up in promotions in favor of smooth talkers.

wmf 3y ago
It's been said that founders are people who can't get hired.

modeless 3y ago

It's typical. He isn't a great public speaker IMO. Not terrible but not great.

erupt7893 3y ago

I've been watching his keynotes for as long as I can remember, this is how it's always been

caycep 3y ago

I remember his opening line at NEURIPS 2017, to an audience of grad students and postdocs, "only Nvidia would unveil their most expensive product to an audience who's completely broke" Then he went into a comedic monologue about GANS. But hey, at least that meant that the CEO was reading the actual conference proceedings...

Havoc 3y ago

Previous ones have been similar. Awkward “you may clap now” pauses etc. Don’t think anyone cares as long as the company keeps getting the bets right

CoachRufus87 3y ago

Its refreshing. Another tech keynote that I regularly watch (Apple) is far too polished these days.

sumedh 3y ago

If I am not mistaken he has said in some interviews he is not a big fan of public speaking.