> Public speaking is a learned skill. Yes, absolutely. I used to be an utterly wretched public speaker. In the past several years, after a number of public spe

> Public speaking is a learned skill. Yes, absolutely. I used to be an utterly wretched public speaker. In the past several years, after a number of public speaking opportunities, I've improved to the point of being not terribly bad at it. My long-term goal is to become quite good at it.