He's not the smoothest or most polished by any means. But he grabbed my attention and kept it from the first moment, because it's sincere and informative. I didn't feel like I was an anonymous member of an audience in front of a multi-billionaire. I felt like I was at a small gathering of nerds where one of them was enthusiastically telling me about his latest cool project.
Apple is often considered to set the standard for these sorts of events. I've been watching Apple's announcements since long before they were cool again, and I enjoy them a great deal. But I'll take Musk's halting sincerity over Steve Jobs or Tim Cook's empty polish any day of the week.
He's not the smoothest or most polished by any means. But he grabbed my attention and kept it from the first moment, because it's sincere and informative. I didn't feel like I was an anonymous member of an audience in front of a multi-billionaire. I felt like I was at a small gathering of nerds where one of them was enthusiastically telling me about his latest cool project.
Apple is often considered to set the standard for these sorts of events. I've been watching Apple's announcements since long before they were cool again, and I enjoy them a great deal. But I'll take Musk's halting sincerity over Steve Jobs or Tim Cook's empty polish any day of the week.