The Prime Minister out of office is seen, too often, to have been but a pompous rhetorician, and the General without an army is but the tame hero of a market town.
All our MCs are trained as public speakers, so they can easily get people's attention—many guests are glad to have someone who can make themselves heard above the chatter!
I was like, I'm a black girl with a speech impediment, and no one thought it was relevant to tell me that this great orator that I'm reading had a similar struggle?