When it comes to presentation, Mark Zuckerberg is no Steve Jobs

Who cares? Really, why is it important to have Steve Jobs' presentation skills? Clearly Zuckerberg is not handicapped in the ability to build a large, powerful, and profitable company.

Bill Gates is a world-class bridge player. I could also say that when it comes to bridge, Steve Jobs is no Bill Gates... it would be as pointless of a statement.

I've always seen Zuckerberg more in the mold of Bill Gates rather than Steve Jobs — and Bill's presentation skills still aren't amazing, although he's gotten better in interviews. I think part of what makes Jobs so good is that he's selling hardware, so there's a level of packaging required that you don't need in software. In any case I think Mark needs to focus on his strengths rather than copying Steve Jobs -- and that's a lesson for the rest of us as well.

Having seen several CEOs (or myriad other folks high up in an organization) give presentations where they try their darndest to come off as Steve Jobs...I can't help but think that it's much better to not try to present like Jobs. He's got his own way of selling things, and anybody else who's presentation even smells like Jobs' always comes across to me as not genuine.

"But too often he lost sight of the fact that most of his online audience members were from the non-geek general public."

Really?

I may be way off, but I doubt most non-geeks are even aware that Facebook has events like this where they introduce new features. Much less care. Much less actually watch them.

He's improved, but still has a long way to go. A lot of "Um's" and "Ah's" in his presentations. Watch a pro like Seth Godin and you'll likely see 0 in any talk he gives.

No. but he is getting better.

Wait until he gets older...

That and every question is dodged like a professional politician.

Does anyone have a link to the video of the presentation by Zuckerberg?