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Long before he became Google CEO, Eric Schmidt had trouble speaking to large groups. So he took a speaking course — which is on video and now, well, on Google Video.

VC Paul Kedrosky says, "Watch, for example, as he rehearses smooth non-answers to made-up questions about executive salaries, benefits, and work-at-home programs. Without actually saying anything, Schmidt gives the silky sense of having said something or another. I was having flashbacks to the recent Google analyst day."

Insights into Eric Schmidt:

• Brilliant bullshitter.
• Loves conflict.
• Didn't read Machiavelli too closely.

Google's Eric Schmidt Has a Pamela Anderson Video Moment [Paul Kedrosky]