When he's just talking "with folks" he comes across totally different.
My first impression of Dubya was a one on one interview. I was blown away. I believe this was before he had announced for President but not sure. Right then I knew he would be President. It was one of those moments where the light bulb goes on. He was loose and funny and connecting. But you put him behind a lecturn and he's self-conscious and lost. It's sad. We need Republicans that can do what Dubya does one-on-one but do it in a public speaking setting like Reagan could.