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The phrase "a poor speaker of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who lacks proficiency or skill in speaking a particular language.
Example: "Despite his efforts to learn Spanish, he remains a poor speaker of the language."
Alternatives: "not proficient in" or "lacks fluency in".
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"His character flaws — his impulsiveness, his grandiosity, his weakness for half-baked (and not especially conservative) ideas — made him a poor speaker of the House".
"...his impulsiveness, his grandiosity, his weakness for half-baked (and not especially conservative) ideas -- made him a poor Speaker of the House.
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But he was a poor speaker and failed each time.
George W Bush may have been a poor speaker but Clinton knew how to move a crowd.
Poor speakers of English are hardly in a place to comment on any other language,until perhaps they have studied their own a little.Much Cornish was passed down through my family and I imagine many other families throughout the world.
Pity the poor speakers of English.
The Homepod is a good speaker but a poor smart speaker.
Nancy Pelosi, the indispensable figure in this saga, who should go down in history as the Master (or Mistress) of the House, is a poor public speaker, and most of her colleagues managed to turn high political drama into garbled litanies of policy prescriptions.
But, despite his financial largesse, he was an asterisk in the polls — an awkward candidate and a poor public speaker, whose view of Coney Island was from his private plane.
There was no doubt his presentation lacked impact as "his manner was low key and he was a poor public speaker with the cusp of a lisp".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com