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(12-12-2019, 11:06 AM)fredtoast Wrote: So what can I say if I think a black person is especially well spoken or articulate?

In the case of Barack Obama, I think an accurate description would be a "gifted orator." It conveys not that a person has met a certain standard of articulation (often times "you speak like I do.") but that that person has an actual talent that exceeds the norm to a degree such that it merits recognition.

As for other black people, it is situation dependent. Are you complimenting them because they gave a fantastic speech? If that's the case, you can say "That was a fantastic speech!" 
Did they give a resoundingly convincing presentation? You can say "that presentation was impressive!"

If you're just having a casual conversation with someone and they say something that you felt was particularly "well spoken" you can say "that was a good point that I hadn't thought of before. Thank you."

I'm just struggling to come up with a scenario where giving an over-arching evaluation of a person's speaking patterns, without referencing specific things that person said, is appropriate or needed. Unless, of course, that person is just genuinely gifted in the art of conveying their message like Obama was, in which case a higher compliment than "well spoken" would be in order.