Othello once again demonstrates his calm and controlled nature by addressing members of the chamber respectably "most potent, grave, and reverend signors" instead of rushing into denial and protecting his name immediately. .
Although Othello appears to be "calm" and "controlled" from his early actions there are a few occasions where it can be argued he acts drastically and looses control. The first occasion is where Othello calls "for the lady to the Sagittary" this can be argued as not acting calm as women where not permitted in the chambers which ment if Desdemona was fetched it would be stepping outside Venetian tradition. The other occasion where Othello temporally looses control is when he says "not only take away, but let your sentence even fall upon my life" as his life would depend on Desdemona's account of there love which means he is not in control of his future (whether he will be punished or not) however this can be interpreted as Othello being very confident about there love.
Being calm and in control are two important attributes of being a good leader or general. As Othello has shown these already early on in the play it would be fair to assume he is an effective general. However the statement claims Othello is a well-respected general, which is arguable. There is no doubt Othello has the respect of some important personnel such as the Duke as Othello is welcomed as "valiant Othello" which shows a mark of respect alone as he is called "valiant" and called by the name "Othello" not "Moor". The duke then follows this greeting by urging Othello to help against the battle with the "Turks"; "we must straight employ you against the general enemy Ottoman" which shows he has gained the respect and trust of Venetian superiors as he appears to be a vital asset if they are going to win the battle. In fact the Duke puts Othello in command "you must therefore be content to slubber the gloss of your new fortunes with this more stubborn and boisterous expedition".