Charisma
Sheqouia Nauta
G5B Engels, 12 september 2013
Do you think charisma is something you’re born with or can it be taught?
If you will ask yourself what Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Gandhi, Jesus and Adolf Hitler had in common, you would see that they had some characteristics. Beside the fact they all have different values and ways of thinking, they all were charismatic. They all were born to inspire and influence a large amound of people. It seems like they have an ability to use such a quality to move a big group. There is a strong belief that charisma is some characteristic what you were born with. So either you are or you are not charismatic. But can you teach yourself how to be charismatic, or is it something you’re born with?
In Greek, the term charisma has multiple meanings, like the power to perform miracles, to make prophecies, and the capacity to influence others. Many people see charisma as a special gift. Charisma is defined as an ability of a person to earn trust and support their followers: it enables a person to motivate others to help achieve goals. Charismatic people are more likely to hold peoples attention wich makes people listen to them more. The more charisma you have, the more people’s attention will be onto you. The larger impression you make, the more people remember about you. Nowadays, we say that someone has charisma when this person is outstanding and capable of influencing other people. Combined with other feature, such as leadership, personal attractiveness and confidence, charisma is not only a gift, but also a tool to gain power and authority.
The fact that charisma can be used as a tool, makes it something you don’t have to be born with, but can be given to you. That said, it does not mean that you can assume it will work. You need to learn how to gain and to use it. If you aren’t privileged with it, you can follow some guidelines to strengthen or gain charisma. Charisma is really about getting people to do what
G5B Engels, 12 september 2013
Do you think charisma is something you’re born with or can it be taught?
If you will ask yourself what Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, Gandhi, Jesus and Adolf Hitler had in common, you would see that they had some characteristics. Beside the fact they all have different values and ways of thinking, they all were charismatic. They all were born to inspire and influence a large amound of people. It seems like they have an ability to use such a quality to move a big group. There is a strong belief that charisma is some characteristic what you were born with. So either you are or you are not charismatic. But can you teach yourself how to be charismatic, or is it something you’re born with?
In Greek, the term charisma has multiple meanings, like the power to perform miracles, to make prophecies, and the capacity to influence others. Many people see charisma as a special gift. Charisma is defined as an ability of a person to earn trust and support their followers: it enables a person to motivate others to help achieve goals. Charismatic people are more likely to hold peoples attention wich makes people listen to them more. The more charisma you have, the more people’s attention will be onto you. The larger impression you make, the more people remember about you. Nowadays, we say that someone has charisma when this person is outstanding and capable of influencing other people. Combined with other feature, such as leadership, personal attractiveness and confidence, charisma is not only a gift, but also a tool to gain power and authority.
The fact that charisma can be used as a tool, makes it something you don’t have to be born with, but can be given to you. That said, it does not mean that you can assume it will work. You need to learn how to gain and to use it. If you aren’t privileged with it, you can follow some guidelines to strengthen or gain charisma. Charisma is really about getting people to do what