Dr. Menger
Business Communications
November 27 2012
How To Be Remarkably Charismatic
Speaking in front of millions of strangers or five of your closest friends makes no difference when you have charisma. A compelling attraction that allows you to woo an audience and inspire them to not just listen but actually care about what you are saying. According to spiritual activist Marianne Williamson “charisma is a sparkle in people that money can 't buy. It 's an invisible energy with visible effects”. Such visible effects come as religious devotion, political support or simple unquestioned loyalty. Many would dare to say that rulers past and current world leaders have been forces to be reckoned with because of their charisma and how it has convinced people to act a certain way. In the office or on a world stage, charisma is a powerful human quality that allows you to be noticed, respected and followed. A person with charisma draws the attention of those who surround him. It involves a strong personal presence that conveys others to pay attention and take interest in what you’ve got to say. Charisma is an important quality for anyone in a leadership position who needs to captivate an audience in order to communicate their point of view. On a professional level becoming noticed is key when you’re trying to stand out in a crowd of hundreds or even
thousands of employees. As an individual you might great ideas that can bring on amazing changes to your company but getting them across to the people who can make the changes happen has to do greatly with charisma. Your personality has to sell itself before anyone even listens to what you have to offer; you had to stand out. Although getting noticed is not the simple task it appears to be. Anyone can get noticed by making a lewd comment in the lunch room or wearing an outfit that simply doesn’t flatter them. That’s not the kind of attention a charismatic person will get. A young professional with
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