Have you ever noticed how some people captivate everyone they speak to? No matter what they look like or how much money they have, they can walk into a room and instantly be the center of attention. When they leave, people think highly of them and want to emulate them. That’s charisma, a sort of magnetism that inspires confidence and adoration.
Like beauty, luck, and social position, charisma can open many doors in life. Unlike these other qualities, anyone can become more charismatic.
- Improve your posture. Good posture will give the impression of self confidence (even if you don’t feel that way on the inside). While walking, maintain a relaxed yet definitive upright posture: spine long, shoulders back, head level with the ground. This may feel awkward or overpowering to you when you first practice it, but keep trying.
- Relax the muscles in your face to the point where you have a natural, pleasant expression permanently engraved there. Face the world and show everyone you’re not afraid.
- Make a connection. When your eyes come in contact with another person’s, nod and smile subtly with a subdued joy shining forth. Don’t worry about the other person’s reaction and don’t overdo it.
- Remember people’s names when you meet them for the first time. This takes an enormous amount of effort for most people. Repeat the person’s name when stating your name to that person will help you to remember it better. For example: “Hi Jack, I’m Wendy.” Follow through with small talk and repeat the person’s name. Repeat it once more when you say goodbye. It’s not just about helping you to remember that person. The more you say a person’s name, the more that person will feel that you like them and the greater the chance they’ll warm up to you.
- Be interested in people. If you meet a new acquaintance, for example a coworker, a classmate, a friend of a friend, etc. find out about their immediate family and interests. Be sure to ask after the names of family members and remember them. Be careful in that
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Great tips, Thanks for sharing
The key to it all is to genuinely love people. Love isn't butterflies in your stomach but a decision. What most people think is love is simply lust. What you speak is really important.
I like that post by the way, very interesting! I know a lot of people that could use it and benefit from it so much.
Keep it up friend, you have excellent writing.
good tips..."developing charisma is an art"keep it my mind.....thanks for sharing
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Thanks Anil, Pierre, Surya, Aliah & Asif!
Indeed, Developing Charisma is an art, an art that everyone is endowed with, innate as it is, it needs to blossom, which can happen only when one is true to oneself, one need not prove anything to anyone other than the self...when the heart is true & free of all negative emotions....then the true self will start revealing wonders!!! wonderful as it sounds, it must be practiced....
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Thanks Chochay & Lituan!
Thank u v much my friend for this awsome topic on Charisma as it is not easy to have a charisma as it could be a gift from God to His people, so we can see the charisma actor or actress as when he / she appears on the screen, they can catch the sights, so thank u my friend and i like to read all of these points that you have mentioned here.
Its very important that we are very smart and carry ourselves gracefully because its also the reflection of our personality. Nice post prakash.
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superb post !! ..hope we all take it in a positive note and develop our communicating skills