The Development of Charisma

What the methods of developing the charisma? Discuss briefly.

By developing some of the traits, characteristics, and behaviors of
charismatic people, a person can increase his or her charisma.
Suggestions for developing charisma include the following technique:
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Create Visions for Others

Be Enthusiastic, Optimistic, and Energetic
Be Sensibly Persistent (Continuing, Constant)
Remember Names of People
Make an Impressive Appearance
Be Candid
Display an In-Your-Face Attitude.
Create Visions for Others
A vision uplifts and attracts others.
A vision is designed to close the discrepancy between current and ideal
conditions.
Vision connects with the goals and dreams of constituents.

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Be Enthusiastic, Optimistic, and Energetic

A major behavior pattern of charismatic people is their combination of
enthusiasm, optimism, and high energy.
Without a great amount of all three characteristics, a person is unlikely to
be perceived as charismatic by many people.
A remarkable quality of charismatic people is that they maintain high
enthusiasm, optimism and energy throughout their entire workday and
beyond.

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Be Sensibly Persistent
This is closely related to the high energy level of charismatics is their
almost- never-accept-no attitude.
If an idea or a product will not work, the sensible charismatic absorbs the
loss and moves in another, more profitable direction.

iv.

Remember Names of People

Everyone's loves hearing their own name.
Of course charismatic leaders use tricks and techniques to remember
names.
The best system of name retention remains to listen carefully to the name,
repeat it immediately, and study the persons face.

v.

Make an Impressive Appearance

By creating a polished appearance, a person can make slight gains in
projecting a charismatic image.
Be bold (but not ridiculous) and let your personality out a little bit.
As long as you have the skills and knowledge to back you up and you are
tactful, a little flair and confidence can go a long way.

vi.

Be Candid (Frank, Open and Honest)

Charismatic people, especially effective leaders, are remarkably candid with
people.

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Display an In-Your-Face Attitude.

The preferred route to being perceived as charismatic is to be a positive,
warm, and humanistic person.
Yet some people earn their reputation for charisma based on toughness
and nastiness.

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