Charisma is one of those words that causes confusion. From its roots as an, apparently, God-given gift, to its modern application to pop stars and TV celebrities, it’s confusing and difficult to define. Well I’m determined to define it and turn it into a measurable, trainable, concrete human competence. I think that charisma is a…
I work abroad a lot, and I spend 50 day plus a year in Barcelona that beautiful, hot, dripping in culture city in Catalunya, Spain. I love Barcelona, and I know it pretty well, so I was asked to speak about the city at my son’s school as a part of their ‘different cultures’ week….
I’m a speaker, speech writer and speaking coach. I work with very capable people, helping them to show their brilliance to the rest of the world. Charisma is a subject that often comes up in discussion. It’s something that many of my clients would give their right arms to ‘be’. But most of them worry…
Here’s another example of a brilliant woman who is also an excellent public speaker- Featured on Marion Chapsal’s engaging public speaking and cooking blog (my dream day at work, actually)- Simple, Direct, Authentic, Engaging. Lessons from an International French Woman Speaker. | Geronimo Coaching Now. In Marion’s words – What strikes me most, watching her speak on…
There are three types of people in business- Those people who take away energy and enthusiasm from a room- ‘dementors’ if you like Harry Potter. Those people that leave the energy and enthusiasm the same in the room after they’ve left as it was when they were in the room- ‘Neutrals’ for want of a better expressions Those…
Lovely post from Simon Raybould on his refreshingly opinionated blog- ‘Telling People’. He makes the point that ‘errr’ is a natural human sound that people make when they’re looking for the next word, and most people in our audiences don’t notice it, but lots of presentation trainers do. His thesis being ‘a little bit is fine’ and presentation coaches can get narrow in what they work on with their clients. Here’s the blog and a recommendation that you read lots of it.
A great post from Stefan Lindegaard, on his excellent blog 15inno, from Denmark. It’s Steve Jobs again. Stefan shows a great clip of ‘God’ speaking at the 1984 unveiling of that TV advert and suggests that- The story-telling, the buildup of an us-versus-them feeling and the general control of the audience by Jobs – without using slides…
In a previous post- here– I shared a definition of charisma that I found really useful in getting my clients to understand that they are naturally charismatic and generally trained out of it. Here’s the definition. Charisma is- “the ability to transfer an emotion that the speaker has to his audience.” Simple isn’t it? And…
Fabulous article by Elaine Sciolino in the UK Independent Newspaper. She redfines the seduction word to the french meaning (a combination of social skill and networking) Land I think it’s a great thought starter for people seeking to develop their personal impact. Here’s the article in full- Liberté, égalité, flirtation: How I learnt to play…