The Charisma Myth

How to Engage, Influence and Motivate People

By: Olivia Fox Cabane

Narrated by: Lisa Cordileone

Brought to you by Penguin.

What if charisma could be taught?

What you'll find here is practical magic: unique knowledge, drawn from a variety of sciences, revealing what charisma really is and how it works. You'll get both the insights and the techniques you need to apply this knowledge. The world will become your lab, and every person you meet, a chance to experiment.

The Charisma Myth is a mix of fun stories, sound science, and practical tools. Cabane takes a scientific approach to a heretofore mystical topic, covering what charisma actually is, how it is learned, what its side effects are, and how to handle them.

'Engaging, clear, and chock-full of wisdom, practical recommendations, and uncommonly good sense' Stephen Kosslyn, director, Center for Study of Behavioral Sciences at Stanford

'Cabane has done us a big favor. She's woven solid science and engaging narrative into an instructive treatment of the role of charisma in leadership' Robert B. Cialdini, author of Influence

'If you are interested in increasing your ability to be charismatic in your unique setting or employment, this book will give you direct skills to use' Psychology Today

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Critic reviews

Charisma is not a gift, it's a tool. Olivia Fix Cabane makes a big promise with this book and delivers on it

Until I encountered Olivia Fox Cabane, I'd naively believed charisma was an intangible, magical aura...a couple of hours can transform a reasonably personable person into someone magnetic

If you are interested in increasing your ability to be charismatic, this book will give you direct skills to use

An easy read, effectively integrating stories and research, strategies and applications, techniques and practices

Engaging, clear, and chock-full of wisdom, practical recommendations, and uncommonly good sense

Cabane has done us a big favor. She's woven solid science and engaging narrative into an instructive treatment of the role of charisma in leadership-a topic that (until now) we only poorly understood

Decent information. Boring narrator

I wish there was more science in this bokk. The narrator is very monotone and lacks emotion.

Great tips

I think the tips were great, the chapter size differences were a little daunting and the advise to go back and re read page 91 felt frustrating to hear in an audio book.

it was good but...

... ended up being a bit too repetitive at first. overall, i learned a lot.

Eye opening

Everyone should read/listen it. Not only leaders. it will improve our daily communication and relations.

Awesome

Sometimes we don’t know how to explain presence and strong energy surrounding powerful people. this book explains it logically and practically for you to follow.