Charisma: Get What the Greats Have Got

Summary:

Public speaking, communication and presenting with power can all be terrifying  prospects, however experienced you become, and cultivating a charismatic persona in our working lives is a priceless skill.

This book is a humorous and incisive piece of observation by Dave Gillespie and Mark Warren which demonstrates the right and wrong level of status to adopt for our business lives. Whilst remaining fun, Charisma shows the reader how  to tap into their own personal charisma and communicate with maximum impact.

It studies a range of great communicators, from historical figures to modern day greats and highlights how their skills translate into what we call Charisma. Everyone from Franklin D Roosevelt, through Steve Jobs to Joanna Lumley is covered.

A series of fun but practical exercises will help you to build your communication skills and use body language effectively.

• Full of fascinating case studies of famous charismatic personalities

• Written by communication coaches to world-leading personalities and leaders

• Includes fun but practical exercises to help you maximise your own personal impact

• Includes exclusive quotes from famous personalities

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Section: Charisma
Chapters:
* Communicating with Charisma
* What is Charisma?
* Who’s got Charisma?
* Developing your own Charisma
* The role of Story, Status and Focus in Charisma
* Charisma and Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
* Max Weber and charismatic authority
* The opposite of charisma and how to avoid it
Section: The Power of Story
Chapters:
* Story and Charisma
* Stories – our natural form of communication
* Beginnings, middles and ends
* Good structure is vital
* Making the story work
* Edit, edit, edit.
* Less is more
* Give your story life
* Rhetoric and oratory for Charisma
* Charisma in leadership
Section:The Importance of Status
Chapters:
* Status and Charisma
* What is Status?
* Physical Status
* Vocal Status
* Mental Status
* Emotional Status
* Status in business
* Status on stage
* Status in life
* Star Status
Section: The Attraction of Focus
Chapters:
* Focus and charisma
* Focus and concentration
* Stanislavski - the father of focus and godfather of method acting
* The three circles of concentration
* 3rd circle, 2nd circle, 1st circle - countdown to Charisma
* Switching focus
* Direct it like a movie
* Great actors who ooze Charisma
* The C Word - A Summary
* Key points and conclusions
Appendices:
Great speeches as showcases of Communicating with Charisma
Great film clips to watch as showcases of Communicating with Charisma
Further reading and web references
Quotes from famous people about how they describe their own personal ‘Charisma’.

About the Author(s):

The actor, David Gillespie and writer, Mark Warren have many acting and writing credits between them in TV, film and stage.

They also run a consultancy called The Speechworks who give one-to-one and group presentation and communication skills training for public figures, sports personalities and senior busienss people.

Readership:
Anyone wanting to become a more charismatic and confident communicator