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Das Charisma-Geheimnis: Wie jeder die Kunst erlernen kann, andere Menschen in seinen Bann zu ziehen
Olivia Fox Cabane
3.73 AVERAGE
152 reviews for:
Das Charisma-Geheimnis: Wie jeder die Kunst erlernen kann, andere Menschen in seinen Bann zu ziehen
Olivia Fox Cabane
3.73 AVERAGE
On my first re-read. This book is so insightful and helpful. My only wish for this book is that Cabane would speak more to the experiences of women and PoC. Most of this book she talks about the perspective of business executives, so we can safely say women/PoC are not included.
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This book is full of very accessible and realistic exercises to do to increase your charisma. There are so many things mentioned, in fact, that I will have to reread at some point to be able to incorporate more things into my life. It is definitely not possible to add everything in at once. Also, this book dealt a lot with business life/politics, with which I am definitely not involved. Overall, I did gain insight and some concrete things to practice!
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This book is full of very accessible and realistic exercises to do to increase your charisma. There are so many things mentioned, in fact, that I will have to reread at some point to be able to incorporate more things into my life. It is definitely not possible to add everything in at once. Also, this book dealt a lot with business life/politics, with which I am definitely not involved. Overall, I did gain insight and some concrete things to practice!
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This book had some great exercises and insight to help with what the author would call charisma. I believe that confidence naturally brings out charisma, so this leaned itself to reveal ways of gaining confidence in particular areas so one's natural charisma would shine forth. Overall, I recommend it as a good read for those looking for practical ways to enhance their social skills and confidence .
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Das Buch mit all seinen Tipps erinnert an Dale Carnegie, mit dem Unterschied etwas modernere Ansichten zu vertreten. Die Ratschläge sind gut, die Übungen ebenfalls. Trotzdem scheint es in großen Teilen nicht (nur) um das Charisma an sich zu gehen, sondern viel mehr um Selbstbewusstsein und Sozialkompetenzen. Hat man schon einiges zu diesen Themen gelesen oder gelernt, kann dieses Buch etwas langweilig sein. Einige Stellen haben sich sehr in die Länge gezogen, an anderer Stelle fand ich es beim Lesen wieder sehr interessant. Grundsätzlich ein gutes, spannendes Buch mit hilfreichen Tipps.
PS: Bringt nur wirklich etwas, wenn man die Übungen durchzieht!
PS: Bringt nur wirklich etwas, wenn man die Übungen durchzieht!
The top 3 lessons I took from the book:
1. Presence is Charisma.
The more present you are in a given moment, the more charismatic you will be.
2. Whenever you want to be present in a given moment, focus on your toes.
If you are thinking about something in the future or past, snap yourself to get back to present by concentrating on the movement of your toes.
3. A good email is not one when you can't add anything more, but when you can't remove anything more.
1. Presence is Charisma.
The more present you are in a given moment, the more charismatic you will be.
2. Whenever you want to be present in a given moment, focus on your toes.
If you are thinking about something in the future or past, snap yourself to get back to present by concentrating on the movement of your toes.
3. A good email is not one when you can't add anything more, but when you can't remove anything more.
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2.5 stars. Just a rehash of leadership personality and traits, titled under another ability. Gave some scenarios and studies (kinda outdated) but nonetheless interesting to a degree. Would recommend this as starting/intro book for reading material for projects or research. Tho the book could have been a little shorter but I appreciated the working exercises as the author was diligent in her attempt to help people.
This book introduced a neat insight in the first chapter: that charisma occurs at the conjunction of warmth, presence and power. There were also three good tips in the introduction: nod less frequently and quickly, pause two seconds before responding to someone, and lower the intonation at the end of your sentence.
I feel like I could've more or less guessed at the rest of the content of the book from this starting point. This book was probably worth reading a summary of, but not reading the thing itself. There were a couple more neat bits: a suggestion of building a habit by carrying around dollar bills and committing to ripping one up every time you fail at your goal. You can convey warmth through your eyes by adopting a softer focus.
A couple of historical asides were fascinating if true. Apparently the handshake originated from Romans clasping each other below the elbow to check for knives, and medieval knights added a shake to dislodge concealed weapons. Also apparently, after Napoleon was emerging from exile, a contingent of soldiers approached the army he'd managed to whip together, and he approached them and said "will you kill your emperor?" and then they joined him. I need to read a Napoleon biography.
This had some of the worst bad neuroscience I've ever come across. Apparently the frontal lobe is "the happy region of the brain". Also apparently, phenylethylamine is the hormone that produces love at first sight.
* Weird handshake advice: "open wide the space betwen your thumb and index finger to make sure you get optimal thumb-web contact"
I feel like I could've more or less guessed at the rest of the content of the book from this starting point. This book was probably worth reading a summary of, but not reading the thing itself. There were a couple more neat bits: a suggestion of building a habit by carrying around dollar bills and committing to ripping one up every time you fail at your goal. You can convey warmth through your eyes by adopting a softer focus.
A couple of historical asides were fascinating if true. Apparently the handshake originated from Romans clasping each other below the elbow to check for knives, and medieval knights added a shake to dislodge concealed weapons. Also apparently, after Napoleon was emerging from exile, a contingent of soldiers approached the army he'd managed to whip together, and he approached them and said "will you kill your emperor?" and then they joined him. I need to read a Napoleon biography.
This had some of the worst bad neuroscience I've ever come across. Apparently the frontal lobe is "the happy region of the brain". Also apparently, phenylethylamine is the hormone that produces love at first sight.
* Weird handshake advice: "open wide the space betwen your thumb and index finger to make sure you get optimal thumb-web contact"
Interesting premise, that charisma can be learned. Lots of very approachable exercises. I'll be trying some of these and seeing how things go!
I attempted to read this book a few years ago but couldn't finish it. I decided to try to read it again. Key take aways for me is that in order to be Charismatic you must project Warmth, Presence and Power and the key to all of this is your mindset. This is a great book one the you have to break down chapter by chapter in order to really benefit from all the information that is given.