As a socially inept teenager, Olivia Fox Cabane realized that she had two choices. “Either confine myself to a desert island, or learn how to make this human thing work,” she says. Cabane opted for ...

Think of someone—a famous politician or a childhood friend—who is charismatic. Someone who lights up rooms and hearts with their mere presence. What is behind their allure? Their looks? The way they ...

Toba Beta, author of Master of Stupidity, says this: “Charisma is the fragrance of the soul.” Webster’s Dictionary defines charisma as compelling attractiveness or charm that can inspire devotion on ...

I recently spoke to Olivia Fox Cabane about her new book, The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism. Olivia has lectured at Stanford, Yale, Harvard, MIT, and ...

The Webster Dictionary defines charisma as “compelling attractiveness” or “charm that can inspire devotion in others or a divinely conferred power or talent.” Its derivation is the Greek word charis, ...

Some people can to draw followers the way a lamp attracts moths. Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy had that magnetism. Barack Obama has shown it. It is far easier to identify than to explain. What ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) takes pictures with supporters on a March 10 visit to Des Moines. (Rachel Mummey for The Washington Post) Liberals are horrified by Ron DeSantis, both in terms of what he ...

Sometimes charismatic people don’t know their own strength. And sometimes they do. In private, charismatic people light up a room and make each person feel beloved. In public life, they’re the ones ...

Likeability, relatability, humor, wit, charm, good looks and a little disregard for convention have always helped candidates win elections. Policy positions, character and experience in government ...

Think of someone—a famous politician or a childhood friend—who is charismatic. Someone who lights up rooms and hearts with their mere presence. What is behind their allure? Their looks? The way they ...