Before I purchased this audio program, I would have told you that charisma was confidence, energy, and being passionate. When I learned that there were ten qualities-not three-I was curious to learn what the other seven were. Did I have them? And if I didn’t, could I learn them? Being more charismatic could only help my personal and professional success, so I bought the six CD set from Nightingale-Conant.
The first CD was a general explanation of why charisma is important. For me, it was too long; I already understood the importance of charisma. I wanted to get right down to the qualities themselves. Fortunately, from there things became more interesting.
I learned that there were other qualities, such as how you look (it isn’t just your clothing), how you listen to others (who would have thought it?), and your ability to speak that contribute to your overall charisma. I especially like how Tony Alessandra had quizzes included. They helped me to figure out how strong my charisma was in each category. The set came with a CD workbook and a bonus live CD of Tony talking about becoming “people smart”.
I was surprised to learn how closely charisma mirrored all of the qualities of leadership. But now as I think about it, most strong leaders are very charismatic. It only makes sense that the two would be linked together.
Overall, I would rate this a 4 on my 1-5 scale. It was entertaining and also helped me to identify several areas where I can improve. I have listened to the complete audio program in my car three times so far, and I’m sure I’ll listen to it several more before I’m through.
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