The Charismatic Edge: The Art of Captivating and Compelling Communication : An Everyday Guide to Developing Your Own Charisma and Compelling Communications Skills

The rules of communication are radically different than ever before. Standing out and being counted is no longer just an advantage. It is a necessity. You are your own brand and, unless you learn how to shine, you'll be left behind. Whether you are looking to get a promotion, become a better leader, master public speaking, build your business, sell more, improve your love life, social life or even your networking skills, you need to be more effective at engaging people – you need to be more effective at branding yourself and making an impact on others. Charisma is a must. And here's the good news: You can learn it. Find out: - The secrets that the best speakers, screenwriters, comedians, politicians and gurus know about impacting their audience. - The keys to supreme self-confidence and high self-esteem. - How you can use your body, voice and energy to influence others. - How to create an irresistible first impression, instantly. - What only the very best business leaders, sales people, marketing executives, advertisers and world class negotiators all understand about winning the hearts and minds of their teams and customers. Charisma is often misunderstood as a quality that some people have but others don't. In this book you'll learn how, in reality, charisma is an impression you create in the mind of another person which can be improved and mastered by anyone, including you. "Cover"--"Title page"--"Praise for Owen Fitzpatrick" -- "Dedication" -- "Chapter 1: Introduction: You can be more" -- "Part 1" -- "Step up: The attitude of charisma" -- "Chapter 2: The attitude factor" -- "Chapter 3: The ten beliefs of world-class communicators" -- "Chapter 4: Getting to know yourself" -- "Chapter 5: The strength of your character" -- "Chapter 6: How to like yourself" -- "Chapter 7: The seven keys to self-esteem" -- "Chapter 8: Defeating the seven enemies of charisma" -- "Chapter 9: The physiology of charisma" -- "Chapter 10: How to turn yourself on" -- "Part 2" -- "Step forward: The actions of charisma" -- "Chapter 11: The twelve habits of great communicators" -- "Chapter 12: The power of a good impression" -- "Chapter 13: How to read others easily: Decoding people" -- "Chapter 14: How to win friends: Building rapport" -- "Chapter 15: Look like this: Style management" -- "Chapter 16: Sound like this: Cultivating a charismatic voice" -- "Chapter 17: Walk this way: Charismatic body language" -- "Chapter 18: Talk this way: The language of charisma" -- "Part 3" -- "Stand out: The art of charisma" -- "Chapter 19: How to influence people" -- "Chapter 20: How to make people laugh" -- "Chapter 21: How to tell a captivating story" -- "Chapter 22: How to deliver a compelling speech" -- "Part 4" -- "Stand for: The applications of charisma" -- "Personal-life applications" -- "Chapter 23: Social life" -- "Chapter 24: Flirting" -- "Chapter 25: Relationships" -- "Chapter 26: Parenting" -- "Chapter 27: Speeches for special occasions" -- "Business-life applications" -- "Chapter 28: Business interviews" -- "Chapter 29: Networking" -- "Chapter 30: Sales" -- "Chapter 31: Leadership" -- "Chapter 32: Business presentations" -- "Chapter 33: Conclusion: The charismatic communicator" -- "Recommended reading" -- "Bibliography" -- "Acknowledgements

The rules of communication are radically different than ever before. Standing out and being counted is no longer just an advantage. It is a necessity. You are your own brand and, unless you learn how to shine, you'll be left behind.

Whether you are looking to get a promotion, become a better leader, master public speaking, build your business, sell more, improve your love life, social life or even your networking skills, you need to be more effective at engaging people – you need to be more effective at branding yourself and making an impact on others.

Charisma is a must. And here's the good news: You can learn it.

Find out:

• The secrets that the best speakers, screenwriters, comedians, politicians and gurus know about impacting their audience.
• The keys to supreme self-confidence and high self-esteem.
• How you can use your body, voice and energy to influence others.
• How to create an irresistible first impression, instantly.
• What only the very best business leaders, sales people, marketing executives, advertisers and world class negotiators all understand about winning the hearts and minds of their teams and customers.

Charisma is often misunderstood as a quality that some people have but others don’t. In this book you’ll learn how, in reality, charisma is an impression you create in the mind of another person which can be improved and mastered by anyone, including you.

How to be a better communicator from bestselling author of Not Enough Hours and co-founder of The Irish Institute of NLP, Owen Fitzpatrick