The Charisma Myth

How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism

By: Olivia Fox Cabane

Narrated by: Lisa Cordileione

Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins

Publisher's summary

What if charisma could be taught? For the first time, science and technology have taken charisma apart, figured it out and turned it into an applied science: In controlled laboratory experiments, researchers could raise or lower people's level of charisma as if they were turning a dial. What you'll find here is practical magic: unique knowledge, drawn from a variety of sciences, revealing what charisma really is and how it works. You'll get both the insights and the techniques you need to apply this knowledge. The world will become your lab, and every person you meet, a chance to experiment.

The Charisma Myth is a mix of fun stories, sound science, and practical tools. Cabane takes a hard scientific approach to a heretofore mystical topic, covering what charisma actually is, how it is learned, what its side effects are, and how to handle them.

Please note: The accompanying workbook for this title is available at AskOlivia.com/book/exercises/.

©2012 Olivia Fox Cabane (P)2012 Gildan Media, LLC

Critic reviews

"Fox Cabane's distinct writing style...makes listening to each chapter both informational and fun. Each exercise is practical and easy...If you are interested in increasing your ability to be charismatic in your unique setting or employment, this audiobook will give you direct skills to use" ( PsychologyToday.com )

Great Informations, just what i needed to know

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i am completely satisfied with this purchase. its worth listening, and is got great tips to show confidence and be more confident. I would listen to it every week =) a must for people who look for social skills and more confidence

Has some good ideas

This book has some good ideas, but I felt like it would've been much better at half its length. it begins to get a bit repetitive once you've made it about halfway through. Some more examples or a way to break up the monotony would be nice. I lost focus in a few chapters. Overall I liked it though. It has some original ideas that can work.

Loved it!

Great reminder on how important body language is. As soon as you think you don't need help, listen to this book.

Good, not great, poor performance

The religious ideas and references are annoying and distracting but that's mostly only early in the book. The reading is almost comically *not* charismatic, very flat almost robotic.

However much of the advice is well considers and helpful.

good book for charisma training

very good instruction on how to overcome obstacles in order to be seen as a proper leader

Good book!

I learned a lot of techniques! just didn't love the voice of the narrator, a but too robotic for me. Still, the book is worth it.

Great workbook

This was a fantastic listen! I am personally coaching presentation skills and it was always hard to activate charisma in my students! Surely some of them just had it and it was easy to multiply the effects. But in others who were detached when presenting their lack of presence was sooooo palpable that it wasn’t even fun to watch them speak anymore!

I felt that it definitely has to do with their internal mind state, which the author has also seemed to have researched intensively! Olivia Cabane has however laid down so much concrete data to why my best students were that way! So grateful to have read this book, so many GEMS and in a very actionable manner!

Highly recommend it to anyone willing to develop their charisma or understand where their charisma actually comes from (if you think you are already)!

BONUS: 1- Charisma is also a HATER GENERATOR! Olivia Cabana also shares some insights of lessening the effects of jealous peers and how to keep your magnetism in check.

2- Smoothly exiting social encounters specially when people really enjoy your company that they don’t want to let go! So she shares insights on how to gracefully eject and excuse your self

Weird voiceovers

The most distracting part is when they insert words. It's really distracting, the volume goes nuts. As for the content, you may as well read Dale Carnegie's book

A very valuable book!

Where does The Charisma Myth rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

It ranks as a definite favorite. It is a stand-out book.

It started a little slow, but then the author went on to give EXCEPTIONAL advice.

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I would highly recommend this book! Nearly anyone could benefit from this book.

Good Reminders

Great tips and reminders on how to be more charismatic that include practical advice on voice, and different styles of charisma.