How to Increase Your Charisma

Being charismatic only takes a few set of skills.

Increasing your charisma may seem incredibly hard to do but in reality it is easier to do than you realize. All you need to do is be able to listen and know where your strengths are. Once you know where your strengths are as a person you will become more comfortable with yourself. When you become more comfortable with yourself you will exude more confidence which is also extremely helpful in increasing your charisma.

Things You'll Need

• Good listening skills
• Ability to know your social strengths and weaknesses

Instructions

1. The most important element to being charismatic is listening. When another individual is talking, let them speak and finish their thoughts. This allows the other person to feel comfortable talking to you.

2. Ask a question relevant to what the other person has just said. Do not relate the story to something in your personal life during your first opportunity to speak as this will make the other person believe that you are just waiting to talk about yourself. Making another person feel like they are interesting will only make them open up more and like you more.

3. Never be overly serious when you have an opportunity to speak (unless, of course, the situation calls for you to be serious). For example, if you are talking to a person and you have an opportunity to speak, crack a joke that relates to the topic at hand. This will show the other person and others around that you are easy going and fun.

4. Know where your weaknesses are. If you have a hard time being comfortable in groups, try talking to people individually. If you are willing, you should try to place yourself in social situations that may make you uncomfortable so you can eventually become use to them. For example, even if you talk to people individually because that is what you are best at, a circumstance may arise that will force you to socialize in a large group of people. Prepare for that situation with practice by attending parties and other social functions. Attending work functions can be a great way to learn how to open yourself up to a large group of people. You can also attend church functions and make it a point to go to any events your friends may throw in the future.

5. Be comfortable with yourself. If you are not comfortable with yourself you may become nervous. Other people will be able to see this and may become less comfortable with you.

Tips & Warnings

• Dressing nicely may also help increase the appearance of you having charisma. While your clothes have nothing to do with your personality, a nicely dressed person in most situations is deemed to be more approachable than a person that is not nicely dressed.

• If you are a male, listening is key when trying to be charismatic with a female.

• If you are a female, try to be as easy going as possible with males as they are worried about talking with a girl that is either self-centered or high maintanence.

• None of these tips are guaranteed to increase your charisma.

• It is solely up to you to determine what works best for you in order to increase your charisma.

Resources

• Charisma: Increase Your Charisma Quotient with 43 Powerful Tips
• 15 Ways to Improve Your Charisma