Olivia Fox Cabane (Author and Speaker) - Build Your Personal Charisma

Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders (ETL)

Stanford eCorner

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4.4 • 739 Ratings

🗓️ 10 October 2012

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Debunking charisma as being purely innate or magical, Olivia Fox Cabane reveals how specific behaviors of presence, power and warmth can help individuals to develop their personal charisma. The author of The Charisma Myth also shares anecdotes and research that illustrate how elements of charisma are learned, interpreted and impact relationships.

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0:00.0	You are listening to the DFJ Entrepreneurial Thought Leaders series, brought you weekly by the Stanford Technology Ventures Program.
0:10.3	You can find podcasts and videos of these lectures online at eChorner.standford.edu.
0:18.8	Our special guest today is Olivia Fox.
0:21.8	A few months ago, someone gave me a copy of her book, The Charisma Myth, and I picked it up and I couldn't put it down.
0:30.3	The book is absolutely fabulous.
0:33.0	It has incredibly interesting insights about charisma and things that are extremely actionable.
0:38.8	So she was generous enough to give us her time today. We're delighted she's going to share
0:43.3	her insights on charisma. So without further ado, Olivia.
0:51.2	Thank you so much. Thank you so much.
0:56.0	And I'm honored and flattered to see that it's not just standing room only, but three rows deep, so the pressure is on.
1:07.0	It was a sunny day in New York City, 1995.
1:12.6	The streets flowed with traffic.
1:15.6	The sidewalks bustled with busy people.
1:18.6	And Marilyn Monroe wanted to prove a point.
1:23.6	With a photographer in tow, she walked down into Grand Central Station
1:28.4	though it was the middle of the week
1:30.7	and the platform was packed with people
1:32.7	not a single person noticed her
1:35.2	while she stood waiting for the train
1:37.5	as the photographer's camera clicked
1:40.4	she boarded the train
1:41.9	and rode along quietly in a corner of the car. Nobody recognized her.
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