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What is charisma?

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Some people seem to be inexplicably drawn to others. We listen to what they say, believe them, want to go along with their plans and all for some unknown and unfathomable reason. Charisma seems to be the secret, unmeasurable quality that accounts for that popularity.

Presidents have been elected, not because of their ability but because of their charisma. One of my psychology professors once pointed out that anyone who wants to predict the outcome of a presidential election need only look at the way the candidate smiles. Invariably, the candidate with the "best" (whatever that means) smile, wins the election. Perhaps that, as much as anything else, defines charisma.

The dictionary definition of charisma is to the right.

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