The Laws of Charisma: How to Captivate, Inspire, and Influence for Maximum Success

Mortensen identifies 30 skills and traits of the charismatic personality, and explains their role in achieving success, particularly in the business world. Divided into four sections on presence, core qualities, delivery with communication, and empowering others, each short chapter describes a specific skill, explaining the mistakes people usually make, suggesting simple exercises to develop the skill, and providing an example of a famous person who typifies the trait. Annotation 穢2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)