Charisma quiz

- How charismatic are you? Let's do a little charisma assessment. I'm going to read five pairs of statements. You can only choose one from each pair, A or B. Write down your answers to keep track. Ready, choose one from the following pair. Which one sounds more like you? One A, I am known for my kindness. One B, I am known for my skills. I know it's hard, but choose the one that sounds more like you. Two A, I am considered a great team player. Two B, I am considered a great team leader. Three A, I am compassionate. Three B, I am impressive. Four A, I am patient. Four B, I am efficient. Five A, people consider me very friendly. Five B, people consider me very smart. Okay, how many As and Bs did you get? If you got more As, you default to being more warm. If you got more Bs, you default to being more competent. Neither of these are right or wrong. You just want to make sure you're purposeful with where you fall on the charisma scale. Here's what you need to know. The most successful people are flexible with their charisma. This is the secret to really mastering charisma. Here's how it works. We just discovered where you default on the charisma scale, either highly warm, if you had more As, or highly competent if you had more Bs. My goal is for you to move up and down the scale based on the person, situation and your goals. When thinking about people, typically warm folks like to be treated warmly. And competent folks like to be treated with more competence. You can mirror and match as you feel comfortable to make the people you're with feel comfortable as well. As for the situation, during your first impression it's great to up your warmth to show you're friendly and relatable. Or if you're leading people, it's great to also increase your warmth to show you're kind and approachable. But if your goal is to increase your influence, say during an interview or negotiation, you would want to increase your competence to show you're powerful and effective. Or if you're trying to be persuasive, say during a pitch or presentation, you want to increase your competence to show you're capable and reliable. Next time you're in an interaction, think about what side of the charisma scale would be most useful to you. Should you be more warm or more competent? Flexibly moving between both makes you highly charismatic.