This is a living collection of resources that I share with my Personal Effectiveness classes to support their personal and leadership development planning towards attracting attention, being understood, getting remembered, being repeated and getting action. It is also useful for Coaching clients to develop their Presence, Charisma, Assertiveness, Rapport and Gravitas. See also the materials on the Influence & Social Power and Speaking, Executive Presence & Confidence

The art of memory is the art of attention. Samuel Johnson

The Confidence Antidote

Why do so many incompetent men become leaders?

Acting with Power

Power - The Secret Language We Speak All the Time

Let's face it: charisma matters | John Antonakis

Executive Presence

Awestruck: Surprising facts about why we fall for charismatic leaders

Olivia Fox Cabane: Build Your Personal Charisma

Want to sound like a leader? Start by saying your name right

Gravitas 2015 - Caroline Goyder

Your body language may shape who you are

Presence: How to Use Positive Energy for Success in Every Situation

The Charisma Myth: How Anyone Can Master the Art and Science of Personal Magnetism Executive Presence: The Missing Link Between Merit and Success

Charisma: Micro-sociology of Power and Influence

The Confidence Code: The Science and Art of Self-Assurance---What Women Should Know The Self Confidence Workbook: A Guide to Overcoming Self-Doubt and Improving Self-Esteem Confidence: How Much You Really Need and How to Get It

Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix It)

Podcast: Executive Presence—Do You Have It?

Charlatans Use Rhetoric on Social Media to Get What They Want--Here's How to Spot Them

How Storytelling Can Offset Negative Effects of Discrimination

Leaders, can you give up the illusion of control?

These common well-meaning phrases have a negative impact

The Smart-Talk Trap

When It Comes to Communication from the Top, Less Isn’t More

"Expansive" body poses don't always signal dominance

How to Stay Cool When You're Put on the Spot

Now Presenting: Leadership Presence

The paradox of power: to serve myself or others?

How to Build Confidence About Showing Vulnerability

Leaning in to Vulnerability

The Intersection of Humility and Confidence in Leadership

Swaggernomics: The Economics of Confidence and Doubt

Overconfident defenders of the Dunning-Kruger effect

Workplace ‘impostor thoughts’ may have a genuine upside

Aphorisms on Confidence

The downwards head tilt seems to be a universal signal of dominance

10 principles for leadership presence

Our Addiction to Charismatic Leaders Needs to Stop

Improve Your Executive Presence 

Executive Presence Isn’t One-Size-Fits-All. Here’s How to Develop Yours

Finding Gravitas

Matt Abrahams: Tips and Techniques for More Confident and Compelling Presentations

Why Good Leaders Don't Need Charisma

The dark side of charisma

How to command attention and deliver a winning presentation

Leadership today: less charisma, more consensus

Gravitas Is a Quality You Can Develop

The Super Power Of Charisma — How You Can Adopt It For Yourself 

The Positive and Negative Consequences of Charismatic Leadership 

An Acting Coach Explains the 3 Pillars of Charismatic Chemistry

5 Takeaways from The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane

Learning Charisma

Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself. ― Miles Davis