--- description: Assume everyone already likes you title: How to Be More Charismatic: 5 Tips Backed by Research image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a56c4e1f694709c/69885a1b2dce01121a9e4887/man-standing-empty-auditorium.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ## Ideas Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Psychology](/tag/psychology/) ## Psychology Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # How to Be More Charismatic: 5 Tips Backed by Research by [Eric Barker](/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2015 4:01 AM CUT  Caucasian businessman practicing speech in empty auditorium Caucasian businessman practicing speech in empty auditoriumGetty Images by [Eric Barker](/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 10, 2015 4:01 AM CUT Some insights about how to be more charismatic from research, with links to the studies: * Assume everyone [already likes you](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/a-quick-easy-trick-for-getting-people-to-like "undefined") and they probably will. * When you speak in public, [use imagery](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-to-be-more-charismatic-during-presentatio "undefined"). * In general, limit your time [at the computer](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/does-too-much-computer-time-degrade-social-sk "undefined"). It can degrade social skills. * Guys, consider [growing a beard](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-we-think-people-with-beards-are-more-trust "undefined"). * [A course](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-can-you-learn-to-be-more-charismatic "undefined") that was successful in making managers more charismatic focused on these techniques: \-Framing through metaphor-stories and anecdotes \-Demonstrating moral conviction \-Sharing the sentiments of the collective \-Setting high expectations \-Communicating confidence \-Using rhetorical devices such as contrasts, lists, and rhetorical questions together with non-verbal tactics such as body gesture, facial expression, and animated voice tone. For more tips on how to get people to like you (from an FBI behavior expert) click [here](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/10/how-to-get-people-to-like-you/ "undefined"). **Join over 195,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email** [**here**](http://eepurl.com/o6uAD "undefined")**.** **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Barking Up the Wrong Tree_**](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/03/5-ways-to-be-more-charismatic/ "undefined")**_._** Related posts: [How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/how-to-stop-being-lazy/ "undefined") [How To Get People To Like You: 7 Ways From An FBI Behavior Expert](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/10/how-to-get-people-to-like-you/ "undefined") [New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/09/be-more-successful/ "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3950052/become-more-charismatic/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3950052/become-more-charismatic/"},"headline":"How to Be More Charismatic: 5 Tips Backed by Research","datePublished":"2015-07-10T04:01:21.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:35:03.656Z","description":"Assume everyone already likes you","url":"https://time.com/3950052/become-more-charismatic/","keywords":["Psychology","confidence"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a56c4e1f694709c/69885a1b2dce01121a9e4887/man-standing-empty-auditorium.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Barker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-barker/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4a56c4e1f694709c/69885a1b2dce01121a9e4887/man-standing-empty-auditorium.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"man-standing-empty-auditorium","caption":"man-standing-empty-auditorium","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/psychology/","name":"Psychology"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3950052/become-more-charismatic/","name":"How to Be More Charismatic: 5 Tips Backed by Research"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Game Changer: Amy Cuddy, Power Poser","description":"Using a few simple tweaks to body language, Harvard researcher Amy Cuddy discovers ways to help people become more powerful","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/ZUGEf6U2/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2012-03-19T13:26:52.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/ZUGEf6U2.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3950052/become-more-charismatic/","duration":"PT5M58S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3950052/become-more-charismatic/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```