Do charismatic people share the same characteristics?

I think we probably do

The charismatic people i have known tend to be confident yet humble, they have an innate sense of their place in the world. They are generally very empathetic, and they are engaged in learning about whoever they are with, but they don’t sublimate themselves. And they are genuinely positive/happy people.

You can work on all those traits, it does not mean you will become charismatic, but if sincerely carried out people will think very highly of you.

My son is really charismatic but is personally a mess. He’s a bipolar musician who could sell fire in hell. Only the people who know him well realize what a mess he is inside.

^^ I’m sorry.

Charisma is the ability to make the person you are with or talking to the single focus of your full attention in the moment.

Charismatics tend to be born not made.

^^Is there any research on that concept?

Such a great question, @Sunny2. I have thought of posing variations on this question a number of times.
What @marinelife said really rings true for me. There are a couple of charismatic people for whom I would walk to the ends of the earth, and I think it has something to do with that full presence, exuding the feeling that they understand you utterly.
I mean, if Chinggis Khan tells you it’s time to conquer Khwarazem, you know what you have to do.

And just because I’m druthering and always feel like quoting The Great Gatsby, It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced-or seemed to face-the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just so far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself, and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.”

My ex was professionally charismatic; he had the gift of listening carefully and intently with no interruptions. Eventually, when all was quiet, he said what he needed to (and intended to from the start). He never raised his voice and never strayed from the topic at hand, and never got flapped.

He was especially powerful in a group setting. During committee meetings, everyone blithered on and on. Finally, all turned to him for advice and counsel.

This quality backfired, however, in his private and emotional life, making him seem like the chairman of the board rather than a sweet lover or loving parent. It was like living with that guy..what’s-his-name…at Delphi.

I think I have never met a truly charismatic person. I’ve met people who are charismatic to others, but skeptic that I am, I always see them as hustlers and not truly honest. I have no doubt they exist, but I’ve not met one.

There are a number of features that charismatic people tend to share. I’m too tired to go into details right now.

I do not think I have ever had any interaction with someone I would consider to be charismatic. Anyone else in the same boat? Are they as rare as hens’ teeth?