Myth busted? Challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech

Charisma is a complex phenomenon. This fact manifests itself not least in an abundance of myths, half-truths, and unanswered research questions. Most charisma myths have not been uncontroversial, and since empirical investigations have advanced quickly over the past years, we take the opportunity in...

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Main Authors: Jan Michalsky, Oliver Niebuhr
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Karolinum Press 2019-10-01
Series:Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philologica
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Online Access:http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/24646830.2019.17
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description Charisma is a complex phenomenon. This fact manifests itself not least in an abundance of myths, half-truths, and unanswered research questions. Most charisma myths have not been uncontroversial, and since empirical investigations have advanced quickly over the past years, we take the opportunity in this paper to revisit ten of the most important myths that relate primarily, but not exclusively, to the linguistic and phonetic aspects of charisma, such as the interactions between verbal and nonverbal and between segmental and prosodic cues, as well as the roles of breathing and fundamental frequency in charisma perception. The result is a very diverse picture. Some myths, including very old ones, can be accepted. Others must be rejected in the light of contradicting empirical results. The status of some myths remains unsettled. Furthermore, in discussing that diverse picture, our paper points towards knowledge gaps in research and practice and gives concrete directions as to where to go from here.
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Myth busted? Challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech
Acta Universitatis Carolinae: Philologica
Charisma
speech prosody
rhetoric
public speaking
posture
breathing
personality traits
title Myth busted? Challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech
title_full Myth busted? Challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech
title_fullStr Myth busted? Challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech
title_full_unstemmed Myth busted? Challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech
title_short Myth busted? Challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech
title_sort myth busted challenging what we think we know about charismatic speech
topic Charisma
speech prosody
rhetoric
public speaking
posture
breathing
personality traits
url http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/24646830.2019.17
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