7 Ways to Appear Confident

Active listeners

A charismatic personality engages people by paying attention to every word they say. Often, an active listener will make you feel like you’re the only person in the room, or at least the most important or special person while they’re with you.

Think of how Ellen DeGeneres draws her interviewees out by focusing her attention on her guests. The way she makes firm eye contact and inserts her own opinion when talking shows the guests she’s fully paying attention.