Dr. Elena Voss, former hostage negotiator and recovering Silicon Valley pitch coach. Office hours: By intimidation (or appointment).
“I took it ironically. Now I’m accidentally running for city council. Send help.” — Priya K., political science major charisma university course
Charisma isn’t magic. It’s a protocol. In this hands-on lab, students will deconstruct the world’s most magnetic figures—from Oprah to Casanova, from MLK to that one annoying colleague who always gets the promotion—and reverse-engineer their emotional influence. Using biometric sensors, linguistics algorithms, and live “charisma cages” (improvised social pressure tests), students will learn to turn presence into a weapon of mass connection. Dr. Elena Voss