Word: charisma
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...playing of an insecure woman who is so intense she seems dense. Her clear blue eyes widen in a perpetual double take at a world that loves to play practical jokes on her. Before surrendering to romance in the final reel, she cranks up a frantic sort of charisma-frazzle-dazzle...
...bands was very playful in its interactions with the crowd. Whether it was lip-synching along with a sample, or dancing like a funked-up Rutger Hauer android, Doughty was a singer with a lot of charm and charisma. When someone shouted for the song "Janine," without hesitation doughty responded, "Janine's not here right now." The whole band seemed to be enjoying themselves, which always improves a show...
...Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach who was then the quarterbacks coach for the 49ers, recalls, "What really impressed us was that he could immediately put into practice any coaching suggestion. He would literally eat the words right out of your mouth. Call it what you will--intelligence, intangibles, charisma--that's what we saw in Joe." But even at that, Montana still had to wait behind starting quarterback Steve DeBerg for a season and a half...
...Carsey's charisma also comes from the fact that "he believes that people are inherently good," says Kocher. "He has a lot of optimism. It's his cheerfulness that keeps him going." Carsey is cheerful, zany, and Canadian. "He's from Northern Ontario, but I don't think that's where his charisma comes from," says Kocher. Yee concurs...
Though not zany, Chistoph H. Luthy, Lowell House resident tutor in the History of Science, is "always looking for the intellectual punch line," in the words of Henry B. Nguyen '95. Luthy calls his native Switzerland an "uncharismatic nation," but he is definitely not devoid of charisma. "H genuinely cares for his tutees and their well-being," says Rene Reyes '95, "and he's done things well beyond the call of duty." In fact, when Reyes couldn't afford the flight home to Texas over Spring break his sophomore year, Luthy arranged for him to fly home in the plane...