Charismatic individuals are highly respected by people around them and they project personal power wherever they go.

Most people think of charisma as a natural gift. It may seem that charismatic individuals have a natural ability to influence others.

Have you ever dreamt of having such charisma?! Are you disappointed because you don’t have that natural gift?! Do you need charisma to influence others and get noticed by those around you?

Ok, I have some good news for you. You can develop charisma! You can learn it, you can practice it and you can acquire it. Now, I am going to share with you top 3 tips to generate personal charisma in the eyes of others.

I am a teacher at heart, and there are moments in the classroom when I can hardly hold the joy. When my students and I discover uncharted territory to explore, when the pathway out of a thicket opens up before us, when our experience is illumined by the lightning-life of the mind -- then teaching is the finest work I know.

I REFER to the letter "It's the teachers who are failing us" (NST, Aug 18) on English language teachers who have poor language proficiency and teaching skills. The writer has expressed that all English language teachers must be qualified to teach English in order to arrest the declining standard of the language in the country.

A recent survey showed that even average students felt that some English teachers are not really proficient in the language. Some have even questioned whether TESL (Teaching of English as a Second Language) graduates are competent in teaching the language.