December 7, 2009
Why Does Morgan Freeman Get Our Respect?
“So why does Morgan Freeman always get cast as the authority figure, the well-respected guy, the voice of God,” or as in his next blockbuster Invictus, the former South African leader Nelson Mandela? That was the question feature-writer Reed Tucker of the New York Post posed to me last week. I outlined 6 good reasons why the actor “has what it takes,” and many of these attributes surface in client discussion regarding executive presence:
- Voice: the quality, the pitch, the cadence
- Demeanor: poised, calm, reassuring, collected
- Height: leaves the perception of “large and in charge”
- Facial expression: penetrating eyes, character lines in face imply experience and wisdom
- Hair: graying, short (connotes age, experience, wisdom, control)
- Movement and walk: purposeful (implies a goal)
Read the complete article here.
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