Caroline Goyder
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And I suspect in the US, that is a word that is also bandied about.
What it means is seriousness, dignity,
weight, and it was a Roman virtue.
What it means to me after researching it is grounded presence.
Sully, you remember the incredible pilot, Chelsea Sellenberger, who landed the plane on the blooming Hudson River and everybody walked out or swam out or got onto a boat, I imagine.
His voice is for me the epitome of gravitas.
It's calm and
and measured, honest, congruent, expert.
That's it.
It's not charisma.
It's not impressive.
It's you at your best helping someone.
And so you see it in the midwife.
You see it in the doctor.
You see it in the preacher.
There are lots of places in the world where people who don't have famous titles have gravitas.
And is that stillness?
I mean, a lot of these principles come from acting.
And one of the principles on stage is stillness and movement, movement and stillness.
And often you can tell on stage.