Ill keep it short. What are the typical skills, persona and look

Corruption and hypocrisy.

>>17859675
Mostly sociopathic qualities
Manipulation, lies, exterior charm
A good smile helps

It's all about people and being able to use them to your agenda

>>17859675
Manipulation, and abilities to read people.

depends. why do you want to be a politician?

>improvising, being witty on the spot
>ability to prioritize
>charisma (or a great spin doctor)
>sensitivity to the context, knowing when to play the big boss and when to act like the guy who's going to buy everyone another round
>diligence - you'll need to do and read lots of paperwork
>not being too conscientious - politics by definition entails compromising on what you believe in (if you believe in anything to begin with), pragmatism and opportunism
>diplomacy

>>17859698
I grew up advocating, and did a degree in politics, now I'm out doing work for an NGO but I want to transition into public life, there's really no other reason than that

And a lot of people expect of me , casually saying I'd fit the bill

>>17859810
so, is it more just because you like the status and power that comes with it or do you actually want to do good stuff to make things better in any way?

>>17859675
Were you the guy who wanted to rename himself to something with 3-4 syllables?

>>17859827
A bit of both honestly