Friday, October 10, 2014
Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
Link to Amy Cuddy's Talk: Your body language shapes who you are
Photo and Video provided by TED.
In Social Psychologist Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk, she reports how “your body language shapes who you are”. Cuddy describes how body language affects how not only others see us, but how we see and feel about ourselves as well. She proves that the mind can change the body, but she asks, “can the body change the mind?” The answer is yes. If you stand in a high-power pose for just 2 minutes, your mind will begin to feel more powerful following the pose. This is useful information for occasions such as job interviews, where you may be nervous, but need to seem prepared, intelligent, and powerful.
Cuddy’s speech engages viewers through her personal stories, facts and statistics, and useful advice that we can all apply to our lives. Cuddy also uses relevant and sometimes comical visual aids that also help keep the viewer’s attention. My favorite part of Cuddy’s speech is her conclusion because she not only wants to help the viewers, but she also challenges each of them to go tell someone else the useful advice of the 2 minute power-pose. Cuddy is attempting to reach and help as many people as possible through word-of-mouth.
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I absolutely LOVE Ted talks so I will definitely be a frequent visitor to your page. Do you think standing in this "high-power pose" could make someone come off arrogant or cocky? This information will be extremely useful once I start interviewing for jobs in December/January.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good point! It may give someone too much confidence, but I would argue that it would be better to have too much confidence for things like interviews, than to not have enough confidence. Confidence is power. I wish you luck with your future job interviews!
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