Amy Cuddy started her TED talk by asking her audience to think about what we are doing with our body gestures. Are we making ourselves "smaller" by crossing or holding our arms, or are our arms open and welcoming? Amy describes how sometimes little tweaks can change a lot. We pay attention and judge people on their body language or nonverbal communication. It is important that we are aware of our body language and how we communicate with other people during a handshake or even a smile. These good or bad factors can lead to meaningful life outcomes, says Amy.
There was a study done at Princeton University to show that judgement of political candidate's faces shown in one second predicts 70% of outcomes. Even "emoticons used well can help online negotiations". Amy describes how both humans and animals may stand taller when we feel or have power. This is non-verbal expressions of dominance. When we feel powerless we tend to "close up".
In an advanced class with participation as half of the grade, all students were at the same high level of education. In her research, Amy found that the students had a large difference in grades between the two genders. Amy concluded that the lack of participation and communication was the problem between the difference in grades. Those that had positive non-verbal communication received higher grades. Amy realized that you can "fake it to make it". This means that even if you pretend to be powerful, you will be. This works the opposite way as well for those that act powerless. Standing in a high-power pose even when you don't feel confident can impact your chances for success. Evaluated situations is a great time when you can use power posing.
This TED talk really reminded me to re-think my body language and how I communicate with other people. I would not want to appear small or scared when people first meet me and judge me. I will definitely use a high-power pose on my next big evaluated situation, hopefully leading to a more successful outcome. My favorite part of Amy's TED talk was when she said that our nonverbal communication governs how people think and feel about us, and also how we feel about ourselves.
There was a study done at Princeton University to show that judgement of political candidate's faces shown in one second predicts 70% of outcomes. Even "emoticons used well can help online negotiations". Amy describes how both humans and animals may stand taller when we feel or have power. This is non-verbal expressions of dominance. When we feel powerless we tend to "close up".
In an advanced class with participation as half of the grade, all students were at the same high level of education. In her research, Amy found that the students had a large difference in grades between the two genders. Amy concluded that the lack of participation and communication was the problem between the difference in grades. Those that had positive non-verbal communication received higher grades. Amy realized that you can "fake it to make it". This means that even if you pretend to be powerful, you will be. This works the opposite way as well for those that act powerless. Standing in a high-power pose even when you don't feel confident can impact your chances for success. Evaluated situations is a great time when you can use power posing.
This TED talk really reminded me to re-think my body language and how I communicate with other people. I would not want to appear small or scared when people first meet me and judge me. I will definitely use a high-power pose on my next big evaluated situation, hopefully leading to a more successful outcome. My favorite part of Amy's TED talk was when she said that our nonverbal communication governs how people think and feel about us, and also how we feel about ourselves.