Amy Cuddy Summary And Explanation
Advance Business Communication Module A – AESL 67070 – Lab Activity “Your body language shapes who you are”
Bogna Oziemkowski
Summary
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy in a talk “Your language shapes who you are” reveals secrets how our body language changes who we are and how other people see us. The professor of Harvard University states, that faking a power poses, even only for 2 minutes can change our mind. Standing in a confidence posture increase our testosterone and cortisone level and stimulate us to became assertive, optimistic and let us think more abstractly. Striking a high-power pose increase our appetite for taking a risk and help our brain to overcome stressful situations. Amy Cuddy claims that “non-verbal language governs how we think and feel about ourselves.” She is very convincing when she declares “faked till you become it”. These small changes in our posture might have impact our chances for success.
How I can use this information in my presentation?
Giving presentations is a form of delivering information to an audience. We try to dazzle our listeners with information, research and data, but often we forget how important our body language is. It has been proven that impact on audience come 55% from our body language. In theory we all know, we should be confident, calm and make an eye contact with listeners. In real life achieving this state is not as easy as it sounds. The talk “Your language shapes who you are” by Amy Cuddy convince me, I should fake it. I have to believe I will make the best presentation ever and this actually will happen. Before my speech I should strike high power pose to increase my level of testosterone and cortisone. This will help me to radiate with confidence and give an amazing presentation.
Bogna Oziemkowski
Summary
Social psychologist Amy Cuddy in a talk “Your language shapes who you are” reveals secrets how our body language changes who we are and how other people see us. The professor of Harvard University states, that faking a power poses, even only for 2 minutes can change our mind. Standing in a confidence posture increase our testosterone and cortisone level and stimulate us to became assertive, optimistic and let us think more abstractly. Striking a high-power pose increase our appetite for taking a risk and help our brain to overcome stressful situations. Amy Cuddy claims that “non-verbal language governs how we think and feel about ourselves.” She is very convincing when she declares “faked till you become it”. These small changes in our posture might have impact our chances for success.
How I can use this information in my presentation?
Giving presentations is a form of delivering information to an audience. We try to dazzle our listeners with information, research and data, but often we forget how important our body language is. It has been proven that impact on audience come 55% from our body language. In theory we all know, we should be confident, calm and make an eye contact with listeners. In real life achieving this state is not as easy as it sounds. The talk “Your language shapes who you are” by Amy Cuddy convince me, I should fake it. I have to believe I will make the best presentation ever and this actually will happen. Before my speech I should strike high power pose to increase my level of testosterone and cortisone. This will help me to radiate with confidence and give an amazing presentation.