After viewing, answer the following questions:
- How does Amy Cuddy describe “power posing”?
- Choose one statement or quote from Cuddy that you found valuable. Explain why.
- How can knowing about power nonverbal cues help you in public speaking? In life?
Amy described power posing is a role change at a very minimal level that can affect how one feels. Basically, those who are dominant will typically exhibit dominant posture: arms out and open, legs spread out. But what if someone exhibited dominate posture without feeling dominate in the first place? Would this person then start feeling dominant? This is what Amy researched and found to be, in fact, true: a couple minutes of power posing can increase ones feeling of dominance. One quote from Amy’s speech that really stood out to me was “ Fake it, till you become it”. In other words, you may not be good at whatever it is you’re trying to achieve, but power posing can help you achieve it. And with this help, faking it, you will one day become it: you’ll feel dominate and not need to utilize power posing. Knowing about these power nonverbal cues can help one develop confidence for public speaking. If you struggle with public speaking, a boost in testosterone and dominance: power posing, may be all you need; just as long as you don’t become dependent on them: overcompensate. Power posing can also help you in other aspects of your life; for instance, interviewing for a job. Instead of sitting in the waiting room playing on your I phone, walk into the bathroom and perform a couple minutes of power posing. Or maybe you have a first date with a very attractive person. Maybe before you arrive at said date or before you pick him/her up, perform a couple minutes of power posing.
ReplyDelete“Power posing” is a concept that Amy Cuddy describes as a way to boost one’s self esteem and confidence. Amy preached throughout her talk on the emphasis of body language and how people can read someone passed on the way a person demonstrates their body language/posture. Power posing is a way of possessing a powerful and purposeful position such as standing with your feet wide and arms above your head emphasizing a “big” position. She later discusses the benefits of power posing and it should that is very effective for those looking to increase their self consciousness of themselves and imitate that feeling while power posing. An interesting quote that I found from watching the video was “our bodies change our minds.” The way we stand, sit; demonstrate our posture can alter our hormones which can alter our mood, thoughts, and feelings. By standing with our hands on our hips, or even arms over our hands, we emulate a powerful stance that immediately gives a person confidence and positive thoughts. After learning about the usage of power nonverbal cues, I believe it can be easily applied to helping in public speaking. For those who struggle and shy away from the idea of public speaking, using power posing even before speaking could benefit to those who need help in confidence and the ability to present. It can be easily translated to be used in life. Examples can be for situations such as interviews, expected awkward encounters, public speaking, and meeting new people. Practice and applying power posing can help someone overcome their issues and apply themselves in a positive and confident manner.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Amy Cuddy, "power posing" is using strong, dominant body language to shape your state of mind. Power poses consist of spreading your body out to appear bigger and taking on a dominant stance. Power posing can actually be beneficial to people with low self esteem by making them fall into the role they've created.
ReplyDeleteA quote I found valuable from Cuddy was "our bodies change our minds". Its interesting that just by adjusting how we stand or sit can change our hormones and change our mood or mentality. We generally let our minds dictate out bodies but this shows we have the ability to do something small to shape our mind.
Power nonverbal cues can help you in public speaking and in life because people respond better to those who exhibit powerful body language. The most obvious way is in an interview. A business is more likely to hire someone who looks confident in themselves and their abilities rather than someone closed off and nervous. Power poses can be used to make you fake confidence until your mind follows and you truly become confident.
Amy Cuddy describes "power posing" as a way to make yourself feel almost invincible, like after that two minutes of striking your pose there is no one that can stand in your way or cause you to become timid. She also described it as sort of a trick to fake it until you make it. So even if you don’t think you can become this type of person who kind of dominates and is more laid back this is your chance too. Amy claims that "our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcome", so ultimately striking a power pose can give you these feelings of power and dominance for a little while until eventually the more you keep doing it the more it will feel normal to you and you will no longer have to fake it. Which I think is a great idea and something I am going to try in the future for a job interview or before I have to give a speech in public speaking. I also really liked when she said "Fake it till you become it". This really resonated with me because its more than faking it until you make it, she's saying that this simple trick can not only improve portions of your life in that moment in time but eventually can lead to improvements that take place for the rest of your life and that is crazy to think that just two minutes here and there of striking what seems to be a silly "power pose" can have such a big effect. Lastly, knowing about nonverbal cues can help me in public speaking and life because like she said people are sort of more drawn to those who are able to express through body language that they are friendly, they seem to be enjoying what they are doing, and sort of have this power and dominance trait to them. Amy says that it's basically that first impression someone gets from you and many times as we would judge someone based on that, people judge us based on that as well. If I am able to portray these before speaking or just through my everyday life people are going to listen to what I have to say and I will have made a good first impression.
ReplyDeleteAmy Cuddy describes "power posing" as a way to make yourself feel almost invincible, like after that two minutes of striking your pose there is no one that can stand in your way or cause you to become timid. She also described it as sort of a trick to fake it until you make it. So even if you don’t think you can become this type of person who kind of dominates and is more laid back this is your chance too. Amy claims that "our bodies change our minds and our minds can change our behavior, and our behavior can change our outcome", so ultimately striking a power pose can give you these feelings of power and dominance for a little while until eventually the more you keep doing it the more it will feel normal to you and you will no longer have to fake it. Which I think is a great idea and something I am going to try in the future for a job interview or before I have to give a speech in public speaking. I also really liked when she said "Fake it till you become it". This really resonated with me because its more than faking it until you make it, she's saying that this simple trick can not only improve portions of your life in that moment in time but eventually can lead to improvements that take place for the rest of your life and that is crazy to think that just two minutes here and there of striking what seems to be a silly "power pose" can have such a big effect. Lastly, knowing about nonverbal cues can help me in public speaking and life because like she said people are sort of more drawn to those who are able to express through body language that they are friendly, they seem to be enjoying what they are doing, and sort of have this power and dominance trait to them. Amy says that it's basically that first impression someone gets from you and many times as we would judge someone based on that, people judge us based on that as well. If I am able to portray these before speaking or just through my everyday life people are going to listen to what I have to say and I will have made a good first impression.
ReplyDeletePower posing according to Amy Cuddy is when one improves their posture to make themselves look bigger and more powerful. This positioning includes sitting up taller and uncrossing the arms and legs. When people are hunched over or looking down at a phone or newspaper, they appear weaker or timid. Cuddy refers to the animal kingdom where animals make themselves look bigger by puffing out their chests and increasing their wing span. By doing this they are asserting their dominance over others. Cuddy advises that humans should do this too in order to display power.
ReplyDeleteThe most valuable quote from Amy Cuddy’s presentation was, “Our bodies change our minds…and our minds change our behavior…and our behavior changes our outcomes.” This statement is important because simply by changing our body positioning, we can change an outcome to be something positive. For example, if you present yourself at a job interview with a tall, confident posture, your behaviors will change which will change the outcome of whether you get the position or not. Cuddy referred to an experiment where people who had a stronger posture were more likely to be hired than those who had a poor, crouching posture. This information was valuable to me because when I am sitting in class or going in for an interview, I can increase my chances for success.
Power nonverbal cues can help in public speaking because if we change our bodies, then we can change our minds, which means we can feel more confident when speaking in front of a crowd. Cuddy says, “Don’t fake it ‘til you make it, fake it ‘til you become it.” By this she means that eventually the doubts and fears that you have about something you are uncomfortable with will dissipate with experience or practice. This advice can help me in life when I have to go in for interviews or in any situation when confidence is key.
A power pose is a pose that is wide and expansive. These poses are typically exhibited with wide set arms and legs. A great example would be the “superman pose.” This pose is hands on hips, chin up and legs spread wide apart. These poses are modeled throughout the animal and human world and they are universal and inborn. One of the most important things Cuddy said is to remember that not only does your body language influence how others see you, but it influences how you see you. This is important because how we initially appear to others and ourselves drives a large portion of their overall impression. Body language can also influence the mind. The power poses increase testosterone, and reduce cortisol which are related to stress and confidence. I have seen evidence of these power poses helping. Before my AP Stats test last year our teacher had us do the “superman” pose before the exam and also before a test a month earlier. Although the idea seemed silly it did help. I felt more confident and more relaxed as I took both tests. My classmates did as well. Nonverbal cues are very important when giving a speech. So much of a first impression is formed by the nonverbal language. If you are having a rough time in anticipation of the speech or presentation, try doing the power pose. It may help relax you and give you a boost going in. Also remember when you are listening to a speech you can assist the speaker by giving them encouraging feedback by nodding or smiling just a little.
ReplyDeleteAccording to Amy Cuddy, power posing is the expression of your body in a way that make you feel and look more confidence. For example, lifting chest, held head high, and arms on the hips or outward can make you feel more powerful. Cuddy state that we often make ourselves smaller by hunching over or crossing the arms.
ReplyDeleteOne statement which I found valuable from the speaker would be “our nonverbal govern how we think and feel about ourselves. Our bodies change our minds”. I think this is very true and helpful. The way we pose and express ourselves can dictate and alter our minds. When our bodies show that we have enough confidence, our minds would also be convinced. Our heartbeats would slow down and the red flush would stop rushing up our face.
Although I wasn’t aware of power posing prior to my past presentations in other classes, I do noticed that I am more confident when putting my arms on my hip. Power posing makes me feel less nervous and shy in public speaking. It makes a great tool when there’s an interview or encountering new people.
Amy Cuddy describes a power pose to as a way to prove that our body impacts our minds. For instance, she mentions high power poses, or bodily positioning that is domineering, wide, and somewhat outstretching, increases testosterone in our body which promotes one's self confidence. Also she mentions low power poses, or passive and closed in bodily positioning, increases cortisol which increases submissiveness.
ReplyDeleteOne statement Amy mentions that I found interesting is her suggestion to utilize a high power pose for 2 minutes before facing a high stress social situation (job interview). For instance, I am extremely nervous thinking about going to an interview for my "big girl" job as an occupational therapist where I am not nervous at all thinking about interviewing for a minimum wage job.
Knowing about non-verbal cues can help in public speaking because in order for your audience to perceive you as confident and authentic use of good bodily positioning is necessary and leads to better outcomes. This is also true in life because gaining consciousness of how your body language majorly impacts the perceptions of others can allow your to convey yourself the way you want to be.
Amy Cuddy describes “power posing” as a way to boost one’s confidence and self-esteem through posture and various poses. High power poses involve expanding and making oneself as big as possible. These poses occupy maximum space and promote dominance. Low power poses involve wrapping oneself and making a person as small as possible. These people appear as though they are virtually collapsing. One quote I found valuable from Cuddy was when she said, “Our nonverbals govern how we think and feel about ourselves”. She goes on to explain her experiment where she had people portray a certain pose for two minutes. Those who held power poses felt more confident, had an increase in the dominance hormone (testosterone), and a decrease in the stress hormone (cortisol). The opposite was true for those who held low power poses. I found this statement and explanation valuable because it helped me to realize that our body can affect how we feel about ourselves and not just our minds. Knowing about power nonverbal cues can help me in public speaking and in life by helping me to be more prepared in stressful situations. From now on I will be more aware of my posture and the way I present myself. These cues can help me to be more confident.
ReplyDeleteAmy Cuddy explains power posing as something a person can use to show their position in any given situation. For example, there are different poses you can put your body into if you're trying to portray a strong or a weak power pose. These poses have to be used at the appropriate time in order to be effective. She goes into explaining that if you hold yourself in a strong power pose, study's show that testosterone, the dominant hormone, will be released and you will ultimately feel more confident. I thought it was interesting when Cuddy brought up the idea that usually in a confrontational situation people usually do the opposite of the person they are speaking with. For instance, if someone is talking to you and is standing with their hands on their hips, leaning forward, and holding their chin up, the other person is likely to reflect the opposite, maybe arms folded, shoulders hunched, and chin down, as if retracting from the situation. This video in assessing and analyzing your body position is important in the aspect of public speaking because it gives you fact based strategies to learn how to feel and be more confident. She finishes the talk by saying that you should "fake it until you become it". This is valuable because the whole point is that if you alter your brain state and believe that you feel a certain way you will achieve this feeling. She mentioned that this can be useful when taking a job interview or prepping yourself for an important speech or test.
ReplyDeleteAmy Cuddy speaks on how your body language affects not only others, but yourself as well. She primarily focuses on her psychological research of power posing. Power posing as she describes its reaching, and spreading out. For lack of better words, taking up more space. When you are feeling powerless, you are likely to cross your arms, and take up much less space. What she found was that when you were in a power position for only two minutes, testosterone levels rose, and cortisol levels fell. Meaning that they were less stressed out in whatever situation. One quote from the Ted talk was “power is about how you react to stress.” This to me was important, because I am the most stressed out person I can think of. Even with simple tasks I am likely to have anxiety attacks. This has led me to become very insecure as a person, because I am constantly sinking into the ground over spilled milk. The quote is true if you really think about it. I wouldn’t feel so insecure if I could take control over situations. I think learning about body language is important to the education process. You can be destined for medical school, but have the personality of a snail. That will not get anyone very far in life if they lack communication skills. Knowing nonverbal cues in life can help you reduce you're stress level. I never knew job interviewers were trained to have a motionless face. Knowing this isn’t anything personal can help me feel more confident on my next job interview.
ReplyDelete1) Power posing according to Amy Cuddy is a stance that someone position their self in to exude a non-verbal display of dominance and power. Power posing requires for someone to open up their body to look broader. An example of a power pose is having the arms stretched out wide with the chin lifted up, standing with feet shoulder width apart resembling a super hero. For centuries, both humans and animal have used non-verbal cues to appear more dominant and powerful.
ReplyDelete2) The most valuable statement /quote that Amy Cuddy offered were “Fake it till you become it”. In the past there have been many times that I have doubted myself and felt as though I couldn’t complete a certain task, but if I had known that power posing a few minutes beforehand would have helped me to boost my confidence levels, I would have done so. Power posing benefits the body by increasing testosterone levels which is related dominance and decrease cortisone levels that is related to stress. Therefore, power posing is far cheaper than seeking the help of a psychiatrist to help solve stressful problems and much healthier than taking medications to subside the stress.
3) I believe that non-verbal cues of power can help me in public and in life because if I display dominant and powerful non-verbal cues, I will most likely be taken more seriously, assumed to be trustworthy, less likely to be bullied and less likely to be disqualified as an option for my dream job. Usually when I speak in public, I become very nervous and I try to calm myself down by performing deep breathing exercises and praying, but now that I have been enlightened on the positive effects of power posing, I will began incorporating power posing as an additional tool to help me prepare myself to speak in public and “FAKE IT, TILL I BECOME A BETTER SPEAKER”!
“Power posing” as described by Amy Cuddy is one way of boosting one’s self esteem and confidence. Amy explained in her speech the importance of body language and how it can ultimately have a positive affect on your mind. “Power Posing” is specifically exhibited by standing with your feet wide and your arms above your head or on your hips. Through this simple shift of body language, into a “big” position, the mind is able to feel more powerful and assertive. One of the many lines I found interesting in Amy Cuddy’s speech was “Fake it, till you become it.” I found this line most valuable because I can relate it to myself, because even though I am not very good at speaking in front of people I can trick myself through my behavior into believe I am. Through repetition of faking it, Cuddy believes the power of these nonverbal (“power posing”) will develop into confidence and dominance. Being aware of nonverbal cues are imperative in mastering public speaking. Nonverbal cues have been documented to be more important than the actual words you are speaking during a conversation. It is essential that you develop the ability to not only recognize and distinguish nonverbal cues but also to demonstrate them correctly. By learning, understanding and practicing the use of nonverbal cues, it can better equip you for you for your future and for your career. If you are able to pick up on these cues you can learn a lot about a person, even more than you would if you just listened to the words they were speaking.
ReplyDeletePower posing as described by Amy Cuddy is how one uses their body language to boost their confidence and feel powerful. Power posing is making your self bigger, uncrossing arms, standing taller, an example of this would be the superman pose. Your body language can say a lot about you and how someone views you. Amy Cuddy focuses on the way that our own body language can impact our own self-confidence.
ReplyDeleteA statement that stood out to me was “don’t fake it till you make it, fake it till you become it.” This statement made me think, can you fake something for so long that it is not faking it anymore? Can you trick yourself into becoming something or having a trait that you do not actually have? After watching the video I agreed with Cuddy’s statement. That if you work hard enough at something and fake it for so long it is not faking it anymore, you become it.
I thought watching this video was helpful in teaching me about how power nonverbal cues can help me in public speaking and in life. If your body language says you are confident then everyone around you believes you are confident. In public speaking if I am nervous about giving a speech, if I use a power pose then the class will believe I am confident even if I am not. Also I feel like this will be very helpful for job interviews. Not for just during the interview but before hand to trick my mind into thinking I am confident. Power posing can help people in everyday life.
Amy Cuddy described power posing as a way to fake your confidence and power. By doing this over time, one is able to "fake it until they become it." This is an important quote by her because it allows those to practice and overcome their fears over time naturally. By the end, hopefully they will overcome their fears of public speaking but to also be able to look more confident in the views of others. The more confident and powerful you appear to others, the more people will listen to you and notice you. Knowing about nonverbal cues will help you in real life because it will get you through stressful situations. For example, during an interview. During interviews, the interviewer will more likely accept you if you seem more powerful. They want leaders and people who know what they are doing in that specific area. What I find interesting is how Amy Cuddy connects the topic with health. How someone who practices these power posing a will gain more testosterone and lass cortisol in their body.
ReplyDeleteAmy Cuddy described power posing as showing confidence and power by opening one’s body and spreading out. She gave the example of the superman pose which is standing with feet shoulder width apart, hands on hips and chest out. The opposite of this pose is to be closed in showing powerless and scared. She gave examples which showed how animals have been using these nonverbal cues to power and dominance.
ReplyDeleteThe most valuable quote to be was “fake it ‘till you become it.” I found this quote to be most valuable because it stood out and it says just because you’re not good at something doesn’t mean you should quit. Also it says you can achieve you can achieve your goals by saying you’re the best. It changes the way you think making you more confident which makes you complete what you started which in return makes you successful.
Using power nonverbal cues can really help people in public speaking and in life; it can help you be more confident when speaking at interviews, speaking in front of large groups of people, social gatherings and other things as well. Doing the power poses before any event that makes you nervous can ease your mind which allows you to get through the event and finish on a positive note
Amy Cuddy describes power posing as changing the behavior of a person by altering their body position. Throughout the video she explains that most people before an interview will stand or sit in a vulnerable pose in the waiting room. They do not feel confident and do not radiate confidence to their interviewers. Research has suggested that at least two minutes of power posing such as spreading your arms wide above your head in a “V” like pose will ultimately change the behavior and self-esteem of the individual. Individuals feel more confidence, in control, and happier after power posing before stressful/anxiety-causing events. One of the statements Amy Cuddy explained was, “fake it ‘till you become it”. I found this to be extremely valuable because I believe faking something can only last as long as the person is willing to make it. If you want a type of personal behavior to be permanent you have to accept it as part of who you are. If you permanently wish to be a confident person, you have to stop just faking it and truly become confident. I think Cuddy had a great point when she explained this to the crowd. Knowing these powerful tips about power posing can help you accomplish all of your future endeavors. It doesn’t matter how difficult the situation may be, if you focus on being yourself and being confident in how your present yourself, it will take you far in life. You will land that amazing job interview and you will always have a buddy at work to go to lunch with. Your friends, family, peers, boss, and co-workers will have respect for you. It is important to keep these tips in mind because you never know what you’re missing out on due to lack of confidence or respect.
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