The Persuasive Presenter

Lesson – 8

 

Please watch the video and then do the quiz below

Your body language shapes who you are – Amy Cuddy

Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on our chances for success.

Amy Cuddy wasn’t supposed to become a successful scientist. In fact, she wasn’t even supposed to finish her undergraduate degree. Early in her college career, Cuddy suffered a severe head injury in a car accident, and doctors said she would struggle to fully regain her mental capacity and finish her undergraduate degree.

But she proved them wrong. Today, Cuddy is a professor and researcher at Harvard Business School, where she studies how nonverbal behavior and snap judgments affect people from the classroom to the boardroom. And her training as a classical dancer (another skill she regained after her injury) is evident in her fascinating work on “power posing” — how your body position influences others and even your own brain.

Think about it
1- Who is the other audience that is influenced by our non-verbals?
2- Amy Cuddy says, “It’s not about the content of the speech. It’s about their —?— that they’re bringing to the speech.”
What is Amy Cuddy referring to that is so important?
3- Talking about defeating the imposter syndrome, Cuddy recalls a personal story and says, “I realized that she had not just faked it till she made it, she had actually faked it till she —?— it.” What is Amy Cuddy referring to that is so critical?



Your body language shapes who you are