Amy Cuddy's Ted Talk On Body Language

Amy Cuddy’s Ted Talk titled, Your body language may shape who you are, begins with Amy asking us to evaluate our posture. To evaluate the way we are sitting, are we trying to make ourselves smaller or are we more comfortable? Non-verbal expressions are the mostly unconscious way that we show our feelings. Some more dominant people tend to spread out and take up room while submissive types cross their legs or rub their neck. Her ideas are mirrored in graduate students that she teaches. The more dominant students come to class early, spread out, raise their hands high, and participate while the submissive students do the opposite. Amy questions whether it is possible to “fake it”, that is can we mimic the dominant people and in doing so make

A person’s pose can simply reflect their individuality, where actions are more powerful than words. Professor, and researcher at Harvard, Amy Cuddy, in her TED talk, “Your Body Languages Shapes Who You Are” focuses on how nonverbal communication affects judgements in the classroom and the boardroom. She connects with the audience by expressing how challenging “power” is an intimidating status to uphold, while at the same time trying to communicate warmth as well. However, with the drawbacks of one’s self-consciousness, many fail to find that balance. Through her use of ethos, purpose of logos, and appeal to pathos, Amy Cuddy adopts an authoritative tone to in order to convey the audience that an individual's body language shapes who they are.

In “Let your body do the talking” (2016), Kirstie Brewer discusses body language is important for us. The more body language we pay attention to, the more confidence we will have. Confidence can be seen from our whole persona, and different mindset will show up different body language. When we in a new organization, we need to try our best to understanding the culture, so that we can show our best body language. When we show our body language, we need stay genuine. The good way to show our body language is to keep relax. If our subconsciously is nervous when we are showing body language, we will be slowness. Showing body language is difficult to be fake, we need show others our natural style. Body language is not only to increase our voice

I can see a young and confident man hovering proud amongst the powdered white lines on the grass. His sweat soaked body and open wounds are merely trophies on display for the witnesses of the battle just fought. This is where Amy Cuddy’s speech time warps me to as she discusses the history of the power pose. It is so easy to compare my competitive young self with these facts Amy shares. I would say that there is an undeniable truth that our non-verbal body language will stimulate others into forming judgements and opinions, or even share similar emotions.

In Amy Cuddy’s “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” Cuddy argues “... We tend to forget, though, the other audience that’s influenced by our nonverbals, and that’s ourselves. We are also influenced by our nonverbals, our thoughts and our feelings and our physiology.”

My topic of interest is in memory; to be more exact it’s on the phenomenon of false memory. False memories are memories someone “remembers” but in truly did not occur or happened in the way remembered. I was interested in the topic truthfully because I watch a lot of SUV on TV, and while the cases may not be real I feel like people do have scenarios similar to the cases. There was one episode in which a rape victim had “identified” the person she believed had attacked her, with so much certainty she KNEW it was he. Needless to say, it had turned out she mistook the person who attacked her with someone who had similar features. In a Ted Talk by Elizabeth Loftus she states examples of people going to psychotherapy, and then they’d come out having

The Body Language of Rachel Notley Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEF7Pdadj-Y Background and Context On October 14, 2014, a promising Rachel Notley was featured in an interview with CityTV, as she was advocating her campaign as a candidate for the New Democratic Party leader. In her attempt to express her viewpoints, she was able to establish her thoughts not only verbally, but with the uses of her body language as well. Being defined as nonverbal communication, body language is known for its versatility in daily interactions. As it is divided into 3 key aspects, it is illustrated as a tool, demonstrated by Notley as she promotes her political campaign through her practice of facial expressions, posture, and gestures. The report will feature these key aspects. Record of Observation All three aspects of body language each contribute to a certain characteristic, aiding in determining certain moods and in determining personality. Facial expression, posture, and gesture each express different meanings as, it correspond to the different movements. As it is known as a tool that is used by successful people (Chapman, c2015), Notleys practice of the key aspects allow her to clearly communicate her points and arguments, in a non-verbally format. In her adaptation of the essentially skill, she establishes a professional, yet feminine image, also assisting towards her political career. Facial expressions: Facial expressions are known as one of the most universal forms of body

In the previous class, we were given the task to complete a ‘Speed Communication Meet & Greet’ where we had a certain amount of time to engage in a conversation with a classmate. Whether we knew the classmate or not, we still had to drive a conversation instead of just sitting next to someone in complete silence. Throughout the exercise, there was plenty of observations not only for myself and the conversations I was engaging in, but also watching the body language of other classmates around me during their conversations.

One can have the best of intentions, but the non-verbal language can be confusing if not properly construed. Body language has many components and can be easily misinterpreted if left to the assumptions of the viewer. In an article written by Carol Kinsey Goman, PhD; there at least ten tips that be implemented for success in communicating properly. The first few tips are assuming a power pose, active listening, and removal of barriers. All of these aid in the confidence building and can help an individual create a sense of security needed in order to demoralize the irrational fears they may be exhibiting.

Throughout life there is always a point when we are not very sure about ourselves, it can be during a presentation or just life in general when we feel that we do not belong. During these instances, we do not know what it is that we need to do in order to change the way in which we need to change ourselves. In Amy Cuddy’s presentation, “Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are,” she presents the idea about how our body language affects our actions. She proves her point by showing evidence, some of which include sight and blindness, providing conclusions from experiments, and presenting her personal experience. This allows us to see the affect our body language has in our actions.

The direct, explicit sharing of ideas accounts for only a small percentage of communication between individuals—much may be conveyed in tone of voice or body language. The ability to understand these nonverbal cues comes from our Theory of Mind. This ability is likely an evolutionary adaptation that accounts for out ability to interpret peoples’ motivations, thoughts, and desires based of their behavior. In Why We Read Fiction, Lisa Zunshine argues that we are so primed for this ability that our brains readily interpret such cues even when they are not present. For example, we attribute feelings and desires to the actions of fictional characters despite there lack of autonomy or ability to have such thoughts. Zunshine further argues that authors

Good morning fellow toast masters teacher and my dear friends today I am going to give my 5 th speech the main criteria for it is body language so here I go.First and foremost i would like to begin with a quote which goes on like “ Never wait for a perfect moment, pick up a moment and make it perfect”. Once there was a surgeon an architect and a politician who were arguing whose profession was the oldest.

In this video, Amy Cuddy talks about the effects of changing body language on ourselves. She talks about how high power posing can actually make one feel powerful and confident even if the person does not feel powerful. According to Amy, maintaining a high or low power pose even for two minutes can affect the levels of testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain. Furthermore, she gives an example about how nonverbals govern our thinking process. For example, a person who does the high power pose is more likely to believe that he will win if he gambles while the person who performs the low power pose tends to believe that he will lose. Thus, the body language conveys the message to our brain about how one feels meaning our body can change

The speech by Amy Cuddy in this video is very intriguing and was surprised that the most of the fact she talked about correlates to different human behavior. She says we’re fascinated with our body language. We dissect and analyze and judge people and in particular we scrutinize public leaders. A handshake or lack of one can have us talking for week. I like how she talked about how our body language can changes when we feel confidant and when we feel low. I have observed these kind of body languages in my professional. She found that 86% who posed in the hight power position would gamble, versus 60% for low significant difference. There were also physiological change for participants also who had about an 85 increase in high or 10% low. There

I am one of those who suffer from butterflies, that uncomfortable feeling in my chest and stomach, before speaking in public. This is not only a problem for myself, but it is also a common fear and a concern for many people. My purpose is to denounce a few dynamics I feel have helped me to become a more effective speaker and to manage my butterflies. I will prove to you that strong body language makes ideas and feelings more clear, vigorous and engaging. First, I will show how eye contact unconsciously engages the audience. Second, I will prove that vocal emphasis is the key to a vigorous speech. Third, I will confirm that gestures reinforce the ideas of the speech, making the speech