Summary of Your body language may shape who you are | Amy Cuddy | TED

In Amy Cuddy's TED talk, she discusses the profound impact of body language on our self-perception and life outcomes. She emphasizes a simple yet powerful technique: changing your posture for just two minutes can significantly alter how you feel and behave. Here are the key wellness strategies and self-care techniques highlighted in her presentation:

Key Strategies and Techniques:

• Posture Audit: Assess your current body posture. Are you making yourself smaller (hunched, crossed legs) or expanding (taking up space)?
• Power Posing: Adopt high-power poses for two minutes to boost confidence and reduce stress. Examples include:
  • Standing tall with arms raised (like a "Wonder Woman" pose).
  • Sitting or standing with an open posture (spreading out).
• Awareness of Nonverbals: Recognize that your body language affects how others perceive you and how you perceive yourself.
• Physiological Changes: Understand that changing your posture can lead to hormonal changes:
  • Increase in Testosterone: Associated with confidence and assertiveness.
  • Decrease in Cortisol: Linked to reduced stress levels.
• Practical Application: Use Power Posing before evaluative situations such as job interviews, presentations, or any social situations where you feel judged.
• Fake It Till You Become It: Instead of just faking confidence, practice Power Posing until it becomes a part of your identity.

Final Thoughts:

• Tiny Tweaks, Big Changes: Small adjustments in posture can lead to significant changes in how you feel and perform.
• Share the Science: Encourage others, especially those with fewer resources, to adopt these techniques for personal empowerment.

Presenters/Sources:

• Amy Cuddy, Social Psychologist
• Joseph Geni (Translator)
• Morton Bast (Reviewer)
• Nalini Ambady (Researcher at Tufts University)
• Alex Todorov (Researcher at Princeton University)
• Jessica Tracy (Researcher on pride)
• Dana Carney (Collaborator at Berkeley)
• Marianne LaFrance (Expert on social interactions)

Notable Quotes

— 19:30 — « Don't fake it till you make it. Fake it till you become it. »

— 19:40 — « Tiny tweaks can lead to big changes. »

— 20:25 — « Give it away. Share it with people, because the people who can use it the most are the ones with no resources and no technology and no status and no power. »

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Wellness and Self-Improvement

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