The Power of Body Language – Recommended TED Talk

Amy Cuddy body language TED talk - power posing

Whether you’re about to give a presentation or preparing to go in for an interview, you want to feel and come across as confident and powerful.  Did you know that your body language can play a big part?

Amy Cuddy explains just how our physiology affects our thoughts and feelings about ourselves and how just 2 minutes in a ‘Power Pose’ can have dramatic affects on our stress levels and our confidence.

Anyone who has studied NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) will recognize the theory here – and it’s great to hear some results from tests that demonstrate actual changes in hormone levels to support it.

I show this to all my delegates on presentation skills courses now and we play with power poses to overcome nerves.

View the 20 minute TED Talk here.