I really enjoyed the scientific evidence included in the speech about the physiological effects of changing posture. There are certainly mental impacts on everyone in an interaction from different signals in body language, but the fact that there is an internal biological component as well is very interesting. The fact that behaving more powerful can make a person feel more powerful is well known, but somewhat underutilized.
I also liked the story she told about faking it, and how what she was told when she was younger helped her, and later when she was able to use the same advice to help someone else. It was very touching, and made me feel a little inspired to become that confident, so that I can maybe help someone else in that way.
The first thing that stuck with me and that I found interesting was that humans and animals have the same reactions when we are comfortable around someone so your body language is wider and more spread out as well as when we’re uncomfortable around someone and your body language is smaller. Also when she mentioned how both deaf and non-deaf athletes celebrate the same when winning in a physical competition. The next thing that I found interesting was how people who feel they have high power tend to gamble in risky situations 86 percent of the time whereas people who feel they have low power would only gamble 60 percent of the time. The nearly 30 percent difference is pretty significant. The third thing that I found interesting was the study of putting participants through a stressful 5 minute job interview with the interviewer staring through them with a blank stare. The judges of the interview are trained to give no nonverbal feedback so the pressure of the interviewees must be super intense. She mentioned how people generally hate interactions like this more so than in situations where they are being heckled.
Cuddy is a professor of business and she is very interested in the differences between her students and how their body language relates to their class participation. She has found that there are two types of students in her classroom, those that are eager to raise their hands and participate, and those who would rather remain silent or not fully engaged in class communication. Not only did Cuddy find that this had a relationship with gender but scientifically different body positions can affect the way our brains work. If our body language is “high-power” our brains will respond accordingly, hormones are released generally making us more confident and outspoken. So yes Our nonverbals govern how we think and feel about ourselves.
If we remain in a high power position for two minutes almost 90% of us would be more likely to gamble, we receive a 20% increase in testosterone levels, and roughly a 25% decrease in cortisol. These chemicals in our body make us more likely to express dominance, or maintain high-power body language. It’s almost like a cycle which can help explain to us why it is so hard to alter our personalities. It would be difficult for an introverted person to raise their hand in class or give a public speech. An extroverted person on the other hand might find themselves right at home in a public setting able to lead the conversation through body language and outward thinking.
After performing my Lone Wolf Speech in front of the whole class, I think it went pretty well. I really focused on trying to hit the time goal without trying to repeat myself which I think I did pretty well. I was really happy with how it went. Thinking all the way back to last semester when I found it really hard to talk in front of the class and now that I was up there this time I was not nearly as nervous at all. I was still a little nervous but once I got into it I felt very comfortable. Another thing I think went really well was my volume, sometimes I tend to mumble, however this time I do not think I mumbled at all which is something I have been trying to work on in everyday life. One thing I think I should definitely work on is my body language. My hands were okay, however, my body was what the problem was. I kept swaying when talking and I need to work on just staying still while talking. I also need to memorize the speech a little better so I do not have to look at my screen as much as I did that time. Once I get those two things down I think this speech will be very smooth and be very good.
After watching Amy Cuddy talk about how someone’s body language can shape them as a person, I have a few things I would like to touch on. First, is the fact that someone’s body language can truly affect how others perceive that person and how it can influence hiring decisions or even bigger with election outcomes. Second is the term “Power poses” and how they are proven to work in many different situations. The thought of using different poses that can show that you are the one in control truly sits with me. Finally, the use of body language to change the perceptions of ourselves and our abilities. This may also lead to newer and better opportunities in the future if the use of good power poses and great body language is used.
Overall I thought what Amy Cuddy presented in this argument was pretty fascinating. One of the first things I saw in this video ended up sticking with me throughout the rest of the time she was presenting. When she gave examples of certain body posture and what it meant, the camera cut to the crowd and people in the audience immediately began to squirm and correct or change their body posture as her comment made them self aware. I think this idea that our subconscious controls our body language for most of our lives is very interesting and important. If our body is expressing how we are feeling without us even verbalizing anything, then others can notice this and be aware of your behaviors (this can also work the other way around). The other interesting thing I found from this video is the idea of being in a low or high power position. The most interesting part of these ideas is the fact that putting your body in these positions can physically change your body from the inside out.
In this Ted Talk, Amy Cuddy, who is a social psychologist that also teaches at a business school, talks to her audience about how posture can change your entire life. One of the things that stuck out to me was the nonverbal expressions we use for power and dominance. When she starts this topic, she first talks about the animal kingdom. Animals, such as primates, use nonverbal expressions to assert their dominance and power by making themselves bigger. Pretty much every single animal does this, and humans do it as well. One example that Cuddy uses is after winning a race. She says that even if you have never seen someone do it before, your instinct would be to put your arms in the air in almost a V shape. Even blind people will do this too. This is known as an expression of pride. When we feel powerless, we do the opposite, we close up because we do not want to be seen. Another example she uses is when in a conversation, if one person is using powerful stances, the other person will not mirror, they will do the opposite. She also says how MBA students have a wide range of nonverbals and I find this to be very true because being a business major I see this every day.
The thing that really stuck out to me the most in Amy Cuddy’s video is her complete understanding of nonverbal cues and stances that people have. She immediately engages with the audience and shows then how they are sitting will be understood once the presentation moves along. I just really like this understanding because, subconsciously we all do this. We hunch in and hold ourselves when we are nervous, or we extends our arms out when we having won something or are proud. We spread out in chairs when we feel comfortable, but are closed off and in ourselves when we aren’t comfortable. She really just highlights things that I thought had no relation to feeling, that the way you are stinging or express yourself nonverbally, it doesn’t make sense that it could have different indications. But being able to learn about those indications and be aware of what you do in the future is so important.
Watching this TED Talk from Anne Cuddy really resonated with me as someone who really struggles with body language. I am definitely someone who closes themselves in constantly, no matter the situation I am in. I find it is particularly bad in classrooms, where I sit with my arms and legs crossed and usually looking down. Similar to the student she mentioned in the talk I don’t speak up in class often and this usually is because of imposter syndrome. Now, I believe in science and I’m sure that “faking it until you make it” really probably does work in most situations, but for me the hardest part is working up the courage to even “fake it”. It really is interesting, however, how much your body language can determine to other people. Personally, I would think that the most important thing when having a job interview is the person’s actual qualifications. When someone is giving a speech, I would think that its content would be the most important. However, as we have seen, this nonverbal communication is actually a huge deciding factor on job interviews and in grabbing the attention of an audience during a speech.
What I learned form the Amy Cuddy video was the importance of body language. In fact i learned about the relationship that humans and animals have with body language, with the wider stances being in a form of fear to protect oneself and the more comfortable and reserved is the opposite. I liked that that fact was presented and i feel that is how we can relate to and undertand our pets. The psychology of body language is also very interesting to me, i find it quite obvious that i can tell how someone is feeling based on their body language. This video provided me with the information to confirm my thoughts when reading body language. Those being, head down and slouched means sad or timid, or someone who has their head up and chest up may be projecting confidence even if they dont feel it.
After watching Amy Cuddy, “Power Poses” the video honestly made me look at posture or poses in a much different matter. She talks about the power pose and why if you go into that posture you will feel more confident or in a more positive mood. I also thought that Ms. Cuddy really had gotten the crowds attention with her story about the car accident that she had been in. She gave good examples on what she did to boost her confidence and how you can make yourself feel better as well. The example that really stood out to me was “Fake it til you become it.” If you continue to fake what you want to become or want in life, eventually you’ll hard work will pay off and you will become the person that you were faking all along. She also spoke about techniques on body language for public speaking. A good technique she showed was using the Wonder Woman pose. In the end I think I will be able top use this in the future for speeches or presentations for not just this class but my other classes as well.
One of the major takeaways that I found after watching the video was that Professor Cuddy determined that a student’s body language directly correlates with their performance in the classroom. Professor Cuddy determined that there were two types of people in a classroom, shy, quite kids who would rather not participate in classroom discussions and those are happy to engage and interact with the class. She determined that when we use postures that come off as powerful and strong, we will seem more confident and speak up more during classes or discussions.
Cuddy’s idea of posture and it is affecting how we see the world and how we come off to the rest of the world is what resonates with me the most. It proves that showing or acting like we are determined and wanting to learn will in turn actually want to make us speak up and listen intently.
Altirique McElveen
Professor Miller
Journal 9 Communications
30 Sep 2023
Immediately what caught my attention was Anne Cuddy asking the audience about their current poster while watching the speech because it gets you thinking from the jump. She’s attacking the basic level of body language that expresses emotions. Anne even breaks down the difference between male and females because it’s a drastic change. Cuddy also stated that the way you express yourself depends on how other people feel about you and I actually relate to that because you don’t ever wanna be “too excited” or “be extra”. Posing with confidence was also one of her big takes.
There were a lot of important takeaways in Cuddy’s video, the first of which resonated with me was nonverbal expressions of power and dominance. An example of this is expanding and opening up your body so others will get established with your dominance. You show a lot of power when you have an open posture, whereas when you feel powerless you curl up and shrink down in posture. Another thing I found interesting to note is that women generally show less dominance than men when it comes to presenting ideas around men. I know I can’t personally speak on the topic because I am a man and do not know how it feels to be a woman, however it just seems very unfair and I wouldn’t want any of my female peers to think of themselves as any less of what they think of me. A third thing I found interesting was the importance of high power poses and that it’s not just about the content of the speech, but it’s how you present the speech and yourself. Towards the end of the video cuddy stated how her initial outlooks was “Our bodies change our minds…and our minds change our behavior…and our behavior changes our outcomes”, however after years of teaching and talking for a living it changed to “Don’t just fake it till you make it, fake it until you become it.” I feel like that ids a better way of putting it because her first quote just basically said fake it till you make it, but that is not a good outlook to have. You should not want to have to fake it, you should keep at it until you truly aren’t faking it anymore and you evolve. Overall, this video was very thought provoking for me and the biggest thing I took away from it was that little tweaks can lead to big changes; and I intend to do this with my speech.
This video really changed the way I view posture and the way I view IQ tests, learning all of these implications for educational settings really proves to be profound. When I’ve been in classrooms, a setting where confidence and participation are essential, body language and nonverbal mannerisms encourage people to adopt different postures. I feel that if videos like this were more widely taught, then students’ confidence could be significantly boosted- and how personally self-assured they are. As for the IQ test portion of her speech, I find it all too familiar to overidentify with being smart. Talk like this gives so much power to IQ tests, and it’s sad since this woman is obviously more than her IQ. Seeing how such a charged person seems to be weighed down by being tied to their IQ feels like a lot of people don’t have a proper grasp on their self-worth. Not to mention the popularity of this video in general is a direct correlation to how periling low self-esteem is to the bigger populous.
What Anne Cuddy said about feeling like you don’t belong really resonated with me. I find myself feeling like that a lot of the time. My skillset isn’t made for an academic environment but the thing is that I’ve been in this environment all my life. It has led to occasional bouts of depression and as she put it, a feeling like I don’t belong. Of course there are other people who feel that way too, I’m not part of some sort of exclusive club. But she really spoke from the heart. She showed everyone her whole self and it really made the speech more impactful as a result. It was nice to hear someone tell their story and how it ended with her trying to lift another student up was very sweet and really made things feel like they came full circle. It gives me some much needed optimism and I believe that was her intention when on stage.
17 thoughts on “JOURNAL # 9”
I really enjoyed the scientific evidence included in the speech about the physiological effects of changing posture. There are certainly mental impacts on everyone in an interaction from different signals in body language, but the fact that there is an internal biological component as well is very interesting. The fact that behaving more powerful can make a person feel more powerful is well known, but somewhat underutilized.
I also liked the story she told about faking it, and how what she was told when she was younger helped her, and later when she was able to use the same advice to help someone else. It was very touching, and made me feel a little inspired to become that confident, so that I can maybe help someone else in that way.
The first thing that stuck with me and that I found interesting was that humans and animals have the same reactions when we are comfortable around someone so your body language is wider and more spread out as well as when we’re uncomfortable around someone and your body language is smaller. Also when she mentioned how both deaf and non-deaf athletes celebrate the same when winning in a physical competition. The next thing that I found interesting was how people who feel they have high power tend to gamble in risky situations 86 percent of the time whereas people who feel they have low power would only gamble 60 percent of the time. The nearly 30 percent difference is pretty significant. The third thing that I found interesting was the study of putting participants through a stressful 5 minute job interview with the interviewer staring through them with a blank stare. The judges of the interview are trained to give no nonverbal feedback so the pressure of the interviewees must be super intense. She mentioned how people generally hate interactions like this more so than in situations where they are being heckled.
Sawyer Ohman
CMM110-A
10/2/23
Journal #9
Cuddy is a professor of business and she is very interested in the differences between her students and how their body language relates to their class participation. She has found that there are two types of students in her classroom, those that are eager to raise their hands and participate, and those who would rather remain silent or not fully engaged in class communication. Not only did Cuddy find that this had a relationship with gender but scientifically different body positions can affect the way our brains work. If our body language is “high-power” our brains will respond accordingly, hormones are released generally making us more confident and outspoken. So yes Our nonverbals govern how we think and feel about ourselves.
If we remain in a high power position for two minutes almost 90% of us would be more likely to gamble, we receive a 20% increase in testosterone levels, and roughly a 25% decrease in cortisol. These chemicals in our body make us more likely to express dominance, or maintain high-power body language. It’s almost like a cycle which can help explain to us why it is so hard to alter our personalities. It would be difficult for an introverted person to raise their hand in class or give a public speech. An extroverted person on the other hand might find themselves right at home in a public setting able to lead the conversation through body language and outward thinking.
After performing my Lone Wolf Speech in front of the whole class, I think it went pretty well. I really focused on trying to hit the time goal without trying to repeat myself which I think I did pretty well. I was really happy with how it went. Thinking all the way back to last semester when I found it really hard to talk in front of the class and now that I was up there this time I was not nearly as nervous at all. I was still a little nervous but once I got into it I felt very comfortable. Another thing I think went really well was my volume, sometimes I tend to mumble, however this time I do not think I mumbled at all which is something I have been trying to work on in everyday life. One thing I think I should definitely work on is my body language. My hands were okay, however, my body was what the problem was. I kept swaying when talking and I need to work on just staying still while talking. I also need to memorize the speech a little better so I do not have to look at my screen as much as I did that time. Once I get those two things down I think this speech will be very smooth and be very good.
Daraun White
Oct. 2, 2023
After watching Amy Cuddy talk about how someone’s body language can shape them as a person, I have a few things I would like to touch on. First, is the fact that someone’s body language can truly affect how others perceive that person and how it can influence hiring decisions or even bigger with election outcomes. Second is the term “Power poses” and how they are proven to work in many different situations. The thought of using different poses that can show that you are the one in control truly sits with me. Finally, the use of body language to change the perceptions of ourselves and our abilities. This may also lead to newer and better opportunities in the future if the use of good power poses and great body language is used.
Journal 9:
Overall I thought what Amy Cuddy presented in this argument was pretty fascinating. One of the first things I saw in this video ended up sticking with me throughout the rest of the time she was presenting. When she gave examples of certain body posture and what it meant, the camera cut to the crowd and people in the audience immediately began to squirm and correct or change their body posture as her comment made them self aware. I think this idea that our subconscious controls our body language for most of our lives is very interesting and important. If our body is expressing how we are feeling without us even verbalizing anything, then others can notice this and be aware of your behaviors (this can also work the other way around). The other interesting thing I found from this video is the idea of being in a low or high power position. The most interesting part of these ideas is the fact that putting your body in these positions can physically change your body from the inside out.
In this Ted Talk, Amy Cuddy, who is a social psychologist that also teaches at a business school, talks to her audience about how posture can change your entire life. One of the things that stuck out to me was the nonverbal expressions we use for power and dominance. When she starts this topic, she first talks about the animal kingdom. Animals, such as primates, use nonverbal expressions to assert their dominance and power by making themselves bigger. Pretty much every single animal does this, and humans do it as well. One example that Cuddy uses is after winning a race. She says that even if you have never seen someone do it before, your instinct would be to put your arms in the air in almost a V shape. Even blind people will do this too. This is known as an expression of pride. When we feel powerless, we do the opposite, we close up because we do not want to be seen. Another example she uses is when in a conversation, if one person is using powerful stances, the other person will not mirror, they will do the opposite. She also says how MBA students have a wide range of nonverbals and I find this to be very true because being a business major I see this every day.
The thing that really stuck out to me the most in Amy Cuddy’s video is her complete understanding of nonverbal cues and stances that people have. She immediately engages with the audience and shows then how they are sitting will be understood once the presentation moves along. I just really like this understanding because, subconsciously we all do this. We hunch in and hold ourselves when we are nervous, or we extends our arms out when we having won something or are proud. We spread out in chairs when we feel comfortable, but are closed off and in ourselves when we aren’t comfortable. She really just highlights things that I thought had no relation to feeling, that the way you are stinging or express yourself nonverbally, it doesn’t make sense that it could have different indications. But being able to learn about those indications and be aware of what you do in the future is so important.
Watching this TED Talk from Anne Cuddy really resonated with me as someone who really struggles with body language. I am definitely someone who closes themselves in constantly, no matter the situation I am in. I find it is particularly bad in classrooms, where I sit with my arms and legs crossed and usually looking down. Similar to the student she mentioned in the talk I don’t speak up in class often and this usually is because of imposter syndrome. Now, I believe in science and I’m sure that “faking it until you make it” really probably does work in most situations, but for me the hardest part is working up the courage to even “fake it”. It really is interesting, however, how much your body language can determine to other people. Personally, I would think that the most important thing when having a job interview is the person’s actual qualifications. When someone is giving a speech, I would think that its content would be the most important. However, as we have seen, this nonverbal communication is actually a huge deciding factor on job interviews and in grabbing the attention of an audience during a speech.
adarcangelo.uneportfolio.org/cmm-110/
What I learned form the Amy Cuddy video was the importance of body language. In fact i learned about the relationship that humans and animals have with body language, with the wider stances being in a form of fear to protect oneself and the more comfortable and reserved is the opposite. I liked that that fact was presented and i feel that is how we can relate to and undertand our pets. The psychology of body language is also very interesting to me, i find it quite obvious that i can tell how someone is feeling based on their body language. This video provided me with the information to confirm my thoughts when reading body language. Those being, head down and slouched means sad or timid, or someone who has their head up and chest up may be projecting confidence even if they dont feel it.
After watching Amy Cuddy, “Power Poses” the video honestly made me look at posture or poses in a much different matter. She talks about the power pose and why if you go into that posture you will feel more confident or in a more positive mood. I also thought that Ms. Cuddy really had gotten the crowds attention with her story about the car accident that she had been in. She gave good examples on what she did to boost her confidence and how you can make yourself feel better as well. The example that really stood out to me was “Fake it til you become it.” If you continue to fake what you want to become or want in life, eventually you’ll hard work will pay off and you will become the person that you were faking all along. She also spoke about techniques on body language for public speaking. A good technique she showed was using the Wonder Woman pose. In the end I think I will be able top use this in the future for speeches or presentations for not just this class but my other classes as well.
One of the major takeaways that I found after watching the video was that Professor Cuddy determined that a student’s body language directly correlates with their performance in the classroom. Professor Cuddy determined that there were two types of people in a classroom, shy, quite kids who would rather not participate in classroom discussions and those are happy to engage and interact with the class. She determined that when we use postures that come off as powerful and strong, we will seem more confident and speak up more during classes or discussions.
Cuddy’s idea of posture and it is affecting how we see the world and how we come off to the rest of the world is what resonates with me the most. It proves that showing or acting like we are determined and wanting to learn will in turn actually want to make us speak up and listen intently.
Altirique McElveen
Professor Miller
Journal 9 Communications
30 Sep 2023
Immediately what caught my attention was Anne Cuddy asking the audience about their current poster while watching the speech because it gets you thinking from the jump. She’s attacking the basic level of body language that expresses emotions. Anne even breaks down the difference between male and females because it’s a drastic change. Cuddy also stated that the way you express yourself depends on how other people feel about you and I actually relate to that because you don’t ever wanna be “too excited” or “be extra”. Posing with confidence was also one of her big takes.
Ryan Kelly
Prof. Jessie Miller
Communications 110
6 October 2023
Journal 9
There were a lot of important takeaways in Cuddy’s video, the first of which resonated with me was nonverbal expressions of power and dominance. An example of this is expanding and opening up your body so others will get established with your dominance. You show a lot of power when you have an open posture, whereas when you feel powerless you curl up and shrink down in posture. Another thing I found interesting to note is that women generally show less dominance than men when it comes to presenting ideas around men. I know I can’t personally speak on the topic because I am a man and do not know how it feels to be a woman, however it just seems very unfair and I wouldn’t want any of my female peers to think of themselves as any less of what they think of me. A third thing I found interesting was the importance of high power poses and that it’s not just about the content of the speech, but it’s how you present the speech and yourself. Towards the end of the video cuddy stated how her initial outlooks was “Our bodies change our minds…and our minds change our behavior…and our behavior changes our outcomes”, however after years of teaching and talking for a living it changed to “Don’t just fake it till you make it, fake it until you become it.” I feel like that ids a better way of putting it because her first quote just basically said fake it till you make it, but that is not a good outlook to have. You should not want to have to fake it, you should keep at it until you truly aren’t faking it anymore and you evolve. Overall, this video was very thought provoking for me and the biggest thing I took away from it was that little tweaks can lead to big changes; and I intend to do this with my speech.
This video really changed the way I view posture and the way I view IQ tests, learning all of these implications for educational settings really proves to be profound. When I’ve been in classrooms, a setting where confidence and participation are essential, body language and nonverbal mannerisms encourage people to adopt different postures. I feel that if videos like this were more widely taught, then students’ confidence could be significantly boosted- and how personally self-assured they are. As for the IQ test portion of her speech, I find it all too familiar to overidentify with being smart. Talk like this gives so much power to IQ tests, and it’s sad since this woman is obviously more than her IQ. Seeing how such a charged person seems to be weighed down by being tied to their IQ feels like a lot of people don’t have a proper grasp on their self-worth. Not to mention the popularity of this video in general is a direct correlation to how periling low self-esteem is to the bigger populous.
What Anne Cuddy said about feeling like you don’t belong really resonated with me. I find myself feeling like that a lot of the time. My skillset isn’t made for an academic environment but the thing is that I’ve been in this environment all my life. It has led to occasional bouts of depression and as she put it, a feeling like I don’t belong. Of course there are other people who feel that way too, I’m not part of some sort of exclusive club. But she really spoke from the heart. She showed everyone her whole self and it really made the speech more impactful as a result. It was nice to hear someone tell their story and how it ended with her trying to lift another student up was very sweet and really made things feel like they came full circle. It gives me some much needed optimism and I believe that was her intention when on stage.