From: The Columbus Dispatch
Psychologist takes a stand on why posture matters
The Columbus Dispatch:
Appearances at TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) conferences have made stars of unlikely people, but perhaps no one more so than Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist and associate professor at Harvard Business School.
Her rousing presentation in 2012 at the TED Global idea conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, on “ power poses” is among the most viewed TED talks of all time. Cuddy, 42, has attracted speaking invitations from throughout the world, a contract for a book to be published next year and an eclectic army of posture-conscious followers.
Elementary-school students, retirees, elite athletes, surgeons, politicians, victims of bullying, beleaguered refugees, people dealing with mental illness or physical limitations (including a quadriplegic) — all have written to say that adopting a confident pose, or simply visualizing one — delivers almost instant self-assurance.
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