Watch the Following TED Video on the Power of Nonverbals
Nonverbal Podcast by Amy Cuddy- Blog 1 Due: Tuesday, June 18th before class
Assignment: Purposely change your nonverbals for 2 minutes (positively or negatively) as demonstrated in the above video and blog about the results.
I remember my first "professional" job out of college and my supervisor actually told me the same thing..."Fake it 'til you make it" and my concern was: what if I don't make it or what if I get to the point that that I really just am faking it and it's not genuine. I can't do that. The research that Ms. Cuddy presents is thought provoking and seems very logical. Our minds are very powerful and can change our bodies, so I can see that it's quite possible that our bodies can change our minds and how we feel as well as how she stated that our non-verbals (body ques) can govern how other people think and feel about us. I am very expressive. I speak through my face and hands a lot (sign language is quite fitting). I have encountered many circumstances where my facial expression and my body gestures gave off some form of communication toward another. Not always the one I intended, which is based on perception, but it caused me to be more self-aware of my non-verbal communication. I am headed to work and will try the power pose. I work 3-11pm. I may not be able to blog my thoughts until after 12am, just FYI.
ReplyDeleteI planned to try the "power" pose...but I realized that I naturally go into it. For example, if I walk into a room and am staring at a large "to-do" task...I might just stand in that pose. I guess I am letting that task know who is in charge. :)
DeleteIt's amazing that we communicate nonverbally even when there is no one else in the room! :-)
DeleteI work with children all day and power pose's are a must all day at my job so when I went back I had try the total opposite and funny to say my kids didn't listen they looked at me as if I were a joke. To me sometimes you have to fake it to make to get where and what you want in life. Power pose's are a must to show the seriousness behind life.
ReplyDeleteYes, I have had to do my power poses many times with the teenagers I work with. I am sure that children catch on to the poses even quicker!
DeleteBeing a person who generally stands or sits with my arms folded, I thought it would be interesting to stand in the room with my family while presenting a power pose.I decided to do this during the game. The immediate response was hilarious to me, although I dare not laugh during my experiment. Everyone immediately began to ask what I needed, if there was some "mess up" that needed correcting.Honestly, it did feel empowering. I have always been a believer in mind over body, but I am getting a much clearer understanding of how our bodies, the language of it, can also affect the mind of both the giver and receiver.
ReplyDeleteYour post made me smile! I love how your family reacted! :-)
DeleteI found the "Fake it 'til you become it" video very interesting being that I am a Psychology major. I was skeptical at first about how changing your posture for two minutes could alter your emotions, however I was changed into a believer after practicing a power post for two minutes before my second round of interviews for a fine dining restaurant yesterday. I have to admit that I did feel more confident and relaxed in my second round of interviews after practicing the power stance, than I felt in my first round of interviews. It is interesting to me that the idea of "fake it 'til you make it" meant so much more to me than the age old idea of "fake it 'til you make it". I think the difference in why one holds so much more meaning is in substituting the word become for the word make. "Fake it 'til you become it" promises success to the individual, whereas "fake it 'til you make it" sounds more like a short term fix. It is interesting to me that our bodies can indeed change our minds, I think this idea will be valuable to me in my career of psychology.
ReplyDeleteGreat! I hope you got the job!
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ReplyDeleteI remember an ex co-worker of mine who probably doesn't realize to this day the impact she made in my life when I was about 24 years old. She was experienced and outgoing and I recall her saying that she had to "fake it" when it came to giving her best customer service to her patients. She always gave her best performance and I took that with me wherever I went. I have grown and have built up my confidence through the years. Watching the video "Fake it 'til you become it" was a great reminder and motivation for me that there is still so much to "become." It made me reflect that I need to power up my power stance and in empowering my mind and body language, I will have continued success.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing how many people have felt this way! I have even told my high school students to "pretend" that they are paying attention to me. When they change their posture and body language, I honestly believe they are paying attention! I guess they are "faking" their way to success, too! :-)
DeleteI tried some of the power poses while watching the game I wasn't sure if I felt confident because we were winning and was getting into it or the poses haha, but it was interesting. Amy Cuddy's story was absolutely inspirational I'm a very emotional person and it was hard to hold back my tears during class!
ReplyDeleteMy emotions get caught up, too! I even get chills when students are participating in lectures. :-)
DeleteAfter seeing the video I realized I had been doing some of those a lot last semester. As I did the sitting down power pose I remember how I felt last when I was in my English class and we had to read an assignment in front of the class. I was in the same position as one of people in the sitting power pose. I hate doing stuff like that but during that time I felt confident enough to just get it over with. Kinda amazing how subtle the change is, but the difference is there.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are a lot of poses to reduce speech anxiety. We have to make our mind and body believe that we can overcome stage fright.
DeleteI tend to have a bad posture and never realized how much of an impact that had on me. When walking around standing straight and tall I feel almost as if I'm a whole new person. Although it's just a small change I feel a whole new level of confidence and even feel as though people around me look at me with more respect or admiration, although I doubt that's true it's still a change that makes me feel as though I could take on anything.
ReplyDeleteI honestly do believe that people did look at you with "more respect or admiration." I feel this way when I see someone in a power pose.
DeleteI really enjoyed watching Amy Cuddy's story as well, I was defiantly inspired by the way she was sharing her own real life story and I was able to personally relate to her challenge. This past semester I was given an opportunity to work at this fine dining place, but I was hired for a different position than I had applied for. I was pretty discouraged that I didn't belong there and eventually quit, but while I was still hanging on I remember feeling that I was faking it. I am really glad that Amy showed us the power positions because those could have defiantly come in handy last semester, and the graphs with them gave me a new confidence in believing that our minds change our bodies. Another thing that really stuck with me from the video was when they explained that these things even effect animals and the blind, I was inspired by the universal symbol of pride.
ReplyDeleteI tried doing my power pose after class Tuesday as soon as my boyfriend got home. Normally we sit down side by side and talk about our days, but this time i got up and stood in my power pose and continued the conversation. He tried to answer my question about the job hes doing, but instead asked me "What am I doing wrong?" and he took to my power pose as if he was doing something that I wasn't approving of. It made me laugh a little, but I assured him hes fine and to keep talking. I saw that his posture changed to be the opposite of mine and he was almost trying to apologize.
DeleteI wasn't sure if blog #1 was about what we thought of the video or how the 2 minutes of power posing went, so here is both.
I like how he changed his posture to be the opposite of your posture. This is something that we can really use in future when we are negotiating with others or trying to prove a point.
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ReplyDeleteI tried the power pose with my two dogs since I didn't want to make the cashier at Walmart feel uncomfortable. They were playing in the middle of the living room and usually don't really care about my presence too much but I stood next to them and struck the wonder woman type power pose and they immediately split up and their ears went back a little. It was interesting to see that even dogs respond to the power pose, and can easily identify when another is trying to get dominance.
ReplyDeleteThat's good to know. I wonder if "The Dog Whisperer" uses these poses. :-)
DeleteThis "fake it til you become it" is not new to me. I have been studying Law of Attraction for several years now and this is part of it. I believe in our lives we are sending out vibrational signals all the time. We wake up late, we start the day stressed and are surprised when the whole day seems to go wrong. We expect there will be no place to park, and lo and behold... no parking. Although I know this already and do my best to practice it, I still get caught up. I stood for 2 minutes in power pose and almost immediately could feel more confidence and energy. The mere fact that this is the first thing we talk about in class is significant to me. As if I drew (attracted) this reminder to myself. Love!
ReplyDeleteAlso... the TED talk about liars I mentioned is on the right side of the youtube page this talk was on. Love!
DeletePower poses are the real deal. Working at enterprise has taught me that, in order to come across and make a sale with confidence there are many factors that play a role. If I'm hunched over passive about making a sale 99% of the time I will fall flat on my face. If I stand up straight chest out and enunciate, I will have the most successful sale day at my branch.
ReplyDeleteWithout a doubt the power pose helps more than we may even know!