Communication Class - Blog #1
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anigoWell hello there. And welcome to my first blog post for school. The post for this class is to review the Ted Talk by Amy Cuddy Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are.
Holy cow. I started watching this with the intention of writing a book report. I'd typed things like: "It's incredibly interesting how much body language impacts our opinion of people"
And: "The big thing I took away from it was how our body language affects our own self assurance." Wow, that's impactful and engaging, isn't it.
Ms. Cuddy goes on to talk about how the "fake it 'till you make it" philosophy has a lot of impact on our own psyche. She talks about how smiling actually makes you feel happier. God knows I've actually done this a lot over the past year through this incredibly interesting job transition. Walking around with a grin plastered on my face, even though I wanted to injure somebody. Surprisingly though, it actually works!!
However, by about minute 18, as she fights back tears, I realized I had stopped typing my "book report" and was mesmerized by her message. And she’s so RIGHT. I’m currently sitting in Toronto, a Senior Director in a new role, with all of these people looking to me to “fix” things, feeling completely clueless, and she’s right. Five years ago if I was put into this role I would have sat in a corner in a tiny posture waiting for somebody to tell me what to do, and I would have failed miserably. Now I’m the person with the big body language. I have faked it and I have become it.
Wow. That’s amazingly powerful.
I'm not going to detail all of the neat facts about body language and power posing. I am, however, going to encourage you to take a look at the video. I'm rather glad my professor started off with it. It feels rather karmic.
I have to go to a meeting now. But first, I’m going to power pose in the elevator for a bit.
Cheers!
Holy cow. I started watching this with the intention of writing a book report. I'd typed things like: "It's incredibly interesting how much body language impacts our opinion of people"
And: "The big thing I took away from it was how our body language affects our own self assurance." Wow, that's impactful and engaging, isn't it.
Ms. Cuddy goes on to talk about how the "fake it 'till you make it" philosophy has a lot of impact on our own psyche. She talks about how smiling actually makes you feel happier. God knows I've actually done this a lot over the past year through this incredibly interesting job transition. Walking around with a grin plastered on my face, even though I wanted to injure somebody. Surprisingly though, it actually works!!
However, by about minute 18, as she fights back tears, I realized I had stopped typing my "book report" and was mesmerized by her message. And she’s so RIGHT. I’m currently sitting in Toronto, a Senior Director in a new role, with all of these people looking to me to “fix” things, feeling completely clueless, and she’s right. Five years ago if I was put into this role I would have sat in a corner in a tiny posture waiting for somebody to tell me what to do, and I would have failed miserably. Now I’m the person with the big body language. I have faked it and I have become it.
Wow. That’s amazingly powerful.
I'm not going to detail all of the neat facts about body language and power posing. I am, however, going to encourage you to take a look at the video. I'm rather glad my professor started off with it. It feels rather karmic.
I have to go to a meeting now. But first, I’m going to power pose in the elevator for a bit.
Cheers!
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Date: 2015-01-29 11:48 am (UTC)I don't have time to watch the video right now, but fake it til you make it is my philosophy! Life is tough sometimes. I definitely know this! It makes a huge difference though. I chose to be happy when I wasn't feeling it and happiness came.
Same with my job. I'm on a path to partner (ehh) but I'm confident in my abilities.