Mind you body, It too has a Language.

-Ammy Cuddy

Does body Language

really matters??

It hell does!

Body language is Non-verbal

Behavior

It is a language, so we can think of it as a mode of Communication

or Interaction Which can lead to sweepy judgments and inferences

Or Can predict outcomes of decisions like

Whom to ask on date or whom to promote or hire

Here’s some

facts that can

amaze you!!!!!

Judgment of faces of political

candidates for one predicts 70% of US

senate

30 second soundless clip of

physician treating patient

can decide whether he will

be sued!!!!

Thus your Non-verbal Expressions have much

more significant effects…..

Not only on others but also on you!

Expressions of Power Dominance. It’s about Opening up. Humans tend to open up their hands when they feel the

presence of power. This is the universal and old expressions of power

Body language is

a characteristic trait of not

just Primates

but is common all

across Animal

Kingdom

What do we do when we feel powerless?

We close up, we wrap ourselves up!!

This is what happens

when opposite powers

interact!!!!They behave in

such a way that their

poses complement each others.

Our Non Verbals not only govern how others think

and feel about us!

But also how we

ourselves

Think about

us!!!!!!

Here’s a test conducted where

individuals were asked to take High and Low Power positions and

the result of this analysis gave mindboggling

results….

High Power Positions

Results!

Here’s what happened when people were asked to take a particular position for a span

of 2 minutes.

Risk tolerance (Willingness to Gamble) in High power position exceeded low power position by 43.33%Body language

positionTestosterone Cortisol

High Power Position

Increased by 20% Decreased by 10%

Low Power Position

Decreased by 25%

Increased by 15%

Body and Mind are co-ordinated in reverse

ways as well!Therefore, Not only,

Mind Governs

Body Language

But also

Body Language

Governs

Mind

So can you really change your life in meaningful ways by power posing

for few minutes?

You can use it in evaluative situations of

social conflicts like Lunchroom table, School

parent meeting or Job

interviews!!!!

So it’s less about the content of the speech

and more about the Presence you bring to the speech

Presence

Enthusiastic

Captivating

ConfortableAuthenti

c

Confident

Passionate

Our bodies change our minds, our mind changes our behavior, and our behavior changes our

outcomes

So in order So, if you think it’s

fake,Then better fake it till

you make it

If you still think it’s

fake,Then better fake it till

you Become it.

tiny tweaks like power posing for

2 minutes can

lead to BIG CHANGES.

So next time you go for a job interview and if you are quite stressed and not feeling confident enough, then

just rush to the nearest restroom!

And pose like this!

Created by Ashutosh Shukla,

IIT Roorkee, during an internship by

Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.

www.IIMInternship.com