Your body language shapes who you are

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Your body language shapes who you are.

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Your body language shapes who you are.

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Body language is a kind of nonverbal communication, where thoughts, intentions, or 

feelings are expressed by physical behaviors

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It not only affects how others feel or think about you but also how you feel 

about yourself. 

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Hence we too are influenced by our non verbals. 

• We can tell something about a person when we notice his or her body posture

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• a lot of people feeling down, will give that information by the way they hold their shoulders, shoulders sagging and head down very little eyecontact. 

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• Someone who does not feel too comfortable when they are with someone else will often assume a closed position. This is  a sign of LOW POWER.

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• People who feel powerful will tend to expand and take up space . This shows up in the way they walk, talk and react. These are HIGH POWER poses.

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Hence POWER POSING is important .

Take job interview, test, presentations etc …..all are 

affected and can be improved by POWER POSING!!

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KEY IS

FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT!

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Power posing and non verbal behaviour is influenced by 

GENDERPARTICIPATION 

Interpersonal contact

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Power posing and non verbal behaviour is influenced by 

GENDER PARTICIPATION 

Interpersonal contact

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Females tend to shrink in , have  a closed in posture signifying low power as compared to men. 

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Power posing and non verbal behaviour is influenced by 

GENDERPARTICIPATION 

Interpersonal contact

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Participation directly influences posture . More the participation more powerful the 

posture will be. 

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Power posing and non verbal behaviour is influenced by 

GENDERPARTICIPATION 

Interpersonal contact

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We tend to mirror each others body postures, and this is done unconsciously without one’s 

knowing. 

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OUR MINDS CHANGE OUR BODY

ALSO

OUR BODY CHANGES OUR MIND

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WHICH THEN INFLUENCE OUR BEHAVIOR AND DIRECTLY 

INFLUENCING THE OUTCOME OF THE SITUATION . 

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So…. 

POWER POSE..and if you can’t then fake it till you make it !

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Hormones affecting 

Low CORTISOL 

High testosterone

High power posers show

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JOB INTERVIEWS

Research have shown that people who power pose tend to get hired more as compared to those who do not. 

Salvoy, demirro et al 2001 

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GAMBLING

There is  a increase in gambling behaviour by individuals who show powerful cues in their non verbal behaviour than those who don’t.  Increase is shown to a  level of 86% high. 

Amy cuddy, 2000

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BEFORE PRESENTING.

This same technique can be used to deliver good presentations. As research have shown that recipients do take notice of the presenters nonverbal behaviour and cues.

Klaus, davidson 1999

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REMEMBER..

Fake it till you make it !

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Body language… the language that everybody speaks. 

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Created by –priyanka yadav ,lady shri ram college , during an 

internship by prof. Sameer mathur. IIM lucknow