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Amy Cuddy is an American social psychologist, author, and speaker known for her research on nonverbal behavior and the psychology of presence. She earned her Ph.
Known for: Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
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Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
In this influential work, social psychologist Amy Cuddy explores how body language and mindset can shape confidence, influence, and performance. Drawing on her research at Harvard, she explains how adopting 'power poses' and cultivating presence can help individuals perform better under pressure and connect authentically with others.
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The Power of Body Language
Our bodies speak constantly, and long before we say a single word. In social psychology, we know that nonverbal signals — posture, gestures, eye contact, physical openness — carry more meaning than we often realize. Yet most people underestimate how profoundly these cues affect not only how others s...
From Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
Power Poses and the Physiology of Confidence
One of the most fascinating discoveries from our research came from testing what we called “high-power” and “low-power” poses. Participants who stood in expansive postures for just two minutes reported greater feelings of confidence and control, along with measurable hormonal shifts. Though follow-u...
From Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
About Amy Cuddy
Amy Cuddy is an American social psychologist, author, and speaker known for her research on nonverbal behavior and the psychology of presence. She earned her Ph.D. from Princeton University and taught at Harvard Business School. Her TED Talk on body language is among the most viewed of all time.
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