Body Language Essay

When we think about communication, we think about interactions. So what is your body language communicating to me? This are the words that Amy Cuddy a social physiologist, uses when she start up her talk about body language. Cuddy’s talk “how body language shapes who you are” explains how body language can identify how much power one is feeling just by observing someone’s body language. Amy Cuddy states that when one expands one is feeling power, and when the opposite is done which is shrinking one is feeling powerless.

One of the main topic Amy Cuddy talked about was about communication with body language, communicating in a non-verbal way with others but as well with ourselves. Cuddy describes how one judges on other human body language and how one can make decision based on their body language. Amy Cuddy describes situations like job interviews and promotions, where humans could make decision based on someone’s non-verbal communication. Also Amy Cuddy use the example of Nalini Ambad research that states when someone watches a mute clip of a physician attending a

The reason I disagree is when I’m sitting down I choose the most comfortable pose. Essentially I feel like everyone else does the same as well. When I’m sitting down and I’m in a small pose is not because I feel powerless but is because this the way I feel comfortable; and this also applies for an expanded pose is not because I feel powerful but because is because I feel comfortable in that cetin pose. I’m part of a church retreat team called Quest we host retreats for young people. On the retreats at a certain point we divided the young people to small groups. The team Quest are as well divided into the small groups and are the leaders. I have felt good and comfortable about leading a group even when I’m in a small position when talking to them and at no point have I felt