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The original TED talk is still worth watching. Amy Cuddy is a strong communicator and lessons on public speaking can be learned from that. As for the efficacy
by arctangent 10y ago
The original TED talk is still worth watching. Amy Cuddy is a strong communicator and lessons on public speaking can be learned from that.
As for the efficacy (or not) of the "power pose", it might be worth considering that for some people it may have a psychological placebo effect.
That is to say: Perhaps if a person believes strongly enough that doing a thing will make them more confident, then that person's confidence will be improved by doing that thing.
- goodJobWalrus 10y agoYes, but the replication studies showed that although people did feel more confident, nothing changed in their actions or in the actions of others toward them. So, the question is, what is all this newfound confidence good for, if the result of the meeting is going to be the same?
- arctangent 10y agoGood point. Perhaps people just "feel better" (i.e. experience less regret) with the decisions/actions they would have taken anyway, if they believe they have taken those decisions/actions with the benefit of some special knowledge/technique.
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- intrasight 10y agoThat's what I concluded as well - placebo effect. Which we know can be a powerful factor (excuse the pun) and is the bane of all researchers.