Body posture analysis of amy cuddy talk

Non-Verbal Communication

What our postures say about us.

What do our postures talk about us?

High Confi denceLow Confi dence

Expression of Pride

Being Powerless (Closing Up)

Expression Of Power In Humans

People look up to boss-difference in power leads to non verbal changes in body posture.

Can Gender Play a Role?

Observations show that females tend to slouch more than men. Hence, men seem more powerful than women.

Do Bodies Change Our Minds?

Let us see how.

The Cause-Hormones

The major hormones that control our minds are testosterone and cortisol.

The Effects

Testosterone-Produced in higher amounts in minds of powerful people characterised by taking risks and are abstract in nature.

Cortisol is the oppositte.

High Power Poses vs Low Power Poses

The ObservationPeople with High Power Poses more desirable

in interviews.High Power Poses Increase Production of

Testosterone and reduce production of cortisol.

DisclaimerCreated by Siddhant Ahuja, Siddaganga

Institue Of Technology, during an internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.