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Body language can affect everyone’s life, whether it is for better or worse. TED is an organization that helps to spread ideas, and TED talks give speakers a chance to share those ideas. Amy Cuddy is an American social psychologist that gave a lecture on how “Your body language may change who you are”. The presentation centers on the research and experiments she completed on how different body language can lead to separate outcomes in life. Body language is a non-verbal communication that can be perceived by people by how an individual stands, sits, or moves any part of their body. It can have positive or negative effects on how people deem others and how they live life. A person’s body language can have an effect on what other people think, …show more content…

She does not discuss why power poses help people and the science behind it. Consequently, Cuddy does not present any views other than her own. The perspective of people who are successful and have a low power stance should be considered. Throughout the TED talk, I feel like the speaker did a wonderful job. In fact, Amy Cuddy made the talk very interesting by talking about the different experiments she did and by giving tips. In my opinion, she made the talk very relatable by using different situations that everyone goes through. The tips that she gave also made it very interesting to watch because it made me want to try different things she was discussing for myself and see if they work. For this reason, the was talk very interesting and got her point across well. Additionally, Cuddy used diverse elements to convey her ideas and main points. She was trying to communicate that the body language that people use can influence their life greatly and to fake confidence until you become confident. In my opinion, she communicated the message very well due to her amount support, such as experiments and examples that made her message very believable. In all, there are different ways that Cuddy supports what she says, including graphics, examples, experiments, data, and personal

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