Amy Cuddy gave a TED Talk on how body language can shape people's perceptions. She discussed how expanding oneself and taking up more space can influence feelings of power and confidence both in oneself and in how others see you. Cuddy used examples from social science research on nonverbal communication as well as comparative pictures and personal stories to engage the audience. Her key points were that our nonverbal cues govern how people perceive us, our bodies can influence our minds, and our behaviors can impact our outcomes.

1. Amy Cuddy at TED Talks
Thesis of Speech:
“Your body language shapes
who you are”

2. Amy had a very interesting way of
capturing people’s attention. She
made people aware of their posture
and to think how they stand in their
chairs while they listen to her.

3. The speech talks about the different
types of body language. Social
scientists refer to them as non-verbal
communication.

4. Some examples of non verbal
expressions on power and
dominance:
- Expanding your body
- Opening up
- Feeling powerful
- Feeling powerful
- Feeling powerful
- Feeling powerful

5. Amy used different strategies to maintain the engagement
of the audience. She made use of comparative pictures
between animal and human postures and captivated
people with different real life stories.

6. Key points of the speech
Our non-verbals govern how other people think and feel about us.
Our bodies change our minds.
Our minds change our behavior.
Our behavior change our outcomes
Our behavior change our outcomes
Our behavior change our outcomes
Our behavior change our outcomes
Our behavior change our outcomes
Our behavior change our outcomes

7. She followed TED
Commandment #3: “Thou shalt
tell a story”. She told a story
about her life and demonstrated
her points by real facts that
happened to her.

8. I think that her dynamism was good. I
would give her 4 points. She could have
left more space between important
ideas and make pauses to give her
speech more dynamism.

9. The topic she talks about speaks directly on posture
and how people get nonverbal messages. I learned
that it is very important to feel very confident in
order to succeed and that your posture tells a lot
about who you are and what you mean.
The topic she talks about speaks directly on posture
and how people get nonverbal messages. I learned
that it is very important to feel very confident in
order to succeed and that your posture tells a lot
about who you are and what you mean.
The topic she talks about speaks directly on posture
and how people get nonverbal messages. I learned
that it is very important to feel very confident in
order to succeed and that your posture tells a lot
about who you are and what you mean.

10. I really like Sir Ken Robinson. I think both Amy and Ken are great speakers, but I can
tell that Ken has more experience. Sometimes I felt that Amy was a bit nervous or that
she was searching for her ideas in her mind. I think that Ken has a way of organizing his
speech which makes it very simple to follow and allows you to understand complex
ideas in a very simple way.

11. My advice to my classmates in order to
improve their speech is to be very, very
confident, master the topic they will talk
about and to practice a lot.

12. Thanks!
Image sources: TED Talk Videos
Image sources: TED Talk Videos
Image sources: TED Talk Videos