The video was about the discussion of how a simple change in body language can lead a person to a big change. In other words, a small tweak can change provide a big change to someone’s life (Cuddy, 2012). At first, Cuddy talked about how simple body language can create perception towards a person. Few examples were given, such as the difference of a person who handshakes versus a person who doesn’t. Thus, the behavior of person can be influenced by how he or she acts such as demonstrating the acts of a powerful person. Body language is actually a form of communication that other people can see to a person. However, such language must also be viewed by the person himself in order to evaluate his personal power.
Additionally, these are the nonverbal actions that other people use to judge another. As defined, nonverbal acts serve as powerful expression (Amputee Coalition of America, 2006). Therefore, the video stated that one can feel the power if the action itself poses a powerful characteristics, such as the alpha males in the primate hierarchies. Additionally, power is not just how a person empowers himself to become more confident, but power is also the person’s ability to respond to stressors in life. The video sends a message that everyone must change by faking your actions, not to make it, but become it. In other words, if a person wants to change for the better, he must start doing it little by little until he realize that he is no longer forcing his body and mind to do it because he is already change to what he wanted to become previously.
The video was a good eye-opener especially to those who lack self-confidence, but wanted to become somebody from being nobody. It was good that Cuddy started to the talk by pointing out the essence of expressing good body language as it is normally being used for or against us. Thus, if every person wants to improve his life, it can be done just by changing the body language towards becoming an improved person.
References
Amputee Coalition of America. (2006). Communicator: Nonverbal Actions Can Speak Louder than Words. Retrieved from http://www.amputee-coalition.org/easyread/communicator/nonverbal-actions-ez.html
Cuddy, A. (2012). Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are | TED Talk Subtitles and Transcript | TED.com [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are/transcript?language=en
