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2. Introduction to TED Talk by Amy Cuddy + review of questions for the talk:
Amy Cuddy is a social psychologist whose research on body language reveals that we
can change other people’s perceptions - and perhaps even our own body chemistry -
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simply by changing body positions.”
Review questions for TED Talk by Amy Cuddy before watching the video:
Instruction:
Write down your answers for the following questions - after having watched the video:
a) Amy Cuddy talks about high-power poses vs. low-power poses. What are they?
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b) How can a body pose change our minds? What are the effects of different poses?
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c) What is Amy Cuddy’s message/advice regarding communication?
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3. Watch TED Talk by Amy Cuddy ( 20 minutes)
4. Write down your answers for the above questions in pairs
5. Brief review of answers in class - or with another pair
2 TED Talk by Amy Cuddy: TED. Ideas Worth Spreading: Amy Cuddy: “Your Body Language Shapes
who you are”,
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language
=da#t-17623 , 2012, accessed 10 October 2017
3 TED Talk by Amy Cuddy: TED. Ideas Worth Spreading: Amy Cuddy: “Your Body Language Shapes
who you are”,
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language
=da#t-17623 , 2012, accessed 10 October 2017