Politicians are very experienced - maybe too experienced - at using body language to signal power and competence. But what these politicians are much more likely to struggle with, or just neglect to do altogether, is communicate warmth and trustworthiness. — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
“A warm, trustworthy person who is also strong elicits admiration, but only after you’ve established trust does your strength become a gift rather than… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
There is no one who is present all the time, but you work on becoming present when you are interacting with people who are… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
I sometimes work with a communications and media training firm called KNP Communications. It's nice to bring the research to the practitioners; I learn… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
When we close ourselves off, we're not just closing ourselves off to other people, we're closing ourselves off from ourselves and impeding ourselves. When… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
“the root of our human frustration and daily anxiety is our tendency to live for the future, which is an abstraction,” and that “our… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
That's the dream scenario: when people approach these stressful situations not focused on that concrete outcome but just focused on being there and being… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
Practice smiling by holding a pencil between your teeth for twenty minutes. — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
I hear from so many women who really started to pay attention to it at all times and stopped, you know, touching their faces… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
Too many of us suffer from pervasive feelings of personal powerlessness. We have a terrible habit of obstructing our own paths forward, especially at… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
You have to buy what you're selling. If you don't buy what you're selling, nobody will. — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
Trust is the conduit for influence; it's the medium through which ideas travel. — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
