I think Amy Cuddy’s speech on non-verbal communication was interesting. The thing that I found most interesting was the high power and low power poses. I think many people don’t realize others can perceive their poses or non-verbal communication in many different ways, for instance, in the video she says a simple handshake or an awkward interaction can communicate a message about what you’re feeling to other people. I know I often display a low power pose to make myself feel more comfortable, I think what surprised me the most was that the low power pose could actually make you feel less confident. I think peoples non-verbal communication can really say a lot about what they’re feeling. At work, for instance, it is easy to decipher which patients
