55 Quotes by Amy Cuddy

Don't fake it till you make it. Fake it till you become it.

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 a lot watching how they put it into practice, and I know they like to be on top of what's happening on the research front.

A lot of politicians, not surprisingly, hire consultants to help them with their nonverbals, presence, generally how they come across.

It's not uncommon for people to overvalue the importance of demonstrating their competence and power, often at the expense of demonstrating their warmth.

Being a comfortable public speaker, which involves easily being able to go off-script, strongly signals competence.

Don’t fake it till you make it. Fake it till you become it.

Your body language shapes who you are.

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 you open up, you allow yourself to be who you are.

Trust is the conduit for influence; it’s the medium through which ideas travel.