Harvard psychologist and TED star Amy Cuddy reveals how to unleash your boldest self to heighten your confidence, influence others, and perform at your peak.
Cutting-edge science reveals that if we adopt behaviors reflecting power and strength, we liberate ourselves from the fears and doubts that obstruct us. By redirecting our thoughts, actions,
and even physiology, we free ourselves to be our best.
Amy Cuddy galvanized viewers around the world with her TED talk about "power poses." Now she explains the science underlying these and many other fascinating body-mind effects, and teaches us
how to use this science to become self-assured in high-pressure moments.
Impassioned, beautifully researched, and accessible, Presence is filled with stories of individuals facing real obstacles, and succeeding against the odds. Every reader will learn how to
approach stress-filled challenges without fear and leave them without regret.
Cuddy’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Economist, Wired, Fast Company, The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today, Time, and on NPR, PBS,
CNN, TODAY and more.
PRAISE for PRESENCE:
"Cuddy is the high priestess of self-confidence for the self-doubting. PRESENCE is a must-read for everyone." --Susan Cain, author of Quiet.
"A captivating, charming read on harnessing confidence and poise. Demystifying a century of science, Amy Cuddy shows how we can achieve greater success and sincerity by changing the way
we carry ourselves."--- Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times bestselling author of Give and Take.
"In one exquisitely written book, Amy Cuddy illuminates for us the latest research of how the body and mind, in surprising yet elegant ways, affect who we are and how we are perceived. This
generously cited book goes far beyond Amy Cuddy's TED talk. Delving deeply and widely into the research that confirms that we can transform ourselves, that we can change how we are perceived,
that we can master the art and science of influence. --- Joe Navarro, author of What Every BODY Is Saying.
"With advice that is both practical and profound, Amy Cuddy shows how to summon your true and best self when doing so matters most. Emotions are contagious. If you personify poise and
optimism yourself, you enhance the odds that they will respond in kind." --- Michael Wheeler, Harvard Business School, author of The Art of Negotiation.
“There is one thing that separates those who do from those who don’t: power. Amy Cuddy helps us understand what it means to build our personal power, keep it strong when it falters and help
us steer clear of arrogance. This book is a must read for every doer out there.”—Simon Sinek, optimist and author of the New York Times bestseller Leaders Eat Last and Start with Why.
"Millions of people have already been empowered by Amy Cuddy's groundbreaking TED talk on 'power posing' -- but that was just the tip of the iceberg! In PRESENCE, Cuddy reveals a much bigger
and deeper science: a whole new way of understanding the body-mind connection, and how our physical habits affect our thoughts, feelings and choices. Reading this book will forever change how
you carry yourself, and in doing so, it will make you braver, bolder, and better able to show up for all of your life's greatest opportunities."—Jane McGonigal, author of Reality Is Broken and
SuperBetter.
