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  • Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges
  • Written by: Amy Cuddy
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  • Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (88 ratings)

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Presence

Written by: Amy Cuddy
Narrated by: Amy Cuddy
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Publisher's Summary

Have you ever left a nerve-racking challenge and immediately wished for a do over? Maybe after a job interview, a performance, or a difficult conversation? The very moments that require us to be genuine and commanding can instead cause us to feel phony and powerless. Too often we approach our lives' biggest hurdles with dread, execute them with anxiety, and leave them with regret.

By accessing our personal power, we can achieve "presence", the state in which we stop worrying about the impression we're making on others and instead adjust the impression we've been making on ourselves. As Harvard professor Amy Cuddy's revolutionary book reveals, we don't need to embark on a grand spiritual quest or complete an inner transformation to harness the power of presence. Instead, we need to nudge ourselves, moment by moment, by tweaking our body language, behavior, and mind-set in our day-to-day lives.

Amy Cuddy has galvanized tens of millions of viewers around the world with her TED talk about "power poses". Now she presents the enthralling science underlying these and many other fascinating body-mind effects, and teaches us how to use simple techniques to liberate ourselves from fear in high-pressure moments, perform at our best, and connect with and empower others to do the same.

Brilliantly researched, impassioned, and accessible, Presence is filled with stories of individuals who learned how to flourish during the stressful moments that once terrified them. Every listener will learn how to approach their biggest challenges with confidence instead of dread, and to leave them with satisfaction instead of regret.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.

©2015 Amy Cuddy (P)2015 Hachette Audio

What the critics say

"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 )
"Amy Cuddy is the high priestess of self-confidence for the self-doubting. In Presence, she uses her warmth, empathy, and laser-sharp intelligence to decode the mysteries of presence under social pressure. A must-read for - well, for everyone." (Susan Cain, co-founder of Quiet Revolution and author of the New York Times best seller Quiet)

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An incredible book

One word: spectacular. The book is literally the most empowering thing I have ever read.

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Excellent

This book is excellent. I like the balance between story telling and science. Great information.

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Wonderful!

So interesting! Well read, with so many practical suggestions. I would highly recommend this one.

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Must read

Engaging book with plenty of practical and applicable advice about importance to be present in the moment and own it.

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This was so Good I bought the Book

I think everyone should read or listen to this book, I'm doing both. This book is so relevant to the struggle we all have evoking our personal power to take action.

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enjoyed the content

The book didn't contain ground breaking information however definitely good reminders on how to compose yourself to portray a strong charisma.

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A MUST READ and RE-READ

This book offers a large number of helpful tips on how to boost one's confidence and performance. It also offers scientific back up and explanation in terms that are easily understood and digested. This book can be useful at any stage of one's life or career and is a helpful tool to come back to from time to time.

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Interesting research behind a pretty simplistic conclusion

If you are reading this book in hopes of finding some useful advice, let me save you some time - your body language affects your mood. That's it. Assume a confident posture and you'll feel more confident. That's basically what this book has to offer. The rest of it is a fairly interesting description of the research behind that conclusion, and some bragging by the author about all of the people she's helped with this revelation.

Not a bad book, and I found it somewhat interesting/enjoyable, but don't buy it thinking it's more than it is.

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