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WHAT IS THE POWER POSE? AND WILL IT REALLY BOOST MY CONFIDENCE BEFORE A JOB INTERVIEW?
BBC Science Focus
|June 2023
A power pose is essentially any kind of body position that involves taking up more space. Imagine standing with your legs astride and your hands on your hips, or - as used in the seminal research on power poses from 2010 - leaning back in your chair with your legs up and your hands behind your head.
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The opposite is a contractive pose that involves taking up less room, such as hugging yourself with your legs crossed.
This story is from the June 2023 edition of BBC Science Focus.
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