Do you give yourself license to gesture and use the physical space to the side, and in front of your body?

‘Owning’ and occupying the physical space with measured gestures signals seniority. Minimising the physical space you own and occupy signals the behaviour of a junior.

In her TED talk (the link is below) Alison Ledgerwood, a luminary in her field of social psychology, shares a good trick to improve positive thinking.

However, Ledgerwood’s ‘glued’ upper arms to her torso for most of her talk – undermine her luminary status.

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