power pose
noun[C]
uk/ˈpaʊ.ə ˌpəʊz/us/ˈpaʊ.ɚ ˌpoʊz/a way ofstandingorsittingthat isintendedto make youlookandfeelpowerfulandconfident:
Aclassicpowerposeused byhumansandchimpsalikeis to speadyourarmswidetoappearmorepowerful.
A lot of the TEDtalkwas about how tostrikeapowerpose.
- If youlookforpowerposes, you'llstartnoticinglotsof them.
- Wefoundthatpeopleinpowerposesshowhighertestosteronelevelsandlowercortisollevels.
- Thescienceofpowerposesis thesubjectofongoingstudy.
Posture
- attitude
- bearing
- carriage
- carry
- crossed
- deportment
- orthostatic
- pose
- position
- postural
- posture
- power posing
- strike
- strike an attitudeidiom
- suck
- sucksomethingin
power pose
verb[I]
tostandorsitin a way that isintendedto make youlookandfeelpowerfulandconfident:
From thatdayforwardthestudentpowerposedbefore everytestand hergradeswent from B's and C's to A's.
I wasseriouslynervousand Icalmedmyself down bypowerposing.
- Ipowerposedbefore my thirdinterviewfor ajobthe otherday.
- According to asocialpsychologistat Harvard Business School, everyone shouldspendtwominutespowerposing.
- I wasfreakingout, so whilewaitingIwalkedoutsideandpowerposedon thestreet.
Posture
- attitude
- bearing
- carriage
- carry
- crossed
- deportment
- orthostatic
- pose
- position
- postural
- posture
- power posing
- strike
- strike an attitudeidiom
- suck
- sucksomethingin