Have you ever left a nerveracking 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 were making on others and instead adjust the impression weve been making on ourselves. As Harvard professor Amy Cuddys revolutionary book reveals we dont 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 mindset in our daytoday 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 bodymind effects and teaches us how to use simple techniques to liberate ourselves from fear in highpressure 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 reader will learn how to approach their biggest challenges with confidence instead of dread and to leave them with satisfaction instead of regret. Presence feels at once concrete and inspiring simple but ambitious above all truly powerful.New York Times Book Review show more