{
  "title": "'Power poses': what remains after replication",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/postures-de-pouvoir-ce-qu-il-reste-apres-les-replications-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2026-08-05",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "A highly publicised finding on pre-talk poses did not survive replication of its physiological effects.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Public Speaking & Impact",
  "place": {
    "name": "Zurich",
    "region": "Zurich",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "The original study",
      "point": "Dana Carney, Amy Cuddy and Andy Yap (2010, Psychological Science) report that a two-minute expansive pose alters hormones and risk-taking."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The replication",
      "point": "Eva Ranehill and co-authors (2015, Psychological Science), with a much larger sample, find no hormonal or risk effects; only a felt-power effect remains.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The nuance",
      "point": "Feeling more confident may have value, but the claimed physiological effects are not established."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The limit of common practice",
      "point": "Teaching spectacular 'tricks' from single studies instead of replicated methods.."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Zurich",
      "point": "Replace the pose with a full out-loud rehearsal the day before and record actual duration; compare to the allotted time over three talks."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Yap",
      "year": "2010",
      "source": "Psychological Science"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 139,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-editorial-2026-08-05-en.jpg?v=4",
  "translations": {
    "fr": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/postures-de-pouvoir-ce-qu-il-reste-apres-les-replications",
    "en": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/postures-de-pouvoir-ce-qu-il-reste-apres-les-replications-en",
    "de": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/postures-de-pouvoir-ce-qu-il-reste-apres-les-replications-de",
    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/postures-de-pouvoir-ce-qu-il-reste-apres-les-replications-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/public-speaking/zurich",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/zurich",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}