[OPLINLIST] Take a powerful pose

[SWON Info]

We speak with body language all the time. Body language can reveal how 
we're feeling, even when we don't want to share our thoughts. 
Researchers have learned that the link between brain and body language 
runs both ways. That is, *your body posture can change the levels of 
chemicals, including cortisol and testosterone, in the brain.* Changing 
your body language can literally change the way you think.

In her TED Talk from 2012 
<http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en#t-637921>, 
social psychologist Amy Cuddy describes tests she and her collaborator 
Dana Carney devised to understand this phenomenon. They developed 
several high- and low-power poses, both standing and sitting, for test 
subjects to assume for two minutes. They measured their testosterone and 
cortisol levels before and after posing.

A seated power pose A seated power pose

*Subjects who had taken high-power poses measured higher levels of 
testosterone (a hormone linked to dominance) and lower levels of 
cortisol (a hormone linked to stress)*. The opposite was true for 
subjects who had taken low-power poses: lower testosterone and higher 
cortisol.

So before you go into a meeting or a presentation or a classroom, find a 
private spot and lift your chin. Put your hands on your hips; take up 
more space. Pose like Wonder Woman or Superman or even Buzz Lightyear. 
There are no special words to repeat. Two minutes can help you 
communicate more persuasively and effectively.

  * Nathan Swartzendruber, SWON Technology Educator

------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Get a body language boost at SWON's Staff Training Symposium

While a two-minute power pose can give you a boost, using positive body 
language in other ways can have a lasting impact. Improving your body 
posture can project confidence and improve your mood. An becoming a 
better interpreter of body language can improve your customer service 
interactions.

Learn how to put these ideas to work at SWON's Staff Training Symposium, 
with Holly Klingler's keynote talk. Holly holds a certification in 
nonverbal analysis/body language and has performed trainings on general 
body language, safety and conflict management, public relations, 
interviewing, and more.

Join us for an energetic day of learning at the Staff Training Symposium 
on May 12th in Dayton 
<http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=526898&group=>.

------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Level-Up Lab: Give your flyers and newsletters a Publisher boost

A good design gives your message a huge boost, whether you're making a 
flyer for the wall or a newsletter to post online as a PDF. In this Lab 
with Nathan, you'll learn some beginner-basics of design that will help 
your documents /get their message across./ Then you'll learn to use some 
essential (and rather hidden) tools in Publisher to speed up your work.

Bring your own files, print-outs, or work in progress! Nathan will help 
set up your file and offer design tips on request. Join us at SWON April 
15th for the Publisher Level-Up Lab 
<http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=599052&group=>.


    ALAO 2015 Conference proposal deadline extended to 4/24

ALAO is extending the deadline for the call for proposals, for both 
break-out session presentations and poster sessions, for its annual 
conference this fall. Their website has presentation guidelines 
<http://www.alaoweb.org/conference2015/presentations/> available, which 
include useful tips and examples. And don't forget to save the date for 
the 2015 ALAO Annual Conference, November 20th 
<http://alaoweb.org/conference>.


    ACRL Framework program registration

Learn about the /Framework for Information Literacy for Higher 
Education/ from Craig Gibson, co-chair of the ACRL task force that was 
charged with writing it, at this April 20 program. That's just around 
the corner, so please /register now/ 
<https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LGNLQDQ> to reserve your seat.

------------------------------------------------------------------------


    Coming up on the calendar
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_list.asp>

  * *Good Friday - SWON Libraries Office Closed*
    April 3, 2015
  * *Best Children's Books of 2014
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=599136&group=>*
    April 9, 2015 - Online
  * *CLEAR Literature Review (Special Interest Group) Meeting
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=509738&group=>*
    April 9, 2015 - Kenton County Public Library
  * *CLEAR Literature Review (Special Interest Group) Meeting
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=510017&group=>*
    April 10, 2015 - SWON Libraries Meeting Room
  * *Ohio Library Day: Meet Your Neighbor! <http://www.ohiolibraryday.com>*
    April 14, 2015
  * *Level-Up Lab: Microsoft Publisher
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=599052&group=>*
    April 15, 2015 - SWON Meeting Room
  * *De-Mystifying Manga: An Introduction for Patrons of All Ages
    <http://swonlibraries.org/events/event_details.asp?id=599148&group=>*
    April 16, 2015 - Online

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.oplin.org/pipermail/oplinlist/attachments/20150402/2c8f9888/attachment-0001.html>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: powerpose.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 45286 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.oplin.org/pipermail/oplinlist/attachments/20150402/2c8f9888/attachment-0001.jpg>