Power affects the brain and voice

A recent study by Columbia University of Business has shown that people with high status are literally changing their voices. Specifically, the loudness and sound intensity of these words are higher than normal, and the tone of the voice also becomes more monotonous.

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Professor Adam Galinsky at Columbia Business School and his colleagues conducted an experiment on 161 students. These students are required to read the same paragraph. Before that, half of these students were allowed to participate in leadership exercises, they had to imagine that they were important people in big companies and had to make important decisions for the company. The other half is allowed to participate in simple group exercises of regular employees in the company.

The results show that the first group of students, who hold power, tend to change their voices the same way. Even those who listen to it easily recognize this change, they remark that these people have a deep voice and do not have many nuances.

Professor Galinsky said that many participants in this experiment had a very different voice expression than they had before, according to the initial assessment that the professor commented that this is not the result of subjective cognitive process. . It also means that they are not conscious of voice control to make that difference.

Despite the fact that many leaders have to practice to have a loud and convincing voice.

Power affects the brain

There is a good reason when people say someone is drunk, because studies have shown high social status and power has a great influence on our brains . Professor Galinsky said power has three effects on the brain, which is to reduce the hormones cortisol, increase the level of confidence and activate the action-oriented region of the brain.

So it's like a kind of stimulation that makes people more excited, which in turn affects the voice. The results of Professor Galinsky's research also show that people who have a life too 'quiet' can hardly achieve great success in life.

But Professor Galinsky said that instead of trying to focus on changing your voice, you should try to focus on or remember the times when you 'have power in your hands' , maybe just one position of class president or team leader . That will help you feel more confident and very good impact to help you easily achieve more success.

Reference: mashable