If you’re preparing for interview, it’s easy to focus on the material – the questions they might ask and the words and phrases you’ll use to answer them. While that’s a valid part of any interview preparation, there are things that you can do that will totally transform how you perform at interview.

But you also have to pay attention to body language, which is what this TED talk by Amy Cuddy is all about. Funnily enough, it follows on nicely from a post I wrote last week on the hidden wisdom of your body. I had no awareness of this video when I wrote it – I heard about it a few hours after I wrote the post – but sychornicity is a wonderful thing.

Cuddy’s message is fake it till you become it. Your body language profoundly influences how others see you and how you see yourself. As long you are preparing for interview, spend 2 minutes a day practising power poses and get the job of your dreams – seems worth it to me.