Self-Esteem and Mindfulness (Amy Cuddy TedTalk)

Reflection Paper
The goal of this project is for you to think about self-esteem and mindfulness and realize the application to your own lives.
Write a 2-page reflection paper on Amy Cuddy’s Tedtalk (https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en (Links to an external site.)) and mindfulness as it relates to communication and self-esteem.

GUIDELINES FOR REFLECTION PAPER
TITLE PAGE: Professor name, class/course/title of work/your name
Title and speaker of the Tedtalk
2 pages (required minimum)
Do you think that ‘self’-esteem’ influences our ability to ‘communicate’ with other people?
How can do you think that ‘mindfulness’ can strengthen our sense of self-esteem?
Do you think that having a healthy sense of ‘self-esteem’ better prepares us to deal with conflict?
How would be able to apply Cuddy’s ideas to your own life?
How do you think applying mindfulness can improve your self-esteem and your ability to communicate with others?
GUIDELINES FOR PAPER FORMAT
Title page: (does not count as one of the (2) required pages
2 pages
12-point font,
Times Roman, double-spaced)
Only papers submitted on a Microsoft Word document through Turnitin will be accepted.
You will be graded on the following:
Thoroughness: Did the student cover information above? Up to 40 points
Did the student use examples from their own experiences in their personal or professional life? From the Tedtalk and from eText? Did the student fully explain ideas? Up to 35 points
Writing: Is the paper clearly written and free of spelling, grammatical, and punctuation errors? Are paragraphs used to separate ideas? Is the body of the paper at least 2 pages (12-point font, Times Roman, double-spaced)? Up to 25 points
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