--- title: 5 New Ways to Feel More Powerful, Backed By Research description: Speak first and speak often canonical: https://time.com/3765441/5-ways-feel-more-powerful/ author: Eric Barker article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-04T04:01:17.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T08:18:43.353Z article:section: Ideas og:title: 5 New Ways to Feel More Powerful, Backed By Research og:description: Speak first and speak often og:url: https://time.com/3765441/5-ways-feel-more-powerful/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82e3594cfad4f3a2/698786050b72e3d6a66de702/457983659-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: businessman-talking-meeting og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 5 New Ways to Feel More Powerful, Backed By Research twitter:description: Speak first and speak often twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82e3594cfad4f3a2/698786050b72e3d6a66de702/457983659-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # 5 New Ways to Feel More Powerful, Backed By Research by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Apr 4, 2015 4:01 AM UTC  Businessman talking in meeting Businessman talking in meetingGetty Images by [Eric Barker](https://time.com/author/eric-barker/) ## Eric Barker Apr 4, 2015 4:01 AM UTC * The military makes soldiers stand up straight for a reason; there’s an [implicit connection between posture and power](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-there-a-connection-between-posture-and-pow) that has been demonstrated [time and time again.](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/is-posture-the-key-to-power) Want to [increase confidence](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-to-quickly-and-easily-increase-confidence)? Make yourself [tougher](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/whats-a-quick-and-easy-way-to-make-yourself-t)? Stand up straight. * [Clench](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-to-quickly-and-easily-feel-more-powerful) your fists. Gestures should be [palm down](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/can-you-demonstrate-power-or-kindness-by-the). * Know how to [speak with power](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/4-easy-tips-for-speaking-with-power). [Deepen](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/whats-an-easy-way-to-feel-more-powerful) your voice. [Speak first. Speak often](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/what-do-you-have-to-do-to-be-perceived-as-a-l). Repeat [yourself](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/does-repeating-yourself-make-you-more-influen). [Interrupt](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/how-to-easily-appear-more-powerful) people. Don’t [laugh](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-you-laugh-a-lot-youre-probably-not-a-power). * [Elevate](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/nonverbally-what-signifies-dominance-more-tha) yourself when standing. Sit in the [center](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/where-should-you-sit-during-a-meeting-to-be-m) during meetings. Dress [appropriately](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/whats-the-best-way-to-dress-when-you-want-to). It makes a [difference](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/do-clothes-make-the-man-can-you-really-dress). * People perceived as powerful [break the rules](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/another-way-to-appear-more-powerful). **Join over 161,000 readers. Get a free weekly update via email** [**here**](http://eepurl.com/o6uAD)**.** **_This piece originally appeared on_** [**_Barking Up the Wrong Tree_**](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2012/06/5-ways-to-look-and-feel-more-powerful/)**_._** Related posts: [A Navy SEAL Explains 8 Secrets To Grit And Resilience](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2015/01/grit/) [New Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful ](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/09/be-more-successful/) [How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/08/how-to-stop-being-lazy/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3765441/5-ways-feel-more-powerful/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3765441/5-ways-feel-more-powerful/"},"headline":"5 New Ways to Feel More Powerful, Backed By Research","datePublished":"2015-04-04T04:01:17.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T08:18:43.353Z","description":"Speak first and speak often","url":"https://time.com/3765441/5-ways-feel-more-powerful/","keywords":["Psychology"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82e3594cfad4f3a2/698786050b72e3d6a66de702/457983659-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Eric Barker","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/eric-barker/"}],"articleSection":"Ideas","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt82e3594cfad4f3a2/698786050b72e3d6a66de702/457983659-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"businessman-talking-meeting","caption":"businessman-talking-meeting","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/ideas/","name":"Ideas"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/psychology/","name":"Psychology"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3765441/5-ways-feel-more-powerful/","name":"5 New Ways to Feel More Powerful, Backed By Research"}}]}] ```