few minutes spent around extremely happy and excited people in a famous amusement park in  Copenhagen reminded me once again about the power of emotional contagion. Photo credit: Bill DeRouchey Links • For tips on presentation delivery checkout books by Jerry Weissman and Bert Decker. • A great older post by Kathy Sierra that I actually remembered reading back in '06. • Mirror neurons and Asperger's Syndrome — interesting 5-min vide The day after the From Business to Buttons conference in Malmö Sweden, I spent the day in Copenhagen with Bill DeRouchey and Scott Berkun and his wife Jill.

8220;The Power Gap” (a new animated infographic by Airslide) is a great example of making a complex story look effortless… “Demos came to us with an intensely detailed statistical study, which rated every single constituency in Britain according to a number of different social and economic aspects. Each of these aspects has an effect on the power held by the individuals in each area, and by the constituencies as a whole. Simplicity does not necessarily mean skimping out on the meat of your presentation. When handled correctly, complex scenarios and

Jerry’s book The Power Presenter has many tips on connecting with the audience but what it has–that no other book to date does–are real historic video examples. It takes a bit of courage to move outside your comfort zone, but it is powerful and memorable because many people don’t have the guts to be animated. As a presenter, I feed off the energy of the audience. I

What was your favorite movie?  What made it so memorable?  Recently I was asking a few Duartians at work what sound in a movie was most memorable to them?  I got a great response from the crew.  The variety was interesting because some people most remembered the orchestral sound score of a film.  

I’ve blogged many times on how NOT to use Power Point.  0160; But what about the right way to use Power Point?  0160; Following are 10 rules for using Power Point successfully. 0160; Assemble these photographs, charts and graphs, and numbers in a Power Point deck. 0160; Most people use it incorrectly, and it becomes a barrier between speaker and audience.  0160; For example, they create word slides, really speaker notes, with many bullets of text, expecting – what? –

The most powerful time to have your eyes up is at the end of a sentence. Even a newbie at public speaking knows they should make eye contact. But the term eye contact is rather vague. It can infer just making fleeting “contact” with a person then moving on.

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Here are some of the great tips you can use for your next presentation, media interview or just everyday life: Keep your hands at your side, not clasped, to show power. You should “open-up” your body. “Steepling” (creating a steeple with your fingers in front of your stomach) is a great power gesture. Having a wide stance shows power. (Editor's note: I had to miss this dynamic presentation about women speakers and body language, but colleague Debbie Friez -- an officer of Washington Women in Public Relations, the event convener, and vice president at BurrellesLuce -- sent in this guest post about the event, emphasizing tips Eloquent Woman readers can use.) Body language expert, Janine Driver , aka “The Lyin’ Tamer”, is calling 2009 “The Year of the Woman”, and she has made it her goal to help women be aware of their body language.

I’ve written about using the power of the 5 basic stories that Western culture has to make your speeches stronger, ‘stickier’ and more instantly graspable.  0160;   This story is always powerful, but never more so than in a recession.  0160;  Revenge is a very powerful motivator, so don’t leave it off the list because you’re squeamish.  0160; Look here: http://tinyurl.com/6sdl5v or here: http://tinyurl.com/nxblef for more detailed information.  0160; Today, I’m going to revisit the stories as a quick refresher course. 

Throughout time, stories have been a powerful tool to communicate points and make them memorable.  And because of the magnetic power of stories, the points you make will have more impact and will be remembered longer. Do your stories make powerful points?  People love stories.  This is illustrated time and again in almost everything we see on television.