Geeks in Pink Dinner - July 2014

Topic: Align Your Body Language To Your Message

Speakers: Charla Mayo and Andrea Droulers from The Bergerac Group

Location: Microsoft's Regional Office

Your body language shapes who you are is the topic of the second most popular TED Talk - http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are. Please sign up for our upcoming dinner to take part in a workshop that will help you learn how to use your body language to change other people's perceptions.

Inspiring leaders craft and deliver a specific and consistent message. At this workshop, you will learn to align your body movement with your verbal communication in order to communicate clarity of purpose. You will also practice harnessing your nervousness and turning it into positive energy that conveys your enthusiasm and motivation.

About The Bergerac Group

Bergerac redefines communication through its totally innovative approach. We combine three key schools of thought into our learning methodology: the psychology of verbal interaction, neuroscience research and skills utilized in the performing arts. Why? Because delivering and receiving information presents specific challenges to the brain.

Our unique approach capitalizes on the rich, non-verbal training of actors, triggering mental clarity and confidence with the release of neurotransmitters and energy, while further capturing the subtle psychological exchange that must take place for words to translate into actions.

Agenda

• BBQ Dinner with Vegetarian Option
• Align Your Body Language To Your Message Workshop
• Pledge to Support Women in Technology
• Sit With Me Photo Opportunity

I will be providing the same menu that we have at my user group, the Dallas ASP.NET User Group, http://www.dallasasp.net. We will have BBQ and a vegetarian option. After dinner, you will have the opportunity to take your picture with the red chair, http://sitwithme.org.

Dinner
We get our BBQ from Dickey's Barbecue Pit and our vegetarian options from Costco.

BBQ
•Beef Brisket
•Polish Sausage
•Baked Potato Casserole
•Jalapeño Beans
•Cole Slaw
•Green Beans
•Rolls
•Hamburger Buns
•Relish Tray
•BBQ Sauce

Vegetarian Option (Note: the vegetarian option is only provided if requested.)
•Madras Lentils
•Naan
•Hummus
•Pita Chips

Dessert is going to be a surprise. (Tiff's Treats is a popular choice.)