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During my short time on Twitter I have meet a lot of really nice, helpful, people: People who care about others. Here are 5 people that I enjoy following. I think that you will enjoy them too.

@Ginaschreck -What can you say about Gina? The first thing is that she is an absolute hoot. I think that she has a wild streak a mile wide. She is so much fun that it is hard to put it into words. I was introduced to her by @BertDecker (See the previous Twitter: 5 to Follow post). Be sure to follow Gina and visit her Web site: http://www.synapse3Di.com.

@maniactive – Laura is part of the Presentation Blogsphere (part of the part that matters). Here blog — Maniactive — is very informative and about a topic that matters. The thing that I like about her is that she is not afraid to express opinions that run counter the the Presentorati! Plus, Laura is a lot of fun;)

@scottmckain – Scott is on the Board of Obsidian Enterprises. He current book, Collapse of Distinction, is on my reading list. Check back here for a review.  Scott blogs here.

Scott has been inducted in the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame and is a member of the Speakers Roundtable. Those are very impressive credentials but that isn’t why I follow him. I follow him because is willing to share what he knows. And he knows a lot. Follow him, you won’t regret it.

@MichaelDeutch – Michael is a Yogi! That isn’t why I follow him. Although, I do find that very interesting. I follow Michael because I love MindJet Mind Manager. In fact, I use it everyday at work and at home. Mind Manager is Mind Mapping software. It is amazing. Whenever I start a new project I start with this software: I couldn’t get along without it. I met Michael because of my love to this software; you see, Michael is MindJet’s Chief Evangelist.

Michael writes interesting tweets even if you aren’t interested in Mind Mapping of Mind Manager. In addition to Yoga Michael is interested in Getting Things Done (GTD) and public speaking.

@OliviaMitchell – I met Olivia via her blog: Speaking About Presenting. I found her on Twitter and have been following her ever since. This sassy young lady is not afraid to speak her mind which is one of the things that I like about her. She discovers lots of great public speaking related info and shares what she finds. Highly recommended – follow her and read her blog.

If you missed the first post in this series you can find it here.

I really enjoy Twitter. A large part of this enjoyment is the people that I follow — I have found some great people on Twitter. In fact, I follow so many great people that it took forever to limit it to 5. The good news is that this will be a series: There will be many more of these posts in the future.

@BertDecker – Bert Decker is a really nice guy. In addition to that he is the founder and CEO of Decker Communications. He has spent his life teaching people the joy of learning how to deliver effective presentations. He will help you too: Just tweet him a question and be ready to learn. Get started by following him and reading his blog.

@BetsyWeber – Betsy Weber reminds me of the Tasmainian Devil from the Bugs Bunny cartoons: She is a bundle of energy. As the chief evangelist for TechSmith (the makers of Camtasia) she travels a lot and tweets all about it. If you are a user of Camtasia, Jing or Snagit you want to follow her she is a great source of information. If you aren’t a user of TechSmith products (you should be) you should still follow her adventures.  Plus, she is just plain fun! Be sure to follow her and read her blog.

@JanSchultink – Every once in a while you meet someone like Jan. It doesn’t happen that often which makes it really special. Jan is an ex-McKinsey consultant and is a bonafide expert on using slideware (PowerPoint and Keynote) effectively — “Effectively” is the key word. He runs a boutique consulting firm Axiom One and blogs at Stickyslides. His blog is full of great advice and examples on creating slides that help make your message sticky.

@LisaBraithwaite – Lisa is a public speaking coach who believes that public speaking is fun. That’s right “fun.” You know what? I totally agree with her. I think this attitude is one of the reasons that I enjoy following her so much. Lisa will teach you a lot about public speaking even if you never meet her in person. She does this through her tweets and her outstanding blog: Speak Schmeak. You need to follow her on Twitter and subscribe to her blog.

@MichaelHyatt – Michael is the CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers. He is also a very, very, nice guy. Michael is very active on Twitter and has a great blog: MichaelHyatt.com. He writes on various subjects: blogging, books (naturally), fitness and leadership. The blog contains some great getting started posts. They are accessable from the About page. You simply must follow Michael on Twitter and read his blog.

These are good folks and you should follow them on Twitter. If you don’t know what Twitter is then read Michael Hyatt’s excellent The Beginner’s Guide to Twitter. You can go a long way using the advice Bert Decker gives: Use your real name in your userid, use a real picture of yourself and put relevant information in your profile.