This next wave to move beyond the blog may scare most of you. 0:00 Public speaking is something that most people are scared to do, 0:03 but if you want to take things to the next level, 0:07 getting on stage in front of an audience is an amazing way to build your audience. 0:09 How are you going to find those things? 0:14 You're going to speak to the organizers whenever you go to an event. 0:16 It doesn't matter if it's a small social gathering or a big conference. 0:19 Find the organizers and talk to them. Ask them how they pick their speakers. 0:23 Sometimes, there's a proposal process. Sometimes, they just go out and ask. 0:27 Sometimes, the person who raises their hand gets picked. 0:31 A great way to start if you're scared to get up on stage by yourself is find panels, 0:35 lots and lots of conferences and panel conversations, 0:39 and trust me, it’s not as intimidating as it might sound 0:42 to sit on this table and argue with other people. 0:45 It's a lot of fun actually, but go out there 0:47 and find those events when you’re attending them and talk to them. 0:49 Beyond speaking to event organizers, one tool I like to use is called Lanyrd. 0:52 It's a website and an app that focuses on events 0:57 happening in your area and around the globe. 1:00 Why I love it is you can put in topics 1:03 that you want to speak on or types of attendees. 1:05 You can also see where your friends are going for events. 1:07 And then you can start looking at these events. Go out to their websites. 1:09 Do they have a speaker proposal time? Do they have a way to submit your ideas? 1:13 And you can start there. 1:17 Taking the stage is a really great way to move beyond the blog. 1:20 People see you. They interact with you. 1:24 They’re going to come up and talk to you afterwards. 1:26 You’re going to hand them your business card, and who knows, maybe eventually 1:27 as you become a thought leader, you write that book, and you get on stage, 1:30 maybe someday you'll be right here in front of the cameras 1:34 doing your own video class. 1:36