One of the downsides of being a tradeshow organizer who is deeply involved in the subject matter your show is about (in this case, podcasting) is that you don’t get invited to speak at other events on the subject. Justifiably, the other show organizers see me as a competitor – even though I rarely mention our show when speaking – and never do in those rare occasions where I speak at another tradeshow or conference.

But I love speaking about podcasting and new media so I jump at the chance to do so when invited. UCLA is running an extension course in January entitled “Introduction to New Media Public Relations: Generating Public Awareness with Blogs, Podcasts, RSS, and Websites.” (thanks for trusting me with your class for 90 minutes Eric.) I won’t let you down!