> Speak at local user group meetings. As the primary meetup organizer for SLC Python, I wholeheartedly agree. We often have people practicing their talks in fr

> Speak at local user group meetings. As the primary meetup organizer for SLC Python, I wholeheartedly agree. We often have people practicing their talks in front of our group before they go onto much larger forums such as PyCon and Open West. It's also a good chance to practice public speaking and presenting complicated ideas.