At pluralsight we encourage people to form guilds, which are self-organizing groups of people that share common interests.

Getting up in front of a group and talking about something for any period of time can be scary. But it can also be a great way to share your knowledge, to increase your knowledge, and to help others. The goal of this blog post is to give you some ideas on how to get started if you have some interest but no experience yet.

I recently had the opportunity to speak at a local developer conference, Big Mountain Data and Dev. While preparing my talk, I was struck by how important the communities I belong to have been for me. I first learned about Pluralsight while attending the local Software Craftsmanship meetup, and without the relationships that I developed there, I probably wouldn't be working here today.