of the book that your group is reading. If you have some special expertise, 
offer to share it with your coworkers, colleagues, or friends by giving a 
formal presentation.
UÊGo to a public lecture and ask questions . Public lectures are often adver -
tised in the newspaper, on the Internet, on the radio, or on television (for 
example, on your local cable access channel). Also, check out advertisements 
on community bulletin boards and posters at the library, supermarket, local 
colleges, or other public places.
UÊTake a course at a college, university, or any school that offers adult 
education courses . Try to choose courses that provide the opportunity to 
give presentations. If these are not available, make a point of asking ques -
tions several times during each class. If you are unable to enroll in a course, 
another option is to simply audit or sit in on a large class at a local univer -
sity. Professors will sometimes give guests permission to observe a class 
without formally enrolling. Often, undergraduate classes contain hundreds 
of students, so no one would notice an extra person in the room. Auditing