Scott Bourne (of Podango, Online Media Tips and Apple Phone Show) wrote up a thoughtful wrap-up post on the BlogWorld & New Media Expo in Las Vegas.

I didn’t attend this conference, but it was attended by many of the thought leaders in the new media space and it seems to have come off as a success.

Point #6 of Scott’s post is what I found most interesting.

6) The bloggers at the show who weren’t podcasting were the people most interested in the podcast track. They primarily wanted to know if they should start podcasting and how to do it.

This is exactly the kind of audience that podcasting evangelists, like myself, should reach out to. The New Media Expo next year in Las Vegas will focus on learning how to podcast and become better at the craft. This is so important because we could easily drown ourselves out with echo chamber podcasting talk that leaves out the very people who will help move podcasting to “the next level” and gain a larger audience.

Podcasting hasn’t even come close to peaking, in terms of people that are interested in learning more and possibly getting into the creation end. It’s encouraging to see so many people at BlogWorld dipping their toes into this new media landscape.