Inspiration is the process of producing or arousing confidence in others. When influential people talk in public, they inspire those that listen. Inspiring people inject new ideas into our minds and motivates us to do something similar. This being so, a couple of websites have sprung up which invite people with leadership qualities to give a small talk on their field of expertise and their experiences to a select audience. These talks are then made available online, free for all to view and get inspired.

• Ted.com – Ideas worth spreading.  This site hosts talks by world’s greatest thinkers and doers. Celebrities from all walks of life have presented a talk at Ted. The talks are related to Technology, Entertainment, Design, Business, Science, Culture, Arts and Global issues.
• The Do Lectures – The Do lectures are all about getting a handful of speakers together in one place, in the hope that they may inspire you to go Do something. To give you the tools and the desire to change the things you care about. The talks are related to any one of Business, Design, Environment, Food, Sport and Technology.
• Academic Earth – This site hosts 1000s of lectures from the world’s top scolars. The subjects range from Astronomy, Science and Religion to Law and Entrepreneurship – a total of 17 subjects to choose from. Really inspiring and educational.

So listen to these lectures and talks and feel the inspiration.