Step 1

Podium is empty.
Step 2

Click "Take Podium" button to take podium.
Step 3

You are now on the podium seen to everyone.
Step 4

Click "Leave Podium" button when you decide to leave podium.
Hint: If you hold the mouse pointer over the podium for a few moments, the tooltip will show the name of the podium holder, if any.