Mar 29 2024 35 mins
What we’ll hear about:
- How Tamara’s MA and start in publishing set her up to be a standout storyteller and award-winning Product Marketing leader.
- Tamara’s emphasis on career intentionality and personal positioning.
- “Write your purpose in pen, but your path in pencil.”
- The ‘good time’ journal: Notice the activities that give you energy.
- Tamara’s path to speaking, including mentorship along the way from Oli Gardner who has a new company, Outline!
- First mistake most people make is to introduce themselves again. Don't do that! Come out on stage, start with a strong statement or question!
- Does she use notes? Nope! “I just practice until I feel I can give the talk.” The day of, it’s all about amping yourself up.
- Tamara’s process for building a new keynote.
Tamara’s reads:
Fourth Wing — Tamara’s fiction obsession. “my dragon book”— a masterclass in storytelling
April Dunford’s positioning book Obviously Awesome
Competing Against Luck: The Story of Innovation and Customer Choice by Clayton M. Christensen
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Walkout song:
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Tamara’s closing quote:
“As much time and effort as you put into thinking about your company and your product and how you’ll position and sell that, I would say, try to put an equal amount into thinking of yourself as the product, and I think you’ll be pretty surprised by the outcome of that.”