Tamsen Webster

Empowering Keynote Speaker and Presentation Strategist

I overthink so you don’t have to.

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The Freenoter Podcast

There are lots of resources out there on how to become a paid speaker or keynoter, but what if you speak to build your business, as a FREEnoter? Each week, join me and Tom Webster as we cover all the angles of how to profit from speaking for free. If you are looking to grow your business from the stage--without "selling from the stage," this is the show for you. We will cover EVERY aspect of building your business through speaking, and even share a different craft cocktail recipe every week, just because. Subscribe now! 

Recommended Reading: Flying fish, climbing eels, and difficult conversations

It’s the last week of “practical” summer here in Boston, Massachusetts—the last week before the kids are back at school and generally everyone else is done with vacations. That also means it’s the last week (for now!) of the “summer” version of my newsletter, where I highlight three of this week’s best #swipefile features.
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Recommended Reading: Coworkers who won’t listen, groupthink, and playing chicken with time

This was a particularly rich week for the #swipefile — especially for articles about how our brains work (or don’t!) in certain situations.
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Recommended Reading: The wrong way to ask in email, untrustworthy writers, and Vikings for bike helmets

This week I’m continuing this mini-series of Recommended Reading, also known as “newsletter lite,” in recognition of the busy times that are the late summer
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Recommended reading: 3 types of friendship, an ode to creativity, and fighting Philadelphians

It’s August already?!
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How could you use it? Why Good Arguments Make Better Strategy

I’m back from a big move and my first big conference since the start of the pandemic, and I have to say: both have been simultaneously traumatic and rewarding.
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How could you use it: A NSFW giant gets an age… and more mystery

I’m popping in from amongst moving boxes to draw your attention to a fun story sitting in this week’s #swipefile.
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Why your idea alone is not enough

Why don’t we do the things we imagine? The simple answer: because they’re not yet real enough for us to understand how to actually do them.
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Message in a Minute: Give them something they can’t unhear

Humans are funny creatures. Even when we’re searching for the “right” answer or idea for something, we can hear various versions of that right answer over and over again without ever really hearing it at all.
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How could you use it: The Brazil Nut Effect

For your reading pleasure this week, it’s a dose of classic Red Thread Newsletter nuttiness. Yes, that’s right, we’re diving back into the Swipefile, those links to stories, studies, and other interesting stuff you can use that I share every week on various social platforms.
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Message in a Minute: To change what people do you have to change how they see

Today we’re going to talk about change. Honestly, though, that’s pretty much the only thing I talk about, when you come right down to it.
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The Red Thread® Newsletter

Stories, examples, images, and data you can use to help bring your ideas and messages to life.
The best ideas aren’t found — they’re built. Get a weekly dose of strategies, studies, and stories — direct to your inbox from me — to help you make your ideas strong enough to build change on.