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Mastering Storytelling

Influence leaders, teammates, and stakeholders to build alignment

Tara Wellington

Sr Director of Product Management at BILL

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Course outcomes

Learn how to develop a narrative that will help you gain buy-in, build consensus, and drive alignment. By the end of the course, you will learn how to:

Structure a compelling story for a new product, initiative, or way of working and build communications plan
Adapt your delivery to your audience so that you can influence key stakeholders, like leadership and cross-functional teams
Pick the right storytelling tactics depending on your context

Course outcomes

Learn how to develop a narrative that will help you gain buy-in, build consensus, and drive alignment. By the end of the course, you will learn how to:

Structure a compelling story for a new product, initiative, or way of working and build communications plan
Adapt your delivery to your audience so that you can influence key stakeholders, like leadership and cross-functional teams
Pick the right storytelling tactics depending on your context

Course outcomes

Learn how to develop a narrative that will help you gain buy-in, build consensus, and drive alignment. By the end of the course, you will learn how to:

Structure a compelling story for a new product, initiative, or way of working and build communications plan
Adapt your delivery to your audience so that you can influence key stakeholders, like leadership and cross-functional teams
Pick the right storytelling tactics depending on your context

Who this course is for

Early-to-mid career product builders (3+ years of experience recommended)
Teams who are actively working on a product, initiative, or way of working that requires building alignment with leaders, teammates, or other stakeholders. Individuals working with large teams or in highly cross-functional organizations will get the most value out of the workshops

Who this course is for

Early-to-mid career product builders (3+ years of experience recommended)
Teams who are actively working on a product, initiative, or way of working that requires building alignment with leaders, teammates, or other stakeholders. Individuals working with large teams or in highly cross-functional organizations will get the most value out of the workshops

Who this course is for

Early-to-mid career product builders (3+ years of experience recommended)
Teams who are actively working on a product, initiative, or way of working that requires building alignment with leaders, teammates, or other stakeholders. Individuals working with large teams or in highly cross-functional organizations will get the most value out of the workshops

Who this course is not for

Note: This course is less relevant for individuals on small teams or in early stage organizations or those looking for their first role in product management

Who this course is not for

Note: This course is less relevant for individuals on small teams or in early stage organizations or those looking for their first role in product management

Who this course is not for

Note: This course is less relevant for individuals on small teams or in early stage organizations or those looking for their first role in product management

Course syllabus

Module

Build Your Story Structure

Module

Adapt to Your Audience

Module

Tactics of Storytelling

Course syllabus

Module

Build Your Story Structure

Module

Adapt to Your Audience

Module

Tactics of Storytelling

Course syllabus

Module

Build Your Story Structure

Module

Adapt to Your Audience

Module

Tactics of Storytelling

Live course schedule

Week

Tue, October 27

Build Your Story Structure

Week

Tue, November 3

Adapt To Your Audience

Week

Tue, November 10

Tactics of Storytelling

Week

Thu, October 29

Note: Tara is also going to host optional additional events on 10/29, 11/5, and 11/12 (Thursdays) 8-9am PT

Live course schedule

Week

Tue, October 27

Build Your Story Structure

Week

Tue, November 3

Adapt To Your Audience

Week

Tue, November 10

Tactics of Storytelling

Week

Thu, October 29

Note: Tara is also going to host optional additional events on 10/29, 11/5, and 11/12 (Thursdays) 8-9am PT

Live course schedule

Week

Tue, October 27

Build Your Story Structure

Week

Tue, November 3

Adapt To Your Audience

Week

Tue, November 10

Tactics of Storytelling

Week

Thu, October 29

Note: Tara is also going to host optional additional events on 10/29, 11/5, and 11/12 (Thursdays) 8-9am PT

Unique benefits of live courses

Tackle challenging projects with direct access to top tech experts who have hands-on experience with the exact problem you're facing.

Live courses

On-demand courses

Study material

Step-by-step lessons, frameworks, tips & common mistakes, and examples

Direct access to tech experts

Live insights and advice from experts plus unlimited chat access with course host

Weekly live sessions and recordings

Dive deeper into the lessons with course host insights and lively Q&A discussions

Relevant case studies

Contextualize lessons with real-world insights from guest experts

Collaborative learning

Dedicated Slack channel to engage with a group of peers sharing similar objective

Structure and accountability

Weekly priorities to help you stay on track with your learning schedule

Unique benefits of live courses

Tackle challenging projects with direct access to top tech experts who have hands-on experience with the exact problem you're facing.

Live courses

On-demand courses

Study material

Step-by-step lessons, frameworks, tips & common mistakes, and examples

Direct access to tech experts

Live insights and advice from experts plus unlimited chat access with course host

Weekly live sessions and recordings

Dive deeper into the lessons with course host insights and lively Q&A discussions

Relevant case studies

Contextualize lessons with real-world insights from guest experts

Collaborative learning

Dedicated Slack channel to engage with a group of peers sharing similar objective

Structure and accountability

Weekly priorities to help you stay on track with your learning schedule

Unique benefits of live courses

Tackle challenging projects with direct access to top tech experts who have hands-on experience with the exact problem you're facing.

Live courses

On-demand courses

Study material

Step-by-step lessons, frameworks, tips & common mistakes, and examples

Direct access to tech experts

Live insights and advice from experts plus unlimited chat access with course host

Weekly live sessions and recordings

Dive deeper into the lessons with course host insights and lively Q&A discussions

Relevant case studies

Contextualize lessons with real-world insights from guest experts

Collaborative learning

Dedicated Slack channel to engage with a group of peers sharing similar objective

Structure and accountability

Weekly priorities to help you stay on track with your learning schedule

Course created by

Tara Wellington

Sr Director of Product Management at BILL

Tara is a passionate, collaborative, and curious product leader with 10 years of experience leading and developing product teams. She is dedicated to delivering continuous customer and business value by building, organizing, and leading strategic product initiatives. She has a deep passion for solving complex problems for customers – especially in the small business tech world where she has spent the majority of my product career. Her product decisions are guided by a toolkit of experimentation, customer feedback, metric progress, and strategic market trends.

Course hosted by

Tara Wellington

Sr Director of Product Management at BILL

Why product builders choose Reforge

Vetted frameworks & processes

Proven product and growth frameworks refined by experienced operators.

Easy-to-use templates

Practical templates that turn complex work into repeatable steps.

Real-world examples

Annotated case studies grounded in actual decisions and tradeoffs.

Thousands of artifacts and guides

A deep library of tactical docs, playbooks, and walkthroughs.

Expert operators and builders

Exclusive, unique insights shaped by operators who have owned real outcomes.

Why product builders choose Reforge

Vetted frameworks & processes

Proven product and growth frameworks refined by experienced operators.

Easy-to-use templates

Practical templates that turn complex work into repeatable steps.

Real-world examples

Annotated case studies grounded in actual decisions and tradeoffs.

Thousands of artifacts and guides

A deep library of tactical docs, playbooks, and walkthroughs.

Expert operators and builders

Exclusive, unique insights shaped by operators who have owned real outcomes.

Why product builders choose Reforge

Week

Tue, October 27

Build Your Story Structure

Week

Tue, November 3

Adapt To Your Audience

Week

Tue, November 10

Tactics of Storytelling

Week

Thu, October 29

Note: Tara is also going to host optional additional events on 10/29, 11/5, and 11/12 (Thursdays) 8-9am PT

Mastering Storytelling

Live

Influence leaders, teammates, and stakeholders to build alignment

Starts

Oct 27, 2026

Hosted by

Tara Wellington

Become a member to enroll

Enroll now

Get reimbursed

Save with your team

Mastering Storytelling

Live

Influence leaders, teammates, and stakeholders to build alignment

Starts

Oct 27, 2026

Hosted by

Tara Wellington

Become a member to enroll

Enroll now

Get reimbursed

Save with your team

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