Education - General Session
Using AI to Craft Pitches That Attract New Members
Presented Live Thursday, August 20, 8 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) -7
Meet Mariam Tariq in person: Thursday, August 20, 9 a.m., Pacific Daylight Time (PDT)/Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) -7
Session Description
Are you a Toastmasters leader with a strong sense of your club’s value, but have difficulty expressing that as a clear, compelling message that resonates with specific audiences? Join Mariam Tariq as she guides you through using Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a practical tool to clarify ideas, strengthen messaging, and build simple, effective presentations—particularly for club growth, member recruitment, and outreach.
Let her show you how to move beyond AI for content generation, utilizing it as “a thinking partner” for visuals and presentation development, while avoiding overloading content. Experience her live demo of how to turn a basic “join our club” presentation into a captivating pitch. Leave this session with increased AI confidence and practical, club-adaptable presentation examples.
Biography
Mariam Tariq
Senior technology executive, AI-driven digital marketing leader
Mariam Tariq is a senior technology executive with more than 25 years of experience leading product strategy, go-to-market execution, and AI-driven initiatives across enterprise software. She has led product and marketing teams at Oracle, MicroStrategy, Ellucian, and Progress Software, building digital platforms and translating complex technologies into practical solutions used by organizations worldwide.
A core part of her work involves shaping how complex ideas are positioned, communicated, and translated into clear, compelling messages for different audiences. She is known for bringing structure and clarity to messaging—whether defining product positioning, refining go-to-market narratives, or helping teams communicate value more effectively.
Her perspective is grounded in firsthand experience navigating the challenges of executive leadership, including periods of misalignment, stalled performance, and personal reinvention. This informs her current work applying AI as a thinking partner to support clearer communication, stronger decision-making, and more effective problem solving.
In addition to her corporate leadership, Tariq leads a Girl Scouts troop, mentoring young girls to build confidence, resilience, and independence.
You can learn more about Tariq on her website: mariamtariq.com.