Being an Accidental Community Manager
Adrian Speyer's first book is out! Titled The Accidental Community Manager, it's an amazing and highly practical guide for community managers both new and experienced.
On this episode of Talk About Your Community, hear from Adrian and friend-of-the-show Jenny Weigle as we talk about what it means to find ourselves in the role of community manager... accidentally!
About Adrian Speyer
Adrian Speyer is an experienced digital marketer and community builder, with over 10 years of experience building communities. As an accomplished writer and speaker, Adrian has delivered numerous talks about community building at major international conferences and is the author of The Accidental Community Manager. His experience working with top brands has enabled him to teach community builders best practices, effective frameworks and ways to be successful in community building that have a meaningful impact on organizational goals.
Show Notes
3:24: The discussion starts with Adrian sharing he’s already planning another book, as well as how things have unfolded after his first release.
11:48: Jenny asks a question around how long it took to gain the knowledge to write the book on top of the 4-year writing process. Adrian dives into the pros and cons of being self-published.
17:14: Adrian shares how he wrote a table of contents and then committed to writing 1,500 words every Friday. He speaks to the importance of being your biggest cheerleader and combating burnout.
23:55: Jenny asks about the first resource he tapped to help with his writing.
31:01: Jenny asks if Adrian ever thought to create a community in conjunction with the book and why?
33:04: Todd asks about the community lifecycle/maturity model in the book.
44:30: The stream ends with a “lightning round” of questions, include where and when he wrote, his favorite chapter to write, and the chapter that was the biggest pain to write.
