In November of last year, Susan and I were working on her story library to help position her for the next senior/CxO role. As part of the process, I encouraged…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 4, 2023
One of my LinkedIn connections is Nicole Malachowski, a fellow veteran. She retired from the US Air Force as a Colonel. Among her many accolades and distinctions, she was the…
Ira KoretskySeptember 7, 2022
While doing some research on figures of speech and story elements, I came across this speech from DeCarol Davis, for the 127th U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement, in May of…
Ira KoretskyAugust 10, 2022
This blog post is about diacope, a Repetition Figure of Speech. It is part of a series on repetition. I share them as the English language has hundreds of literary…
Ira KoretskyJuly 6, 2022
"Start in the middle. Start in the middle. Start in the middle." This was something Patrick would drill into the new players, day after day. And sometimes, seasoned players as…
Ira KoretskyApril 20, 2022
This year, I am changing things up a bit for Super Bowl commercials. Typically, I list my favorite Super Bowl 2022 commercials with commentary about the effectiveness of each commercial's…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 14, 2022