We wish you a happy, healthy, and prosperous Thanksgiving, from our family to your family.
Ira KoretskyNovember 22, 2018
I’m often asked, "When it comes to deciding what story to tell, where do I start?” Powerful stories are those that touch people, that touch people with a personal experience…
Ira KoretskyNovember 5, 2018
Let me introduce you to Polysyndeton, a Reinforcing Figure of Speech. It is part of a series on figures of speech and story elements. I share them as the English…
Ira KoretskyOctober 24, 2018
When faced with the choice between waiting in line or leaving, here’s a tip that works most of the time, to start an email conversation with the conference speaker. The…
Ira KoretskyOctober 15, 2018
A days ago, Victoria, the HR Director, contacted me to do a customized fun, hands-on program for their staff retreat. We met for lunch to discuss the program for a…
Ira KoretskySeptember 26, 2018
I attended a conference today. And the executive introducing the keynote speaker repeated his name and title, not 30 seconds after he was just introduced. This reduced his communication effectiveness…
Ira KoretskySeptember 17, 2018
Carol, one of my clients, called today. She asked about how to invite a business acquaintance to lunch. Before answering, I asked a few questions to probe a little bit…
Ira KoretskyAugust 27, 2018