Last week, I wrote "Internship - Keep It this Summer - Big Idea #1," based on some of my students (I'm an adjunct at the University of Maryland1) asking me…
Ira KoretskyApril 15, 2020
A friend sent me a few brain-funny jokes. The one about parents, a child, and the circus joke, really tickled my funny bone. I found a few variations on the…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 19, 2020
Ahhhh... Super Bowl 2020 is now officially over. The memories will stay with us as will the commercials. This year, I selected the Super Bowl 2020 commercials I felt were…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 5, 2020
Todd Rundgren's song, Onomatopoeia is lively. It's fun. And it's educational. It reinforces the importance of making your communication interesting and engaging. I was on Youtube doing some research and…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 29, 2020
"Happiness and prosperity," is a common phrase when wishing someone a Happy Lunar New Year. In Chinese, you would say, 恭喜發財 or Gōngxǐ fācái (pronunciation). 2020 is Year of the…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 25, 2020
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Loving Your Enemies," November…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 20, 2020
This the second part of the "Just Ok? Well-Messaged and Funny Ads from AT&T" blog. Check out the first 10 commercials, intro story, and background on the ads in part…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 15, 2020
I'm at a lunch meeting with Malika, a friend and colleague in the academic space. We are talking about a variety of topics when all of sudden, she had that…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 15, 2020
One of the best things about LinkedIn is serendipity. If you are using LinkedIn, the secret to mastering it, is to expand your network, deliberately. When I see interesting phrases,…
Ira KoretskyJanuary 8, 2020