Based on more than 25 years of experience, Ira Koretsky, The Chief Storyteller® (bio), developed his keynote presentations, and training workshops to improve individual and organizational performance through better communication. He works with meeting planners, learning and development teams, and leadership when developing your program.
Within minutes of every program, he forever changes the way audiences approach communication (yes, a bold statement). Ira…
Running The Chief Storyteller ® since 2002, he understands the needs and goals of meeting planners. He is easy to work with. Generous with his time and ideas, Ira spends time with your planning team and executive leadership to ensure the concepts, Smart Exercises, and takeaways are aligned to your goals.
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When you talk with Ira, be sure to cover these important areas:
| YOUR PROGRAM | CUSTOMIZED TO MEET YOUR GOALS |
|---|---|
| Content | Balance education, entertainment, and engagement |
| Skill Level | Provide content, examples, exercises, etc. for basic/fundamental to advanced/expert audiences |
| Interactions | Interact with the audience a little to a lot, from fun to serious |
| Exercises | Offer verbal, written, and physical exercises for individuals, teams, groups, and/or whole audience |
| Handouts | Provide PDF and digital files with examples, exercises, tools, and templates |
| Examples | Tailor examples based on pre-interviews, research, and planning meetings |
| Tools | Select written and digital tools and templates to match your learning objectives |
| THE DIFFERENCE | YOUR WORKSHOP |
|---|---|
| Customized | Your program is ~80% standard and ~20% customized. Your facilitator customizes your workshop to your culture, event theme, and talent development goals. No two programs are ever the same |
| Actionable | We work with meeting planners to ensure our keynote programs and workshops are educational, aspirational, inspirational, and most importantly, actionable. Your participants will have clear takeaway actions and compelling insights to apply back in the workplace. Together, we define these actionable takeaways |
| Interactive | Facilitators interact with your audience from a little to a lot, from fun to serious |
| Engaging | Hear tailored stories and practical examples shared from personal experiences and from other people and organizations from around the world through video and rich media |
| Experiential | All of our workshops are hands-on. Together, we will collaborate with the meeting planners on the exercises and their respective goals. We have over 100 Smart Exercises TM and interactions offered as paper-based or verbal. Exercises can be completed by an individual, in pairs, in small groups, or the entire audience |
| Flexible | Our facilitators can tailor the length of your program from 30-minute workshops to half-day to multi-day training |
| Integrated | For maximum long-term retention and real-world application, The Chief Storyteller ® can develop an integrated plan for workshops/training, mentoring, and coaching |
| Experienced | The Chief Storyteller ® trainers have delivered more than 500 keynote presentations, workshops, and webinars to more than 37,250 people in nearly a dozen countries (customers, testimonials, success stories, video clips). Ira Koretsky, our CEO, is an adjunct professor of public speaking and storytelling at the University of Maryland, since 2015 |
