Margaret, one of my storytelling and public speaking coaching clients recommend I read The Culture Map (Amazon affiliate). As she is an executive with teams around the world, our conversations,…
Ira KoretskyMarch 31, 2021
I was talking about using humor in the workplace (e.g., presentations, public speaking, storytelling, training, recruiting, and sales) to one of my students after class (I teach public speaking and…
Ira KoretskyOctober 14, 2020
Here's a wonderful story from Brene Brown from her Power of Vulnerability presentation at RSA (see below for video). It has a great Better Tomorrow Message TM. It has a…
Ira KoretskyJune 23, 2020
The other day I was on LinkedIn reading my feed. I saw an interesting picture. It was a picture of a US Army soldier with a graduation cap. Combined with…
Ira KoretskyJune 10, 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
Recently, I wrote an article on my favorite public speaking, presentation, and storytelling exercise. It is called 1-2-5-10 TM. In the article, I walk you through how to develop a…
Ira KoretskyOctober 24, 2019
Here is a touching, powerful story about a dad. It has lots of story elements and figures of speech that improve the impact. King's (his story) Better Tomorrow MessageTM, "Cherish…
Ira KoretskySeptember 18, 2019
Jeffrey Hayzlett (personal site) was the keynote speaker at a Vistage Summit I attended. I really loved his "Be a Clock Changer" story. After his keynote presentation, I waited patiently…
Ira KoretskyAugust 15, 2018
The Red Convertible story is one of my favorites. It is from a student, Rohan, at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland. I am…
Ira KoretskyJuly 25, 2018