Stories. What makes a story great is its lesson. And how the lesson makes us think differently, such that we are better for learning it. Quentin Fottrell, the personal finance…
Ira KoretskyMay 5, 2021
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
The Montgomery County (Maryland) Chamber of Commerce invites you to a hands-on webinar, focused on the mechanics of storytelling in sales. It is facilitated by Ira Koretsky, CEO of The…
Ira KoretskyMarch 17, 2021
I am excited to announce a very hands-on webinar for those looking to sharpen their career tools and those interested in career advancement. It is sponsored by my good friends…
Ira KoretskyMarch 5, 2021
A few weeks ago, I presented our Leaders STORY (Leaders to the Power of Story) workshop as a webinar to the Construction Education Institute® of the Mechanical Contractors Association of…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 24, 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
I recently read a light and fun article on our preoccupation with "liking." In "Like, Enough With The Liking Already," (Funny Times) author Laura Boggs paints a vivid picture of…
Ira KoretskyAugust 19, 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