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Stick to Your Own Convictions Story from John Zimmer, Lyft

I serendipitously discovered this excellent story from John Zimmer, co-founder of Lyft. I discovered his on-the-precipice-of-shutting-down story in Inc. Magazine. Against the odds, against industry expectations, against trusted advice, John…

Ira KoretskyAugust 4, 2021

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Just Out-Spark It – $30K Story from Quentin Fottrell, The Moneyist

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

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Public Speaking to Wow Your Audiences in a Virtual World – Webinar

The Montgomery County (Maryland) Chamber of Commerce invites you to a hands-on webinar, focused on being a more effective public speaker in a virtual world. It is facilitated by Ira…

Ira KoretskyApril 21, 2021

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The Culture Map Book – “Silent Bo” Opening Story

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

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Sales to the Power of Story in a Virtual World – Webinar

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

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Storytelling for Career Advancement Webinar

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

black background, near silhoutte of a man juggling three oranges, representing the challenges of project management, from our MCA Chicago Leaders to the Power of Story workshop webinar

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Think Like a Juggler – MCA Chicago Story

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

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Paul Osincup Story from TEDx – Leading with Laughter

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

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Increase the Impact of Your Words with Alliteration

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

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Brene Brown, Power of Vulnerability – Wonderful Story with a Great Message

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

Storytelling Archives - The Chief Storyteller

Stick to Your Own Convictions Story from John Zimmer, Lyft

Just Out-Spark It – $30K Story from Quentin Fottrell, The Moneyist

Public Speaking to Wow Your Audiences in a Virtual World – Webinar

The Culture Map Book – “Silent Bo” Opening Story

Sales to the Power of Story in a Virtual World – Webinar

Storytelling for Career Advancement Webinar

Think Like a Juggler – MCA Chicago Story

Paul Osincup Story from TEDx – Leading with Laughter

Increase the Impact of Your Words with Alliteration

Brene Brown, Power of Vulnerability – Wonderful Story with a Great Message

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