Imagine you arrive at a lunchtime networking event. It takes place in a hotel conference room, comfortably sitting 150 people. As you enter through the main doors, you briefly stop…
Dave MichaelsJanuary 29, 2018
In my younger professional days, I had a lunch meeting with a more seasoned and more senior person than me. Let's call him James. As he was talking, I was…
Ira KoretskyNovember 6, 2017
Over the past few months, we have been helping more and more job seekers with the development and update of their job hunting materials. Materials such as their elevator pitch…
Dave MichaelsOctober 24, 2017
In part 1, I provided 10 tips for you to do before your presentation to minimize any potential technology and event-related glitches. Below, you'll find 10 tips for you to…
Ira KoretskyOctober 16, 2017
All too often, I have witnessed presentations loose their impact (small and big), due to unplanned problems and issues. And that includes me! Just the other day my laptop had…
Ira KoretskyOctober 2, 2017
A few weeks ago, Ira Koretsky, The Chief Storyteller®, presented a half-day “Executive Storytelling” workshop training program to nearly 90 social change leaders from more than 50 countries. They were…
Dave MichaelsJune 5, 2017
Asyndeton is a Figure of Speech for improving Emphasis & Impact. It is part of a series on figures of speech and rhetoric. I share them as the English language…
Ira KoretskyMay 8, 2017
This blog post is about epizeuxis, a Repetition Figure of Speech. It is part of a series on repetition. I share them as the English language has hundreds of literary…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 20, 2017
When we work with our clients to develop elevator pitches, mission statements, vision statements, and the like, we have them first develop a Better Tomorrow Message™ (BTM). The BTM™ is…
Ira KoretskyFebruary 6, 2017