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Time for Communicators to Deviate from the Status Quo

Ishmael's Corner

The Art Of Storytelling In Business Communications And Public Relations. Techniques For Effective Business Communications. I plan to use the occasion to explore whether communicators are changing fast enough. I’ll be in Portland on April 12 talking at an IABC Oregon luncheon. Cars that drive themselves.

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Creativity, Stupid Talking Head (CNBC) Tricks and Achieving Greatness

Ishmael's Corner

Deviating from the status quo inevitably causes heartburn. Instead, it takes strength of conviction and persuasive communications — Hello, storytelling — to reach the “let’s do it” stage. Heck, I was the guy that figured a semiconductor was a person who led an orchestra on a part-time basis.

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Lee Kuan Yew, His Communication Skills Also Defied Convention

Ishmael's Corner

If you haven’t spent time in Southeast Asia, it’s hard to appreciate the “miracle” of transforming this speck of geography into a world-class economy. Still very much a public figure, I saw how his approach to communications deviated from the status quo. ” - The New York Times, August 29, 2007.