Conversation prep sheet

Print before the hard conversation; carry it in your pocket. The act of writing is 80% of the work.

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1. What is this conversation about?

2. Desired outcome (not ‘they agree with me’)

3. Likely objection — steel-manned

4. What I need to own

5. Opening sentence

6. Three listening questions

7. Boundary I won't cross