The Bad Rehearsal
What do you tell them?
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The Bad Rehearsal
A colleague rehearses an important pitch for you. It is poor, but the meeting starts in an hour. They ask whether you think it will go well. Honest criticism may shake them. Reassurance may send them in unprepared.
What do you tell them?
Then ask
- Would you lie if confidence was their main weakness?
- What if their failure would help you get promoted?
- How blunt would you be if your name was on the work?
The classics and some new ones. A scenario, the question it forces, and the follow-ups that make it bite.