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The Walk-Through

For the night before a big conversation.

Performance15 minutes, the night before
If this is you

You have a big conversation coming. An interview, a first presentation to the leadership team, the meeting with the title in it. You already know you'll walk in small, answer every question like you're on trial, and leave having proved nothing you know.

Walk in as the host.

A guest sits and waits for the next question. A host has questions of their own, is curious about the person across the table, and talks the way they'd talk to anyone. Same conversation, different chair.

Here's what that looks like the night before.

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What's inside

  1. Three questions
  2. Say one out loud
  3. Plain language
  4. Who's across the table
  5. Sort it
  6. The morning of

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