Control a Meeting When Put on the Spot

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Preview โ€” The Goal

๐ŸŽฏ The Goal: Saying 'I don't know' the RIGHT way can actually boost your credibility โ€” while bluffing destroys it the moment anyone checks. When an unexpected question lands, use the buy-time formula: acknowledge the depth of the question, state your current thesis, and commit to delivering the precise data by a specific time ('by 5 PM'). Composed honesty reads as competence.