Six difficult conversations.
Each scenario holds about three ready-made cases. You can also bring your own context.
Corporate Finance
Defend the numbers, the projections, and the assumptions in front of the people who decide where the money goes. Board, auditors, investors.
Supports presentation mode- Defending a Guidance Miss on the Earnings Call
- Re-prioritizing the Portfolio After an Acquisition
Stakeholder Politics
Run the conversations where interests don't line up: the board, your partners, the teams fighting over budget and priorities.
Supports presentation mode- An Alliance With Your Rival for the Top Job
- The Independent Director Who Aired It on a Podcast
Crisis Communication
Answer under pressure when something has gone wrong. Press, team, public. No dodging the hard questions.
Supports presentation mode- 2.3 million records exposed: the 36-hour clock with the OCC
- Recall After a Child's Death From a Contaminated Lot
Job Interview
Make your case for senior roles. Walk through your track record, defend your decisions, and stand behind what you claim.
- The Series A Panel for the CFO Seat
- The Interview After Three Years Away
Negotiation
Negotiate price, terms, and conditions against a counterpart pushing for concessions. Hold your value without losing the deal.
- Closing a $4M SaaS Deal Against a 35% Cut: the Room at 4 p.m.
- Exit settlement with an ex-CTO threatening the IP, Tuesday at 9 a.m., Midtown
Difficult Conversations
Asking for a raise, giving hard feedback, saying no, aligning with your manager. The everyday talks that decide your career.
Early & mid-career- Unrealistic Deadline: How to Push Back on Your Manager Without Looking Like You Can't Handle It
- Asking for a Raise: You've Done More, and You Want Credit for It
Ready-made cases, your own context, and the level of pressure you choose.
Ready-made cases: about three per scenario, written to sound like the room you'll actually walk into.
Bring your own context: paste in your material and the persona shows up prepared.
Three levels of pressure: Cordial, Skeptical (default), and Hostile.
Mentor: a prep mode that rehearses with you before the pressure starts.
Open with a presentation: in Corporate Finance, Stakeholder Politics, and Crisis Communication, present your recommendation uninterrupted, then defend it as the panel opens grounded questions.