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Module 7

Answering Under Pressure

Direct answers to hard questions, including 'I don't know.'

Read a bit first: How to Speak Up in Meetings (Without Overthinking It) · How to Answer a Question You Don't Know the Answer To · How to Think on Your Feet

By the end you can

  • ✓Answer the question actually asked, first
  • ✓Handle pushback without getting defensive
  • ✓Say 'I don't know' in a way that builds trust

Under pressure — a tough question, a skeptical room, a curveball in a review — the instinct is to dodge, over-explain, or get defensive. Presence is answering the question directly first, then supporting it, and being honest about the limits of what you know.

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