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The Conversation Design Playbook
Turn any presentation into a dialogue — designed in advance, not improvised in the room.
If they’re not talking, you’re not leading — you’re broadcasting. This is a two-part tool: the pre-meeting moves, and the in-the-moment scripts.
When to use it
- Any meeting you’re tempted to run as a monologue
- When you catch yourself talking more than 40% of the time
- Before any meeting where you need the room to think, not just listen
What it gives you
- Four pre-design moves that turn a presentation into dialogue
- Real-time scripts for the moments that usually derail a meeting
- A 60/40 rule — they talk 60%, you guide with 40%
Altitude tip
Who are you communicating with?
Pick an audience to see how this tool changes for them.
How to run it — Four pre-design moves
- 01
Set the roadmap
Open by naming the arc of the meeting, not just the topic.
Opening
- 02
Plant a question
Brief someone in advance to ask the first question and break the ice.
Before
- 03
Design pause points
Decide in advance where you’ll stop and ask, not just present.
Throughout
- 04
Protect the close
Reserve the last ten minutes for decisions, not new content.
Closing
The trap
Designing the content and skipping the conversation. A well-built deck delivered as a monologue is still a monologue.