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Prepare for a meeting in five minutes
Per-attendee want/fear mapping converts an agenda into a negotiation plan, and pre-drafted answers to hard questions are what keep you composed when they arrive. The named-conflict rule forces preparation to face the real disagreement instead of hoping it stays quiet.
Last reviewed July 17, 2026
The prompt
Build a prep brief for this meeting.
Meeting: {{meeting}}
Attendees and what I know about their positions: {{attendees}}
What I have: {{materials}}
Produce, in under a page:
1. My objective: the single outcome that makes this meeting a win, and the minimum acceptable version of it.
2. Their map: per attendee, what they want from this meeting, what they fear, and the one thing not to say to them. Mark inferences as inferences.
3. The likely fork: the 2 ways the discussion realistically goes, and my best move in each.
4. My opening: 2 sentences that frame the meeting on my terms without steamrolling.
5. Hard questions I should expect, with my one-line answers drafted.
6. What I need in hand: numbers or documents to have open, pulled from the materials.
If my objective conflicts with what an attendee wants, name the conflict; do not paper over it.Run in idaptOpens a new chat with the prompt prefilled. Nothing sends until you press send.
Fill in the variables
| Variable | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| {{meeting}} | What the meeting is | kickoff with a client who pushed back on scope |
| {{attendees}} | Who is there and their stakes | their CTO (skeptical of agencies), their PM (wants us to succeed) |
| {{materials}} | Relevant docs or numbers you have | [paste the scope doc and the email thread] |