Research
Prepare an executive briefing
A day of meetings, one page each, read in the car.
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Who, when, and what each is for.
Recent developments beat company history.
That their website cannot answer.
Your prompt
Prepare the briefing book. [the meetings] One page per meeting, no exceptions. This is read between sessions, and anything longer is skimmed for the name and put down. Lead with what CHANGED. A results announcement, a new executive, a reorganisation or a public misstep tells you more about what someone will want to discuss than any amount of company background. Say how this person is connected to us: past conversations, shared contacts, and what we sold them or did not. Three questions per meeting that their website cannot answer. Mark clearly what is verified and what is inference. Walking into a meeting confidently wrong is worse than walking in unprepared.
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Why this works
A briefing longer than a page is skimmed for the name and put down. This is one page per meeting, leads with what changed rather than company history, and marks clearly what is verified, because walking in confidently wrong is worse than unprepared.