Difficult conversation prep

ChatGPT can serve as a practice partner for challenging stakeholder conversations. Role-play scenarios, anticipate objections, and develop diplomatic responses before high-stakes meetings.

Frame your situation clearly: "Help me prepare for a conversation about delaying our launch by two weeks. Stakeholders include sales leadership who promised customers an earlier date." ChatGPT will suggest talking points and potential responses.

Practice different approaches by asking ChatGPT to play devil's advocate or simulate stakeholder reactions. This preparation builds confidence and helps identify potential conversation pitfalls before they occur. Be cautious, however, and focus on constructive explanations and solutions, not on drafting excuses, since excuses undermine credibility and don’t prepare you to handle objections.