Use AI to prepare a backup plan so you're ready when things go wrong during your meeting or presentation.
1. Tell AI what you're about to do and what could realistically go wrong. Be specific: tech failures, tough questions, missing stakeholders, time cuts, or unexpected pushback. 2. Ask AI to create a backup plan for each risk. You'll get concrete alternatives: simplified talking points if your slides fail, answers to likely objections, a shortened version if you lose half your time, or ways to proceed if a key decision-maker doesn't show. 3. Review the backup options and pick two or three that feel most likely. Copy them into your notes or phone so they're accessible during the actual event. 4. Walk into your meeting or presentation knowing you won't freeze if something goes sideways. You've already thought through the problems and practiced the pivots. That confidence shows, even when nothing goes wrong.
Try this prompt today
“I'm presenting a proposal to senior leadership next Tuesday asking for budget approval on a new vendor. The meeting is 30 minutes. What could realistically go wrong during this presentation, and for each risk, give me a short backup plan I can use in the moment to recover and stay on track?”
February 27, 2026
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