Step 5 of 5 · Sound Smart at Dinner Without Pretending
Pass criteria: smarter in the room
Pass criteria: smarter in the room — step 5 of 5 in Sound Smart at Dinner Without Pretending. You pass when you used one wine/food specific line, one news-to-question, one story under 60 sec, deflected one hot topic gracefully.

Free everyday life tip: Pass criteria: smarter in the room (step 5 of 5 from "Sound Smart at Dinner Without Pretending").
You pass when you used one wine/food specific line, one news-to-question, one story under 60 sec, deflected one hot topic gracefully.
Debrief: what landed? Repeat that, drop what bombed.
You'll need
- Dinner attended
- Specific compliment given
- Debrief 3 lines
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