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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.

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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.

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  • Dinner attended
  • Specific compliment given
  • Debrief 3 lines

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