Trauma in the Boardroom
You're minutes away from presenting to your biggest potential client when familiar triggers start creeping in. The fluorescent lights flicker just like they did that night, and your heart races as memories threaten to surface. With $2.4M in contracts on the line and your CEO watching, you must maintain composure while fighting through an emerging PTSD episode.
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Difficulty
B1-B2
Scenario Overview
Your Role
Senior Account Director at a tech consulting firm
Conversation Partner
Marcus Sterling, CEO of Sterling Dynamics
Setting
Glass-walled executive boardroom, 32nd floor, harsh fluorescent lighting occasionally flickering, Manhattan skyline visible through rain-streaked windows
Location
Sterling Dynamics Global Headquarters, New York
Learning Objectives
Complete the presentation while managing anxiety symptoms
Maintain professional demeanor despite environmental triggers
Successfully address stakeholder questions while staying grounded
About This Scenario
You're minutes away from presenting to your biggest potential client when familiar triggers start creeping in. The fluorescent lights flicker just like they did that night, and your heart races as memories threaten to surface. With $2.4M in contracts on the line and your CEO watching, you must maintain composure while fighting through an emerging PTSD episode.
How It Starts
“The lights in here are rather... intense today, aren't they? *taps pen sharply on table* Perhaps we should adjust them before you begin your... presentation. Unless that's going to be a problem?”
This is how Marcus Sterling, CEO of Sterling Dynamics's greeting will start.
Practice Details
Scenario ID
#643
Category
General
Location Tag
Sterling Dynamics Global Headquarters, New York
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