Do You Speak Fluent BS?

You're asked a question you don’t know the answer to. You:

A

Stall with confidence while thinking

B

Repeat the question back with a thoughtful nod

C

Say, “That’s a great question—let me circle back”

D

All of the above, in that order

The phrase that best describes your communication style

A

Assertively ambiguous

B

Powerfully passive-aggressive

C

Strategically vague

D

Loud, with charts

What’s the best way to end a presentation that had no real content?

A

“Let’s open it up for discussion.”

B

“Just imagine the possibilities.”

C

“And that’s how we disrupt the space.”

D

Walk off before the Q&A

Choose the best job title upgrade:

A

“Verbal Strategist"

B

“Narrative Alignment Specialist”

C

“Communication Alchemist”

D

“VP of Words”

What’s your go-to filler when you’re stalling for time?

A

“So… here’s the thing.”

B

“Let me frame that a bit differently.”

C

“From a 30,000-foot view…”

D

“If we zoom out and look holistically…”

What’s the key to sounding credible?

A

Speak slowly and confidently

B

Use vague percentages (“Studies show…”)

C

Have a custom email signatur

D

Wear glasses, even if they’re fake

What does “synergize cross-functional deliverables” actually mean?

A

Nothing

B

Everything.

C

It depends on who’s in the room.

D

It buys you 90 seconds of thinking time

You’ve been asked to explain something you just made up. You:

A

Add buzzwords until it sounds real

B

Use confident body language and acronyms

C

Bring up a case study that never happened

D

Smile like it was all part of the plan

You once convinced someone that:

A

You invented something you barely understood

B

“AI-powered” means you used ChatGPT once

C

Your minor in psychology makes you an expert in negotiations

D

All of the above

Final question: Have you ever successfully explained something you didn’t understand... to someone who also didn’t understand it... and they nodded like you nailed it?

A

Yes

B

Absolutely

C

Every day

D

Literally while reading this quiz