Have you ever been asked a question in a meeting…and instantly felt the room lock onto you?

Your brain searches.

Nothing shows up.

And suddenly the pressure isn’t about the question — it’s about who you are as a leader.

In today’s episode of The Storyteller’s Edge, Ginger breaks down one of the most revealing moments leaders face: when they don’t have the answer yet — and everyone is watching how they handle it.

You’ll hear the simple structure Ginger teaches executives to stay grounded, credible, and in control under pressure.

HERE ARE THE 3 KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE:

1. The Room Isn’t Evaluating Your Knowledge

It’s evaluating your center of gravity.

When leaders scramble, hedge, or over-explain, the room reads it as instability. Authority isn’t proven by having every answer on demand — it’s proven by staying steady when one is missing.

2. Filling the Gap With Noise Erodes Trust

Most leaders think the risk is saying, “I don’t know yet.”

It’s not.

The real risk is filling uncertainty with speculation, qualifiers, or unnecessary detail. Noise creates confusion, not confidence — and people feel it immediately.

3. Clarity Under Uncertainty Is a Skill

Ginger shares a simple structure leaders use in high-stakes moments:

• Acknowledge the question
• Anchor to what’s true right now
• Define the path to the real answer

This takes about ten seconds — and it instantly changes the power dynamic in the room.

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