Handling the "I Have a Meeting in 5 Minutes" Objection
This is often literally true and mildly encouraging — they told you their constraint instead of hanging up. You have two clean options: use the window well, or book the real conversation.
Unlike a vague brush-off, this gives you a concrete boundary, which usually means it's genuine. Trying to cram a full pitch into five nervous minutes makes you rush and them stop listening. The smart play is to either land one sharp, valuable point now, or trade the rushed window for a scheduled slot where you'll both actually focus.
How to handle it
- Believe the constraint and respect it — don't try to steal the five minutes.
- Offer the choice: one quick point now, or a proper time later.
- If you go now, deliver a single sharp hook, not a compressed full pitch.
- If you book later, lock a specific slot immediately while they're engaged.
- Either way, close cleanly before their meeting, never running them late.
What you can actually say
What to avoid
Don't try to squeeze a full pitch into the five minutes — rushing makes you sound frantic and makes them tune out and run late.
How Tepio helps with this one
Tepio's brief lets you distill a single sharp hook in advance, so when you only have seconds you spend them on the one thing that earns a real slot.
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