Decode a tense update step by step
Apply a four-step emotion-reading process to a tense project update.
A PM says the date is still possible while speaking faster than usual, avoiding eye contact, and cutting off questions after the sponsor asks about delay cost. Signal → Context → Granular hypothesis → Accuracy check The common shortcut is to treat confident words as the full truth or to diagnose “panic” from speed alone. Both skip the method. Signal List only observable changes: faster speech, less eye contact, interrupted questions, repeated date assurance. Observation prevents projection. You are collecting data, not naming the emotion yet. Context Anchor the cue to the trigger: sponsor asked about delay cost; launch date…
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