The third sort of meeting is when you get derailed early with questions about the research, whether you’d considered another option, and whether this is even relevant. You might think this is because your strategy is wrong, but in my experience it’s usually because you failed to structure the document to present the policy upfront. Stakeholders might disagree with many elements of your thinking but still agree with your ultimate policy, but it’s only useful to dig into your rationale if they actually disagree with the policy itself. Avoid getting stuck debating details when you agree on the overarching approach by presenting the policy first, and only digging into those details when there’s disagreement.