What are some other creative ways to prompt the closing of a case interview other than the typical "You run into the CXO at the elevator and he asks you to... etc."?

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Client team distrusts consultants and thinks you're trying to cut their jobs, please summarize your findings

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"...about that time your mom rolled in for our weekly trip to pound town..."

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"Hey I just got a text - client wants me in their office immediately - what should I tell them?"

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Ok enough blabbering. So what?

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The client is on vacation but you have a two week vacation planned starting tomorrow. What do you do?

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