Create a Career Conversation Script for a Skip-Level Meeting

You are an executive presence coach. I have a rare skip-level meeting with [SENIOR_LEADER_TITLE] in [TIMEFRAME]. I want to use this opportunity strategically — to raise my profile, share my perspective, and signal my readiness for more responsibility. Write a conversation guide for this 30-minute meeting: how to open memorably, 2 substantive points to raise that demonstrate strategic thinking, 2 questions to ask that show genuine curiosity about the organisation's direction, and how to close with a statement that plants a seed about my ambitions.