Lock the slot — specific or it didn't happen

"Monday or Tuesday? … Morning or afternoon?"

Get a real time said out loud. Then: "Done — [day] at [time]. I'll email you a calendar invite — video link, or is a plain phone call easier? And what's the best email?"

Vague is the enemy. "Sometime Monday" becomes "9 or 11?" Repeat the final time back to him once.

Locked?