| "At the end of the day..." | "I used to think that, too." | Repeats what someone else said, but very slowly | Asks the presenter to go back a slide | "How can we productize this? |
| Translates percentages into fractions | "Please get back to us on this" Making someone else do the work and report back. | Steps out for a phone call | Nods while pretending to take notes | "I think what X is trying to say is..." |
| Paces around the room | "I'm a bit of a visionary" | PEOPLE TRYING TO LOOK SMART IN MEETINGS BINGO (free square) | "I can see why you might think that." | "Let's just get to the bottom line." |
| Draws a Venn diagram | "Let's put a stake in the ground" | Encourages people to "take a step back" | "What are the 'next steps'?" | "You might be right" |
| "Sorry, I was multitasking." | "Will this scale?" | "We need to wrap our heads around this." | "You did a great job on that, X." Showing their in the position to judge and condescend. | "I don't need the details." |
| "I think what X is trying to say is..." | Translates percentages into fractions | Repeats what someone else said, but very slowly | "I used to think that, too." | "Will this scale?" |
| Paces around the room | "I'm a bit of a visionary" | Asks the presenter to go back a slide | "What are the 'next steps'?" | Nods while pretending to take notes |
| "Let's put a stake in the ground" | "Well, thease are the facts." | PEOPLE TRYING TO LOOK SMART IN MEETINGS BINGO (free square) | "Please get back to us on this" Making someone else do the work and report back. | "Why don't you summarize again for everyone else?" |
| Steps out for a phone call | "Let's just get to the bottom line." | Encourages people to "take a step back" | "Sorry, I was multitasking." | "We need to wrap our heads around this." |
| "How can we productize this? | "You did a great job on that, X." Showing their in the position to judge and condescend. | "At the end of the day..." | "You might be right" | Draws a Venn diagram |