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