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