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