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