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