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