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