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