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