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