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