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