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