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