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