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