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