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