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

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