| "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 slowly | Translates percentages into fractions | Paces 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 (free square) | "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 notes | PEOPLE 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..." |