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