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