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