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