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