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