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