HyperFocus

A Personality Diagnostic for the Conference Room

Which Overused Meeting Phrase Are You?

6 short questions. 5 disturbingly accurate outcomes. One phrase you have said at least four times this week without noticing.

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Before You Begin

  • Pick the answer closest to what you would actually do, not the one that reads best on a performance review.
  • Every result is office-safe and, more importantly, deniable if a colleague asks what you scored.
  • You can retake the quiz as many times as it takes to get the phrase you wanted. We are not judging. Much.
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  1. Question 0101 / 06

    A colleague raises a genuinely interesting tangent with nine minutes left in the meeting. You:

    A colleague raises a genuinely interesting tangent with nine minutes left in the meeting. You:
  2. Question 0202 / 06

    A senior stakeholder asks a question you have absolutely no idea how to answer. Your instinct is to:

    A senior stakeholder asks a question you have absolutely no idea how to answer. Your instinct is to:
  3. Question 0303 / 06

    The meeting is running long. There are two topics left. What is your move?

    The meeting is running long. There are two topics left. What is your move?
  4. Question 0404 / 06

    Someone proposes an idea you quietly disagree with. In the room, you:

    Someone proposes an idea you quietly disagree with. In the room, you:
  5. Question 0505 / 06

    You get invited to a 60-minute meeting with the agenda “discussion.” Your reaction:

    You get invited to a 60-minute meeting with the agenda “discussion.” Your reaction:
  6. Question 0606 / 06

    You’re presenting. Your mic cuts out. The room stares at you through a slightly frozen video. You:

    You’re presenting. Your mic cuts out. The room stares at you through a slightly frozen video. You:

Answer all 6 questions to unlock your phrase.

Field Guide

The 5 phrases, previewed.

A quick primer on the meeting phrases that could describe you. Read them all, mentally rank them, and then let the quiz confirm what you already suspected.

  1. Meeting Escape Artist

    “Let’s take this offline”

    You have never met a conversation you could not defer to a Slack DM at 4:57 PM on a Friday.

  2. Eternal Follower-Upper

    “Let’s circle back on that”

    You believe in second passes, third passes, and a fourth pass just to be sure everyone still agrees.

  3. Tactical Parker

    “Let’s put a pin in it”

    You are a collector of parking-lot topics. You have a spreadsheet. It has tabs.

  4. Detail Miner

    “Let’s double-click on that”

    You have never accepted a summary at face value. You need the source data, the caveat, and the caveat’s caveat.

  5. Graceful Evader

    “That’s a great question”

    You have said this in response to questions you understood, questions you did not understand, and questions you would prefer nobody had asked.

Legally required humility

This quiz is not a psychometric instrument. It is a mirror with slightly better lighting. Results should not be used for hiring, promotion, seating charts, or explaining yourself to a therapist. If your result feels a little too accurate, that is a feature, not a bug.

No meetings were harmed in the making of this quiz. Several were, however, gently roasted.