Reclaim it in 10 seconds without making it a scene
Your point went out at 10:12 and the table stayed quiet. At 10:19 he delivered it again, slower, with a flourish of the hand, and the room nodded as if someone had finally come up with it. You have about ten seconds. Say nothing, and by lunchtime everyone assumes the idea was his. Object too bluntly and you become the person who turned the meeting awkward.
Most people reach for one of two replies: let it pass, or say "that's what I just said." The first hands over the idea. The second can cost you the room. Studies of the likability penalty keep finding that one identical correction is read as confident when a man delivers it but as pushy when a woman does. The lines below avoid both traps. Each one restores your authorship of the idea while nudging the meeting ahead.
1. He restates your idea as his own, mid-meeting
A tempting reply is: "That's exactly what I raised five minutes ago."
Preferred: "Happy it clicked." Drawing on the point I made a moment ago, the next step looks like this.
Why: you claimed the idea in a clause rather than a complaint, then did the one thing only its originator can do, which is push it further. The room credits the author without anyone having to take a side.
2. The chair credits him by name
It may be tempting to just grin and move past it.
A stronger option is: "Thanks, and that's the very point I opened the discussion with." "Mark's framing brings in the timeline element, and I think that strengthens it."
This approach succeeds because it is specific and gracious, and it leaves little room to argue. You stake your claim to the contribution while also handing him a real acknowledgment in return. No one can fairly call that territorial, and the chair will probably be more careful next time.
3. A third occurrence arrives within the same month.
A tempting move is to confront it during the meeting, right away and with force.
A better approach is to speak privately afterward: "I've noticed my points come across better once you repeat them." "Would you mind saying 'as she said' the next time you do that?"
Why: you offered him a phrase that costs him nothing and puts your contribution on the record. Most colleagues will take it, perhaps a little sheepishly. The one who refuses has told you what you needed to know.
4. Your boss did the repeating
Appealing but risky: say nothing, since it's your manager.
Try bringing it up at your next one-on-one with: "When I raised the vendor point, it only landed after you repeated it." "Going forward, I'd like to lead with the recommendation." "Do you have any advice on how I'm presenting it?"
Why: you put the fact on the table and asked for help, which is the one kind of challenge a manager has little ground to resent. In doing so, you have also made it clear, in a courteous way, that you are paying attention.
5. When you notice it starting to unfold for a colleague,
Appealing but risky: keep out of the dispute.
A helpful line is: "Before we move on, I'd like to return to what Priya said, since I believe it holds the answer."
Why: amplifying a colleague costs you nothing and teaches the room a habit. When the next idea is actually yours, you will already have the habit in place to protect it. When women look out for one another in this way, a meeting can shift far more quickly than any formal policy could manage.
What links all five.
You claim ownership of an idea by building on it, not by fighting over it. Pushing back looks to the past and asks everyone in the room to act as judge. Building forward looks ahead, and groups usually follow whoever is leading toward what comes next. Not a single one of the five lines levels blame at anyone in Cincinnati or beyond. They merely set the record straight, which is a fair thing to ask for.
This is one to have within easy reach. Chances are you will need the first line before this quarter wraps up.