As a manager I always do that. First, I want to make sure I understood what engineers were explaining. I'm not as much in the code anymore and it is vital for

As a manager I always do that. First, I want to make sure I understood what engineers were explaining. I'm not as much in the code anymore and it is vital for me to rely on their expertise to understand technical details. Second, I sometimes include some clarifying questions or try to tease out something that I feel was overlooked. Third, when I repeat back I try to make it more concise and to the point. It's kind of a coaching moment I guess:) some of my reports struggle with succinct, effective communication, so I try to model how I think they could have conveyed the information with half the amount of words/time. I absolutely don't feel that it's awkward. I just say "ok let me try to summarize to make sure I understand/get this right".