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Meetings

HOW TO STAY AWAKE AT MEETINGS

  1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5”x 5” is a good size. Divide the card into columns, five across and five down. That will give you 25 one inch blocks.
  2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
    • synergy
    • strategic fit
    • core competencies
    • best practice
    • bottom line
    • revisit
    • take that off-line
    • 24/7
    • out of the loop
    • benchmark
    • value-added
    • pro-active
    • win-win
    • think outside the box
    • fast track
    • result-driven
    • empower (or empowerment)
    • knowledge base
    • at the end of the day
    • touch base
    • mind-set
    • client focus(ed)
    • paradigm
    • game plan
    • leverage, and
    • MOVING FORWARD
  3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.
  4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout “BULLSHIT!”

Testimonials from satisfied “BullShit Bingo” players:

  • “I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won.”

  • Paul D., Caloundra

  • “My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically.”

  • David D.,Rockhampton

  • “The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box.”

  • Ben G., Sydney

  • “The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed ‘BULLSHIT!’ for the third time in two hours.”
  • Kathleen L., Canberra