| Meeting Bingo
Do you keep falling asleep in
meetings and seminars? What about those long and boring conference
calls? Monotone voices burbling on and on like a creek for hours on
end, forcing you to look for the nearest sharp object or length of
wire to end it all. Here's a way to change all of that...
1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference
call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5"x5" 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
proactive
win-win
think outside the box
fast track
result-driven
empower
knowledge base
solution
touch base
mindset
client focus
paradigm
game plan
leverage
OR print out and use the provided box below...
|
synergy |
strategic fit |
core competencies |
best practice |
bottom line |
|
revisit |
take that off-line |
24 / 7 |
out of the loop |
benchmark |
|
value-added |
proactive |
win-win |
think outside the box |
fast track |
|
result-driven |
empower |
knowledge base |
solution |
touch base |
|
mindset |
client focus |
paradigm |
game plan |
leverage |
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."
- Jack W., Boston
- "My attention span at meetings
has improved dramatically."
- David D., Florida
- "What a gas! Meetings will
never be the same for me after my first win."
- Bill R., New York City
- "The atmosphere was tense in
the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box."
- Ben G., Denver
- "The speaker was stunned as
eight of us screamed 'BULLSHIT!' for the third time in two
hours." - Kathleen L., Atlanta
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