Subject: Seminar Bingo
Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What about those long and boring conference calls? 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" x 5" is a good size.)
2. Divide the card into columns - five across and five down. That will
give you 25 one-inch blocks.
3. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
* synergy * strategic fit
* core competencies * best practice
* bottom line * revisit
* expeditious * to tell you the truth (or "the truth is")
* 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 based * at the end of the day
* touch base * mind-set
* client focused * paradigm
* game plan * leverage
4. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.
5. 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."
- Adam, Atlanta
- "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically."
- David, Florida
- "What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win."
- Dan. New York City
- "The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box."
- Ben, Denver
- "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLSHIT!' for the
third time in two hours."
- Paul, Cleveland
- "When I won and yelled "BULLSHIT!" the woman sleeping next to me slid off her chair!"
- Joseph, Los Angeles
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