Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars?

[Pegster710]

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 competences
* 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 base
* at the end of the day
* touch base
* mind-set
* client focus(ed)
* 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 "BULLSH!T!"


Testimonials from satisfied "Bullsh!t 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 'BULLSH!T!' for the third
time in two hours."
- Paul, Cleveland

"When I won and yelled "BULLSH!T!" the woman sleeping next to me slid off
her chair!"
- Joseph, Los Angeles

[Pegster710]

You're not answering...

[nomoney]

just printed it out for my next meeting; I can't wait.

[rack'm]

I used to work at a place that would fill a card in a matter of minutes...........GOD I hated that place.


Now, I just don't do meetings.....

[Tigerlily]

That is a riot. Can't wait to try it out.

[teverheart2002 (Premo)]

Thanks, now I have something to look forward to.

[ocean733]

I should have had this 411 today.

Meetings/Training - same difference