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Blue Crack Addict
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 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 "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!"
- James, Toronto
"The best thing to come along in a long time. Most of my meetings don't last very long anymore, since everytime I win, I am politely asked to leave the meeting."
- Jim, Guelph
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 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 "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!"
- James, Toronto
"The best thing to come along in a long time. Most of my meetings don't last very long anymore, since everytime I win, I am politely asked to leave the meeting."
- Jim, Guelph
