Subject: How to overcome meeting boredom!
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.
B.S. Bingo
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 (or empowerment)
> knowledge base
> at the end of the day
> touch base
> mindset
> client focus(ed)
> ballpark
> 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 "Bull$hit Bingo" players:
* "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won! " --Jack W., Toronto
* "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically." --David D., Manitoba
* "What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win." --Bill R., New York
* "The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box." --Ben G., Montreal
* "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLSHIT!' for the third time in two hours." --Kathleen L., Rawley, N. C.