How to stay awake in meetings
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. 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 |
revisit |
benchmark |
fast track |
touch base |
|
strategic fit |
expeditious |
value-added |
result-driven |
mindset |
|
core competencies |
to tell you the |
proactive |
empower (or |
client focus(ed) |
|
best practice |
24/7 |
win-win |
knowledge base |
paradigm |
|
bottom line |
out of the loop |
think outside the |
at the end of the |
game plan |
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 shit 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
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