OT/Joke: Make meetings more interesting with Bullshit Bingo!

[Guest guest]

Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars?

 

What about those long and boring conference calls?

 

Does it sometimes sound like English but still doesn't make any sense?

 

Here's a way to change all of that.

 

1. Before 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 square 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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