Challenged by 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
   * 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
   * 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)
   * paradigm
   * 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 “Bullshit Bingo” players:

– “I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won.” – Adam
W., Atlanta

– “My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically.” – David
T., Florida

– “What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win.”
– Dan J., New York City

– “The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us
waited for the fifth box.” – Ben G., Denver

– “The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed ‘BULLSHIT!’ for
the third time in two hours. The Bullshit Bingo Championship will be
played at the next meeting.”