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 your "Bullshit Bingo" card by drawing a square -- I find
that
> > 5" x 5" is a good size -- and dividing it into columns -- five
across
> > and five down. That will give you 25 1-inch blocks.
> >
> > 2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:
> > a) synergy
> > b) strategic fit
> > c) core competencies
> > d) best practice!
> > e) bottom line
> > f) revisit
> > g) take that off-line
> > h) 24/7
> > i) out of the loop
> > j) benchmark
> > k) value-added
> > l) proactive
> > m) win-win
> > n) think outside the box
> > o) fast track
> > p) result-driven
> > q) empower (or empowerment)
> > r) knowledge base
> > s) at the end of the day
> > t) touch base
> > u) mindset
> > v) client focus(ed)
> > w) ballpark
> > x) game plan
> > y) 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."
> > --Jack W., Boston
> >
> > * "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically."
--David
> > D., Florida
> >
> > * "What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first
> > win." --Bill R., 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."