Fehren
03-31-2002, 08:44 PM
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:
synergy, strategic fit, core competencies, best
practice, bottom line
revisit, desired results, 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 "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."
--Kathleen L., Atlanta
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:
synergy, strategic fit, core competencies, best
practice, bottom line
revisit, desired results, 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 "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."
--Kathleen L., Atlanta