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 truth (or 'the truth is') | proactive | empower (or empowerment) | client focus(ed) |
| best practice | 24/7 | win-win | knowledge base | paradigm |
| bottom line | out of the loop | think outside the box | at the end of the day | 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
