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:
basically
core competencies
best practice
bottom line
revisit
obviously
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
essentially
"hit the nail on the head",
"having said that"
"ya know what I'm say'n"
at the end of the day
touch base
he goes/she goes
client focus(ed)
paradigm
"I'm like"
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 "BULL****!"
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Testimonials from satisfied "Bull**** 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, Orlando
"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 'BULL****!' for
the third time in two hours." - Richard C, Chicago
