( Let’s play Bingo i mean Bullshit)
Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What about those long and boring conference calls?
Here’s a way to change all that.
1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square.
I find that 5×5 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 *leverage
*core competencies *best practice *paradigm
*bottom line *revisit *game plan
*take that off-line *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)
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” – Sunny, Mumbai
“My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically.” – Sushant, Pune
“What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win.” – Ramya,Kerla
“The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box”. – Ravi, Hyderabad
“The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed ‘BULLSHIT’ for the third time in two hours.” – Sonia, New Delhi
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