Falling Asleep 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
* strategic fit
* core competencies
* best practice
* bottom line
* revisit
* expeditious
* 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
* fast track
* result-driven
* empower (or empowerment)
* knowledge base
* at the end of the day
* touch base
* mindset
* client focus(ed)
* paradigm
* 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." - Adam W., Atlanta

-- "My attention span at meetings has improved
dramatically." - Jeff K., California

-- "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
'BULLSHIT!' for the third time in two hours." - David T., Florida