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Received this email today.
Enjoy, and use it well.
Later
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." - David
T., Florida
-- "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. The Bullshit Bingo Championship will be played at the next
meeting."
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