Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars?

What about those long and boring conference calls?

Monotone voices burbling on and on like a creek for hours on end, forcing you to look for the nearest sharp object or length of wire to end it all. Here’s a way to change all of that… Meeting Bingo!

1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare yourself by drawing a square. I find that 5″x5″ 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

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

knowledge base

solution

touch base

mindset

client focus

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 “BULLS.H.I.T!”

Testimonials from satisfied “Meeting Bingo” players:

“I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won.”
- Jack W., Boston

“My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically.”
- David D., Florida

“What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win.”
- Bill R., 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.SHIT!’ for the third time in two hours.” – Kathleen L., Atlanta