Bingo Meetings

this is a refreshing article for all of us who are at home for various reasons, regretting the excitement of a working person's life (working as in an office)- a lot of us women work a lot out of the home but somehow that never seems to count.



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Do you keep falling asleep in meetings & seminars?

What about those long & boring conference calls?

Here's a way to change all that:

1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare for the meeting by drawing a square -- 5"X5" is a good size.

2. Divide the square into columns -- five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.

3. In each block, write one of the following words/phrases:

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(ment), knowledge base,

4. At the end of the day, touch base, mindset, client focus(ed), ballpark, game plan, leverage,

Whenever you hear any one of those words/phrases, check off the appropriate block.

5. 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 whenI won." --

"My attention span at meetings has improved drastically."

"What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me

after my first win."

"The atmosphere was tense in our last process meeting

as 14 of us waited for the fifth box."

"The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed

BULLSHIT! for the third time in two hours." --



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