How to stay awake at meetings

galwayrush

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

* 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)

* 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 "BULL****!"


Testimonials from satisfied?Bull**** Bingo? players:


* "I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."-Paul D., Caloundra


* "My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically."- David D.,Rockhampton


* "The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box." - Ben G., Sydney


* "The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed "BULL****!" for the third time in two hours." Kathleen L., Canberra

de5p0i1er

LOL. Classic, I gotta try that one out.