Way To Combat Boring Meetings

> Way To Combat Boring Meetings
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>
> 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 square 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 "BULLSH.....!"
>
> Testimonials from satisfied "BullSh....! 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 'BULLSH..!' for the
> third time in two hours."