It’s Friday again. Sometimes I wonder how I ever manage to make it through a long boring disastrous week. But yay, the weekend is finally here. I received this email a few minutes ago and the subject really caught my eye. I think it would be an interesting thing to do and would liven up any boring meeting. Anyone care to try?
How to survive a boring meeting/seminar
This is guaranteed to liven up a boring meeting/seminar!
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″ x 5″ 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
at the end of the day
touch base
mindset
client focus(ed)
ballpark
game plan
leverage4. 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 when I won.”
“My attention span at meetings has improved drastically.”
“What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me.”
“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.”
I googled for Bullshit Bingo and found that there is a site that generates these random BS Bingo cards! Isn’t that innovative?
Little Miracles
Our Journey of Love
OMG, this is really so innovative! LOL! I don’t get to go to meetings, so I can’t secretly play BS bingo in the office.
Yay, weekend’s here! Hurrah for Fridays!
The Giddy Tiger says: You can play when you speak to your colleagues, during boring lunches!
haha..very cool! Too bad I dun work otherwise this will come in handy! BTW: I’ve tagged u at http://jumbledthots.blogspot.com/2007/07/tag-my-7-vanity-sense-facts.html
The Giddy Tiger says: Thanks! And homework completed!
i used to love it when it comes to friday when i was still working. we had a longer break for lunch (for the malay prayers), and everyone is like goyang kaki liao, planning for weekends where to go what to do. Even though not working now, still love Fri. Cos weekend that’s when hubby will be around with the family!
The Giddy Tiger says: Yup, Fridays are such fun, aren’t they?
LOL!
good idea but what to do if the boss asks u a question???
do i shout bullshit too???wahahaha
The Giddy Tiger says: If what your boss says is in the list, just tick them off and shout bs if you get all 5 in a row! 😀
**giddy giddy**, not sure if u had this http://www.demoments.net/blog/?p=483
The Giddy Tiger says: Homework done!
I remember reading about this corporate bingo, heheh! fortunately, we don’t use those words too often in our line of work. words like “design”, “template”, “estimate”, “copy”, “target audience” and “bugsheet” would definitely be on my cards instead!
The Giddy Tiger says: Then i guess you could modify it accordingly and have fun with it!
wah.. I do the simple thing.. I surf blog during boring mtgs..:P
The Giddy Tiger says: Haha…that’s what most of us do! 😀
imagine shouting out bullshit aloud and instantly having all the pair of eyes looking at u
The Giddy Tiger says: hehe… I have yet to try it! LOL