* How to keep yourself awake during a meeting *

Do you keep falling asleep at meetings and 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
at the end of the day
touch base
mindset
client focus(ed)
ballpark
game plan
leverage


4. 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."
-- Jack W ., Boston.

"My attention span at meetings has improved drastically."
-- David D., Miami

"What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win."
-- Sue S., NYC

"The atmosphere was tense in our last process meeting as 14 of us
waited for the fifth box." -- Joseph R., St. Louis

"The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed BULLSHIT!
for the third time in two hours." -- Kathleen L., Atlanta