posted 11-10-2005 08:48 PM         

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 in no particular order:

empower

knowledge base

touch base

mindset

paradigm

think outside the box

fast track

result-driven

game plan

leverage

value-added

24/7

Free

Space

win-win

expeditious

bottom line

proactive

best practice

revisit

to tell you the truth

synergy

out of the loop

strategic fit

core competencies

benchmark

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 "BULLS**T!"

TESTIMONIALS from satisfied "Bulls**t 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 'BULLS**T!' for the third time in two hours."-

The Bulls**t Bingo Championship will be played at the next meeting.

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......and so I say unto you, fellow POA members, I am
here for you!