how to stay awake in meetings

HOW TO STAY AWAKE IN MEETINGS: (OFFERED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE):



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 competences

* 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 " BULLS**T!"



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Testimonials from satisfied players:



"I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won." - Adam,

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

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

"The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULLS**T!' for the third time in two hours." - Paul,