Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 22:21:19 -0400 From: Car Go Subject: BLAGUES-L: Bull Bingo DATE: 9 Apr 2002 19:22:02 -0400 From: Sherry Miles Subject: Bull Bingo Here's a way to keep from falling asleep in those meetings, people. BULL BINGO 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 your "Bull Bingo" card by drawing a square (I find that 5" x 5" is a good size). Divide the card into columns and rows - five across and five down. That will give you 25 1" blocks. 2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block: 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 (or Empowerment) Knowledge Base At the End of the Day Touch Base Mindset Client Focus(ed) Ballpark 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 "BULL!" Testimonials from satisfied "Bull 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 dramatically." -- David D. Florida * "What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win." -- Bill R. 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 "BULL!" for the third time in two hours." -- Kathleen L. Baltimore