Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What about those long and boring conference calls? Here's a way to change all that! 1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare your "Bulls**t Bingo" card by drawing a square - I find that 5x5" 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 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 "BULLS-T!" Testimonials from satisfied "Bulls**t 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 "BULLS**T!" simultaneously for the third time in two hours." --Kathleen L. - Atlanta Back to Dispatch April 2002 Table of Contents Back to Dispatch List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2002 by HMGS Mid-South This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com