Visit People Trying To Look Smart In Meetings Bingo and print one copy of this game card for each player, refreshing the page before each print, or have the players print their own bingo cards. These instructions will not be printed. You can also select an embeddable card only version of the game or a multiple card version of the game when playing on line, or with a smart phone.
Click/Mark each block when you see or hear these words and phrases. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "BULLSHIT!!!". Or play as a drinking game and for every block you mark off, take a sip, and finish your drink each time you get five blocks in a row.
| "Let's just get to the bottom line." | Draws a Venn diagram | Repeats what someone else said, but very slowly | "You might be right" | "You did a great job on that, X." Showing their in the position to judge and condescend. |
| Encourages people to "take a step back" | Asks the presenter to go back a slide | Translates percentages into fractions | Paces around the room | "Please get back to us on this" Making someone else do the work and report back. |
| "I can see why you might think that." | "Why don't you summarize again for everyone else?" | PEOPLE TRYING TO LOOK SMART IN MEETINGS BINGO (free square) | Nods while pretending to take notes | "I don't need the details." |
| "Let's put a stake in the ground" | "Sorry, I was multitasking." | "I'm a bit of a visionary" | "We need to wrap our heads around this." | "I think what X is trying to say is..." |
| "What are the 'next steps'?" | Steps out for a phone call | "Will this scale?" | "How can we productize this? | "I used to think that, too." |