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.
Steps out for a phone call | "How can we productize this? | "Let's put a stake in the ground" | Draws a Venn diagram | "Will this scale?" |
"You might be right" | "Sorry, I was multitasking." | "What are the 'next steps'?" | "I don't need the details." | "I'm a bit of a visionary" |
Paces around the room | "You did a great job on that, X." Showing their in the position to judge and condescend. | PEOPLE TRYING TO LOOK SMART IN MEETINGS BINGO (free square) | Repeats what someone else said, but very slowly | "At the end of the day..." |
"We need to wrap our heads around this." | "I can see why you might think that." | Encourages people to "take a step back" | "I think what X is trying to say is..." | Nods while pretending to take notes |
"Why don't you summarize again for everyone else?" | "I used to think that, too." | Asks the presenter to go back a slide | "Let's just get to the bottom line." | Translates percentages into fractions |