{"id":1083,"date":"2008-09-23T13:05:39","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T07:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/?p=1083"},"modified":"2008-09-23T13:06:38","modified_gmt":"2008-09-23T07:36:38","slug":"how-to-stay-awake-in-meetings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/2008\/09\/23\/how-to-stay-awake-in-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"How to stay awake in meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars?
\nWhat about those long and boring conference calls?
\nHere’s a way to change all of that.<\/em><\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

2. Write one of the following words\/phrases in each block:
\n* synergy
\n* strategic fit
\n* core competencies
\n* best practice
\n* bottom line
\n* revisit
\n* expeditious
\n* to tell you the truth (or “the truth is”)
\n* 24\/7
\n* out of the loop
\n* benchmark
\n* value-added
\n* proactive
\n* win-win
\n* think outside the box
\n* fast track
\n* result-driven
\n* empower (or empowerment)
\n* knowledge base
\n* at the end of the day
\n* touch base
\n* mindset
\n* client focus(ed)
\n* paradigm
\n* game plan
\n* leverage<\/p>\n

3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words\/phrases.<\/p>\n

4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout “BULLSHIT!”
\nTestimonials from satisfied players:
\n\u00b7 “I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won.” – Adam, Atlanta
\n\u00b7 “My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically.” – David, Florida
\n\u00b7 “What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win.” – Dan, New York City
\n\u00b7 “The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box.” – Ben, Denver
\n\u00b7 “The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed ‘BULLSHIT!’ for the third time in two hours.” – Paul, Cleveland <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[166,4],"class_list":["post-1083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-forwards","tag-forwards","tag-fun","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1083\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.chiragmehta.info\/chirag\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}