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