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