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