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