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