Buzzword Bingo
For those of you who attend a lot of meetings, this should make those meetings go faster! If you don’t attend lots of meetings, I bet you can still play!
How to play: Simply tick off any 5 words heard in any one meeting from the following list and shout out BINGO! It’s that easy! And, golly, is it fun!
List of Buzzwords:
- Synergy
- Proactive, not Reactive
- Win-Win Situation
- Think Outside the Box
- Take That Offline
- On the Same Page
- Brand/branding/branded/brandized
- At the end of the day
- Client-Focused
- Strategic Fit
- Gap
- Analysis
- Best Practice
- The Bottom Line
- Core Business
- Lessons Learned
- Touch Base
- Revisit Game Plan
- Bandwidth
- Hardball In the Loop
- Out of the Loop
- Go the Extra Mile
- Benchmark
- The Big Picture
- Value-Added
- Movers and Shakers
- Ball Park
- Fast Track
- Result-Driven
- A Done Deal
- Empower Employees
- No Blame
- Stretch the Envelope
- Knowledge Base
- Total Quality
- Mindset
- Put This One to Bed
- Quality-Driven
- Move the Goal Posts
- Peel the Onion Back
- Transitioned
AND, Here are Testimonials from other players:
- “I had only been in the meeting for five minutes when I yelled BINGO.”
- “My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically.”
- “The facilitator was gobsmacked as we all screamed BINGO for the 3rd time.”
- “I feel that the game has enhanced the overall quality of meetings per se on a quid pro quo basis.” (HUH???? LOL)
- “People are even listening to mumblers, thanks to Buzzword Bingo!”
A Milpitas Mom’s Favorite Joke.