Corporate mumbo jumbo can sometimes be funny or downright irritating to those of us who like plain language and clear communication. There’s a great article on this – Corporate Jargon: Please. Can you speak like a human being? – worth a read.

If you are one who has to suffer through this sort of thing at meetings, maybe you need to turn it into a game. Falling asleep in meetings and seminars bored with the jargon? Bored with conference calls? You can change that by playing BS Bingo. Here’s your card:


BS BINGO

Synergy

Strategic Fit
[or]
Strategic
Plan

Critical Core
Competencies

Best Practice

Bottom Line

Revisit

Take That
Offline
[or]
Parking Lot

Swim-Lane

Out of the
Loop

Benchmark

Value-Added
[or]
Return on
Investment

Proactive

FREE
SPACE

Think Outside
the Box

Fast Track

Result-Driven

Empower

[or]
Empowerment

Knowledge
Base

 At the End of
the Day

Touch Base
[or]
Reach-out

Mindset

Client
Focus[ed]

Ball Park

Game Plan

Leverage

How to play: Check off each block when you hear these words during a meeting, seminar, or phone call. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout BS Bingo!! (Well maybe you had better just write that on your notepad)

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