Do you keep falling asleep in meetings and seminars? What about those long and boring conference calls? Here's a way to change all of that.

1. Before (or during) your next meeting, seminar, or conference call, prepare your "Bull$#*t Bingo" card by drawing a square -- I find that 5"x5" is a good size. Divide the card into columns -- five across and five down. That will give you 25 one-inch blocks.

2. Write one of the following words/phrases in each block:

• synergy
• strategic fit
• core competencies
• best practice
• bottom line
• revisit
• take that off-line
• 24/7
• out of the loop
• benchmark
• value-added
• proactive
• win-win
• think outside the box
• fast track
• result-driven
• empower (or empowerment)
• knowledge base
• at the end of the day
• touch base
• mindset
• client focus(ed)
• ballpark
• game plan
• leverage

3. Check off the appropriate block when you hear one of those words/phrases.

4. When you get five blocks horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, stand up and shout "BULL$#*t!"

Testimonials from satisfied "Bull$#*t Bingo" players:

"I had been in the meeting for only five minutes when I won."
--John B., Massachusetts

"My attention span at meetings has improved dramatically."
--Victor A., Florida

"What a gas! Meetings will never be the same for me after my first win."
--VRS., New York City

"The atmosphere was tense in the last process meeting as 14 of us waited for the fifth box."
--Mark P., Colorado

"The speaker was stunned as eight of us screamed 'BULL$#*T!' for the third time in two hours."
--Theo N., Detroit