Illustrator and blogger Sarah Cooper has published a hilarious and very true book “100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings“. This is a sneak-peak selection of the 20 funniest tricks you should totally use:
Illustrator and blogger Sarah Cooper has published a hilarious and very true book “100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings“. This is a sneak-peak selection of the 20 funniest tricks you should totally use:
I’m so glad I’m retired.
I am conflated.
Sorry I had to step out for that call, would you please step back a bit and repeat anything that isn’t obvious?
I wish I weren’t a freelancer so I could do this all day long!
SO GLAD I AM RETIRED!!! That’s MY favorite!
before I retired – I did the Venn diagram and watched the eyes glaze over. being a veteran acronyms could just roll off my tongue. I was uninvited to some meetings and the entertainment at others.
Do not, repeat, do not use #20. The immediate reaction will be, “Thanks, you take care of that, will you?”
IFLAGA! (I f$%king love a good acronym)
arrive late, leave early
Most memorable quote from my former IBM manager – “Meetings are good provided there are no chairs in the room”
Most of my managers including the President of our company practice most and often ALL of these suggestions! Time to step up my game! No wonder I haven’t been promoted! :)
In other words anyone who us not half dopey will see through these moves and sounds with a ‘wtf” thought immediately, no ?
Mike wild
I’m frazzy at the moment so didn’t,, couldn’t read past the first 3 statements,,
Crying out loud
OK,,,still bemused, the worst form of ineffective psychology ever read, you will surely be beaten and disowned in any form of local book club globally,
Always bring a pocket full of tater tots to any meeting you attend
Also: “Let me segue into …” and “Let me piggyback off off of of what he said …”
What’s with all the retired people landing on this page?
So happy to not be involved anymore with trying to impress others in meetings ! Retirement is a wonderful thing .
How are we gonna monetize that? is always good too.
#20 is the key to a successful meeting outcome: You can write whatever you want and is important to you. Other people’s input you can marginalize. Even better, that role is easy to get as nobody wants it (see comments above).