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:
LOL, who have actually tried any of these?
Imma be real, I’ve used a few of these myself in meetings I have had ZERO clues about the last one does NOT work in your favour cuz YOU will most likely be the one voted for summarising :’)
I’ve seen all of these where I work. Howie Botter is his name, b******t is his game!
21: If someone else in the meeting is playing these same rule – get close to them and take a flash photo of them and/or turn on the torchlight app and shine it in their eyes for a bit then announce something like “so, what work streams do we need to integrate in order to get this done?”
Every meeting with every MBA consultant I’ve ever hired or worked with- particularly newbies gunning for a directorship. I am no better though. Love the work streams suggestion- will be adding that to the repertoire.
You should re title this article “how to get fired in 1 month”
Not all people here can understand the elevens lifehack can someone explain it for them?
#14 is my favorite.
I’ve been to many useless meetings where I had zero clue why I was there except to fill a seat. I always remarked that upon leaving because **** meetings
I do not intend to be the smartest looking person in the room. I *am* the smartest person in the room.
I used the “can we go back one slide” one about two hours ago. I briefly looked at it, nodded, and said “that’s fine, you can carry on now”.
Full on wanker mode engaged, just bored more than anything.
ps I have the book and I love it.
Step out for an important phone call – then don’t come back!
This is Kate Newhouse. AKA the **** CEO.
“Will it scale?”
I always answer that one with “…in what dimension/aspect?”
Whacks the fakers and buzzword-jockeys every time, since they instantly freeze with this delicious look of incoherence.
Signed,
An Engineer. ;)