Boardroom Adventurer Pillows

'To close the deal, I had to make some minor concessions.'

'As a shareholder I'd like a go at flying the plane.'

'And Ferguson - congratulations on making partner.'

"Larry, as board members, we've decided to go ahead and honor your outrageous compensation package, however, you're really, really going to have to work for it."

The wetsuit preferred by 9 out of 10 executive windsurfers.

'I've chosen you for fresh, new ideas.'

The sword or the briefcase in the stone

"I now propose a 5 minute break so we can confide with our dogs."

"I'm going to bombard you with graphs until you agree with me."

"Marshall, somewhere out there, just waiting for us, is a loophole in the system."

"I'm razzled, but not dazzled."

"Hoskins, try saying 'profits are up' without the finger quotes, okay?"

'All those in favor of having anchovies on our pizza will signify by saying aye.'

"Great plan. Could we get some more details?"

"Oh dear...I don't think negotiations are going too well..."

"I see we're going up against the Big Guys."

"Before I read the financial report I have to ask... do any of you have a weapon?"

'Now this is exactly what I was referring to when I talked about 'scope creep'.'

'By the time I climbed up to this job, I was too tired to do it.'

"I will now fend off questions from the audience."

"He's not sleeping. He always dims his display while downloading data."

'This merger will cut jobs 40%, reduce salaries 30% and increase the work hours 25%. Your job is to make this look like the best thing that ever happened to our employees.'

Around here it got a little tricky...

'You're closer to the Big Guy than anyone. Will you help us kill him?'

'Well, your guess is as good as mine. Almost.'

"Consumer confidence remains high as long as we keep them distracted buying stuff."

"I'm tired of being used as a scapegoat."

"When everyone's an 800 pound gorilla, nobody's an 800 pound gorilla.".

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

'Chin up, Simpson, it's for the good of the firm.'

'Almost finished.'

'Interesting. At first, I didn't pick her as dominant.' - Child chairs meeting at Toys Inc.

Phil, I'm just too depleted to function. I need to take the afternoon off and recharge my batteries.

"In preparation for his appearance before the foundation board, Rodney fine-tunes his song and dance."

"Well, we can tackle this now when we're exhausted from the week or wait until Monday when we're exhausted from the weekend."