Boardroom Braveheart Gifts

"I seem to have forgotten what I was going to say...please...hold the applause!"

"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."

"The prostate biopsy shows your pain threshold is much higher than normal."

"Thank you for that summation of the charts."

'Great news this quarter! Losses are up in smoke, profits are high, and we're seeing lots of green!'

'The good news is, we did as well as expected last quarter. The bad news is, we didn't expect to do too well.'

"Listen to everybody's opinions? Please, we're not that desperate."

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

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

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

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

'Congratulations Smith, you got that promotion. Commiserations Reid, you got that demotion.'

The Importance of Planning Thoroughly in Advance

'It's my company, I'll decide whether I want to go to the partner's meeting or not.'

'As I see it, our choices are 'no' and 'hell no'.'

'Well, I'm not very satisfied with our customers, either.'

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

Acme Toys Ltd

They loved the presentation on competing in the marketplace.

'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.'

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

'You myst blow at least a 2.3 on the 'drunk with power' breathalizer before they'll promote you to upper management.'

Presentation Skills: 1. Be Prepared.

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

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

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

'Almost finished.'

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

'I'm calling you out, account to account.'

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

"I was able to negotiate it from a hostile takeover to an uneasy alliance."

'Don't go too far out on a limb - he'll send you to a branch office.'

'My advice to you Winslow is, don't be afraid to fail. Unless you know what's good for you!'