Conference Room Champion Prints

'Folks, I came to talk about going forward. You can take it easy or you can take it hard.'

'If I had to use one word to describe our strategy.'

"So what kind of mood is he in?"

'You forget, I'm a blackbelt in powerpoint.'

"Can I savor this for a few moments? The ball's never been in my court before!"

'It has come to my attention that we need to hedge against our five-year plan.'

Business meeting, CEO is dressed strangely as he asks: 'Any questions?'

"We need to reset our fiscal compass to the changing business horizon."

"I wasn't the smartest guy in the room, but I was the loudest."

'The Board has chosen you to handle the restructuring because you have no heart.'

"Fantastic presentation! All of the investors loved it."

"Is it just a scary coincidence that the words 'changes' and 'unknown' both have 7 letters?"

'Wake me up when he doesn't use a buzzword.'

A business that thinks alike...sinks alike.

'He was only reaching for his powerpoint presentation pointer.'

"He thought this would illustrate the company hierarchy more clearly than the organizational chart."

"As you can see, sales have been a little erratic lately..."

"I suggest we start with the low hanging fruit."

"Now this chart should clear up any confusion you have with the report."

"I know we're not lions, but let's call ourselves a pride anyway."

I work for a not for profit business. Mind you, two years ago it was a 'for profit' business.

The Card Flinger

"It's our new corporate strategy. I'd get on board if I were you, Watkins."

"Since I am chairman, it behooves me to go first. 'What I Did Over My Summer Vacation,' by Wilson Rupert Hewes."

'Come on, Walter, you're wasting out time! Stop using complete sentences!'

"We've come so far together...wouldn't it be great if they had frequent achiever miles?"

Change Management: Change can be ruf.

"'Start a company, make money.' Your business plan may be missing a few steps in the middle."

"Quick, let's make the decision before everyone else shows up!"

'Thanks for flying in for the meeting.'

'I want to see more blue sky thinking.'

'We need to boost our earnings by giving our earnings a boost.'

"Sir, your greed is showing."

It was a good chance to get together and talk shop.

"It's been unanimously decided that we don't like this table. Could you show us another model?"