Meeting Marathoner Gifts

Brainstorm Ideas why meeting should be over

"I know these school board annual budget meetings tend to run very late, however ... "

"I attend meetings therefore I am."

'Yes, long term strategy needs fresh crayons.'

Group Think Time

'Ok, here's the meeting agenda ... it's gonna be a long one.'

'Ladies and gentlemen, today we're going to get down to nuts and bolts.'

'There's an absence of leadership in this authority,we need to explore the possibility of thinking about setting up a sub-committee to look into it.'

'I hate long meetings so in order to save time can we agree to talk at once?'

"You can see him now. His meds just kicked in."

'And that pretty much sums it up.'

Big Ed's taken a direct hit of devastating criticism by the boss, he's sinking,listing, a pitiful helpless hulk...

"I can honestly say I feel really refreshed after that presentation. I slept all the way through it!"

'Mary, I've got meetings all day so I'm going to be unable to have my scheduled happiness moment at 3:01. You have it for me, OK?'

Since we initiated staff development, we've turned the school around 360 degrees.

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

'Maybe we should start the meeting with a 'Getting to know each other' ice-breaker. Would anyone like to share their sexual fantasies?'

Employee attending a breakfast meeting in his pyjamas.

'Tax considerations? Regulatory climate? Labor costs? - Hell, no! We're moving our headquarters cross-country because I feel like it!'

"This is no time to be thinking about ourselves, Matthews, so I'll see you at the meeting on Monday?"

'All in favor of concluding this REALLY LONG lunch meeting say 'I'll pick up the check.''

'Thank you, Crawford, for that stirring presentation on our third-quarter losses.'

Doug had trouble getting home at a decent hour.

Businessman's schedule full of confrontations.

"Item 4 on the agenda - Serving the common good"

'I wasn't the smartest guy in the room, but I had the whitest teeth!'

". . . and these are our current targets."

'We haven't improved quality, but we've made it easier to return.'

'Have you got pre-chewed squid?'

I'll give you five minutes.

Anyone else need a toilet break?

Out and In.

'I know these safety meetings tend to run very late, however... '

'So, come back in fifteen minutes?...Twenty?'

'Sorry I'm late, but I'm actually driving one of these things.'