School Conference Mugs

Parent Involvement Tip #1

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

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

Academic Idol - 'Professor Johannsen's paper was zippy. It had robust vocabulary and I almost felt that I could dance to it. I would give it a 7.'

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

'And this year's 'Inquisitive Learner Award' goes to...'

'I've learned a lot about myself at these meetings...like, I can fall asleep with my eyes open!'

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

"A student skipped a model U.N. meeting – now he's claiming diplomatic immunity."

Inclusive speech

"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."

Billy, can you deliver your show 'n tell this time without the fog machine?

"Nervous about this morning's presentation?"

The interested bystanders.

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

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

Need Supercomputer to finish my PhD, Please Help.

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

'Complete sentences?? Jeez, how verbose can you get?'

A business that thinks alike...sinks alike.

'...and now, Gentlemen, we come to our final lecture in advanced cardiology...'

"In economics, I got an IOU."

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

"I understand the revisionists are hot on your trail, Professor Delauney."

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

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

"That concludes my presentation on popular music and alternative energy."

"I love these off-site business meetings."

Something tells me it's not going to be a good school report!

'Well ladies and gentlemen, I'm sure my little talk has made you all think'

"I don't think the guy with the business-card cannon has ever been to an actual networking event,"

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

'Our goal is to stress di-versity while remaining a uni-versity.'

'Unaccustomed as I am to public speaking...'