Funny because it's true. Comedian, star of the Netflix special
Everything's Fine, and Trump lip-syncing sensation Sarah Cooper
presents the must-have book you never knew you needed, 100 Tricks to
Appear Smart in Meetings. In it, you will learn how to appear smart in
less than half the time it takes to actually learn anything.
You know those subtle tricks your coworkers are all guilty of? The
constant nodding, pretend concentration, useless rhetorical questions?
These tricks make them seem like they know what they're doing when in
fact they have no clue. This behavior is so ingrained, so subtle, and so
often mistaken for true intelligence that identifying it, calling it
out, or compiling it into an exhaustive digest has never been attempted.
Until now.
Complete with illustrated tips, examples, and scenarios, 100 Tricks
gives you actionable ways to use words like "actionable," in order to
sound smart. Every type of meeting is covered, from general meetings
where you stopped paying attention almost immediately, to one-on-one
meetings you zoned out on, to impromptu meetings you were painfully
subjected to at the last minute. It's all here.
Open this book to any page and find an easy-to-digest trick with an even
easier-to-digest illustration, guiding you on:
- how to nail the big meeting by pacing and nodding
- most effective ways to listen to your coworkers while still completely
ignoring them
- the key to making your presentations "interactive."
If you hadn't noticed these behaviors before, you will see them
now--from your colleagues, your managers, and soon yourself. Each trick
is a mirror to the reality of what happens in meetings, told in the form
of hilariously bad advice--advice that you might just want to take. But
probably not. But maybe.
"Sly satire that will bring endless joy to anyone who has ever endured
the drudgery of corporate life."â -Dan Lyons, writer for HBO's Silicon
Valley and New York Times-bestselling author of Disrupted
