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100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings: How to Get By Without Even Trying Paperback – Illustrated, October 4, 2016

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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."―Dan Lyons, writer for HBO's Silicon Valley and New York Times-bestselling author of Disrupted
 
 
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"Cleverly written and illustrated, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings is sly satire that will bring endless joy to anyone who has ever endured the drudgery of corporate life."
―Dan Lyons, writer for HBO's Silicon Valley and New York Times-bestselling author of Disrupted

"A hilarious, enlightening read for anyone who's ever been stuck in a conference room. With delightful snark and sarcasm, Sarah cleverly skewers our coworkers for ridiculous behaviors that we would never, ever do. It's funny because it's true."
―Adam Grant, Wharton professor and New York Times-bestselling author of Originals and Give and Take

"I laughed so hard I had to leave the meeting I was in."
―Jake Knapp, New York Times-bestselling author of Sprint

"Sarah Cooper is uncannily spot on when describing the seemingly innocent behaviors of people attempting to impress others. It'll make you literally LOL."
―Christine Tsai, Founding Partner, 500 Startups

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Sarah Cooper is a writer, comedian, speaker and author of the bestselling book, 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings. She built her comedy career in between working for companies like Yahoo! and Google, where, as a user experience designer, she was fed free lunches and lots of material. She is the creator of satirical blog TheCooperReview.com, which attracts millions of readers around the world and has been featured in The Washington Post, Forbes, Fast Company and countless other publications. Sarah lives in New York City.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing; Illustrated edition (October 4, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1449476058
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1449476052
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SARAH COOPER is a writer and comedian with millions of followers across social media. She's the author of 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings and How to Be Successful without Hurting Men's Feelings, as well as the star of the hit Netflix comedy special, Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine. She has appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Tonight Show, Ellen, and been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair and countless others. Her debut memoir FOOLISH: Tales of Assimilation, Determination, and Humiliation will be out October 3, 2023 from Dutton.

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Seriously the funnest book I’ve ever purchased. I purchased 3 of these books so that my coworkers and I could enjoy our staff meetings more. Only the three of us know when we are using a number out of this book! Let the shenanigans begin. It will literally make you look forward to meetings.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Corporate Culture Unmasked with a Laugh!
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2016
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Let me begin by saying that I have worked in corporate America for most of my career. I have witnessed first-hand the ongoing comedy of errors that is corporate culture in this country. Sarah Cooper’s “100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings” laugh-out-load hilariously explores the central mechanism, meetings, by which most corporate actors pretend to reach decisions (in fact, most decisions are made by individuals who then use meetings to get everyone else to agree). While this fully illustrated book begins with regular meetings, it also delves into conference calls, team meetings, presentations, team dinners, networking events, etc. As well as, all the associated strategies such as whiteboard tactics, conference room playbook, and what to do with your face during meetings. If you want a good laugh at the expense of corporate culture or alternately, if you want to learn how to get raises and promotions in corporate America without actually having to do too much, this is the book for you!

My favorite tactic for Conference Calls was #29 instant message other attendees during the call. This is an honored ritual in my company necessary to kvetch about whoever is running the call or talking on the call and occasionally what the latest sports scores are.

Seriously, Cooper’s brilliantly humorous riff strips away the facade of “managerial competence” that corporate America seems to accrue to itself for no particularly discernible reason. While the book comically poses tactics and strategies to get ahead, she is really giving you a glimpse into modern corporate behavior that, for me, rang true on so many levels and also made me LOL.

I received a pre-publication electronic copy of the book, but have already purchased five hard-copies to give to friends and family. I also follow Cooper on her website the Cooper Review – check it out.
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Cemil Sinasi Turun
5.0 out of 5 stars Let's put this plainly: She is the Mark Twain of 21st century tech related corporate American humor.
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Sarah Cooper is one of the funniest writers who makes fun of life in corporate America, mostly tech related, N. Californian blend. Her style of mixing short and striking humor bits with her hand drawn cartoons is great, even for someone who comes from a country where government bans twitter and/or facebook every time someone displays such great humor.

Is her humor comparable to the famous Dilbert cartoons? I believe that is a big YES. (you are welcome Sarah, I will just make this sound like I did not get compensated by you or your publisher or both). As she says in the book somewhere: "Like most women I am not a man". That is, Sarah is a woman. I think she will one day be called by the American textbooks as the female Mark Twain!

I have been following Sarah Cooper (the author) for about a year from her The Cooper Review web site, so I am not completely unaware of her funny cartoons. Actually I bet her on twitter that I would be the first one to review (genuinely, after buying and reading the book) this wonderful book and so as promised I am delivering that review. She is way too funnier than I expected in this book. Her humor is so timely that when you read her book, it will already be where the puck is going to be.

I hope you will enjoy reading/looking at this lovely and funny book as much as I did.
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Catharine mcgrath
5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift!
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I gave it to a young friend in honor of her first job after graduating from college. She loved it.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quick, funny, and useful too.
Reviewed in the United States on February 5, 2017
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My wife and I really liked this. It makes fun of lots of things you see everyday in business meetings. But not only was it funny, there really some good examples there. Things we could use. It also made us feel better that our organizations aren't the only ones that do inane things.
It is short. We felt like it could have been a bit cheaper based on the fact that we were able to read it in 20 minutes each. Overall we liked it.
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A. Valentine
5.0 out of 5 stars Good info
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This is a good reminder of little things to do to also appear more polished and professional. Fast and easy read.
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Roy Foster
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny and Informative!
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2018
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What a delightful book. I initially ordered this for my grown daughter, after she regaled me with tales of her business meetings and the characters involved. When the book arrived, I decided to scan through it and was struck by the well thought out meeting "tricks". Some caused me to laugh out loud. Some immediately brought to mind some of my coworkers and some I'm holding onto to use in my own meetings. Sarah Cooper writes with fresh honesty and gentle wit. Why did she write this book? Ms. Cooper tells you: "..because someone paid me to. But I also wrote it because I had a deadline." Oh, I "forgot" to gift this to my daughter, so looks like I'll need to order another copy.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great work gift
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2023
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Bought this for a work Sneaky Santa event. The person who chose it read several pages aloud and it was great entertainment. If you’re stressing about an upcoming meeting, it will set you at ease.
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Finn Eric Andersen
5.0 out of 5 stars My Kid Loves It!
Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2023
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My nine month old baby girls LOVES this book. Could be the pictures, could be the life lessons. Either way, I’m excited to see her put this knowledge to good use down the road skating by on minimal effort and succeeding in business.
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Ghadeer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in Canada on July 13, 2022
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I’m loving this book. It's so funny and it teaches you lots of things. highly recommended
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Philip123
3.0 out of 5 stars Quite funny but preferred to stop after 20 pages
Reviewed in Germany on July 16, 2023
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It’s quite funny but I preferred to stop after 20 pages. I found it not relevant and not bringing much, while I can read much more entertaining things. I heard good things from friends but it’s not a fit for me.
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Yorgo EL MOUBAYED
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Reviewed in France on December 27, 2021
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Produit conforme! Livré dans les délais! Je recommande.
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Crows
5.0 out of 5 stars Really well observed
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 20, 2020
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I found this hilarious. It is an easy, dip in and out read. I understand the author has since established herself as a ‘virtual’ comedienne during lockdown. I am not surprised. Some of what she relates about meetings has occurred to me before now. But she has also managed to wrap it all up in a laugh out loud short read, something I would never be able to achieve. I look forward to hearing and seeing more of her.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Divertido
Reviewed in Spain on January 30, 2020
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Me veo reflejado en muchas de las situaciones. Sólo puedo decir que jajajajajaja, el que haya trabajado con equipos lo entenderá
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