A trivia presentation to boggle the mind of the sleepy training/seminar participants. Can be given before or during the lecture or session. I usually use this during my lecture in Copyreading and Headline Writing session. This is a personal presentation I gathered from an old Reader's Digest.

1. Each puzzle represents a familiar word or phrase. The key that
unlocks the answers is found in the arrangement and design of the
letters, words or numbers. For example, take this puzzle: MATH
THE. What do you see? THE after MATH. And there’s your answer:
“the aftermath.” Or how about CHAWHORGE? Look carefully and
you’ll see the word WHO in the middle of the word CHARGE. So the
answer is “who’s in charge.” Now let’s find out if you’re clever enough
to get a few on your own….
Each puzzle represents a familiar word or
phrase. The key that unlocks the answers is
found in the arrangement and design of the
letters, words or numbers. For example, take this
puzzle: MATH THE. What do you see? THE after
MATH. And there’s your answer: “the aftermath.”
Or how about CHAWHORGE? Look carefully and
you’ll see the word WHO in the middle of the
word CHARGE. So the answer is “who’s in
charge.” Now let’s find out if you’re clever
enough to get a few on your own….

2. paid
i’m
worked
I’m underpaid and overworked

3. cmopnya
Mixed company

4. podpodpod
Tripod

5. GolfFootballCar
Sports car

6. the
momanon
The man in the moon

7. Five-o’clock shadow

8. busines
Unfinished business

9. YOUR SHIRT IS NO
Your shirt is on backward

10. 222 day
Tuesday

11. look you leap
Look before you leap