Action statements (X will be Y) with no ownership or timelines It's not X, it's Y No "I" anywhere in email Journey framing ("continue to", path forward) "Thank you for your..." / manufactured consent Obvious haphazard editing (stray quotes, copy / paste signals) Unnecessary professional jargon (AI- enabled, solution design) Unusually consistent bolding for emphasis Unusual word choices (anchored, galvanized) Balancing clauses (X, while / also Y) Multiple bullet lists introduced by colon (:) X enables / empowers Y (X is not a person) Subtly inconsistent syntax (bullet lists written like normal sentences) Paired synonyms (move, accelerate; needs, opportunities) Overuse of passive voice Rule of three (X, Y, Z) Em-dash (the long dash, —) Unusually uniform structure and syntax Previous paragraph restated as a bullet list Two or more of "It's not X, it's Y", em-dash, or rule of three in one line High buzzword density in one paragraph (alignment, transformation) Free! Vision / value statements with no concrete actions "Should / must X, not Y" Unnecessary corporate jargon (scalable, synergy) "As we..." / fake inclusivity Action statements (X will be Y) with no ownership or timelines It's not X, it's Y No "I" anywhere in email Journey framing ("continue to", path forward) "Thank you for your..." / manufactured consent Obvious haphazard editing (stray quotes, copy / paste signals) Unnecessary professional jargon (AI- enabled, solution design) Unusually consistent bolding for emphasis Unusual word choices (anchored, galvanized) Balancing clauses (X, while / also Y) Multiple bullet lists introduced by colon (:) X enables / empowers Y (X is not a person) Subtly inconsistent syntax (bullet lists written like normal sentences) Paired synonyms (move, accelerate; needs, opportunities) Overuse of passive voice Rule of three (X, Y, Z) Em-dash (the long dash, —) Unusually uniform structure and syntax Previous paragraph restated as a bullet list Two or more of "It's not X, it's Y", em-dash, or rule of three in one line High buzzword density in one paragraph (alignment, transformation) Free! Vision / value statements with no concrete actions "Should / must X, not Y" Unnecessary corporate jargon (scalable, synergy) "As we..." / fake inclusivity
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.
Action statements (X will be Y) with no ownership or timelines
It's not X, it's Y
No "I" anywhere in email
Journey framing ("continue to", path forward)
"Thank you for your..." / manufactured consent
Obvious haphazard editing (stray quotes, copy / paste signals)
Unnecessary professional jargon (AI-enabled, solution design)
Unusually consistent bolding for emphasis
Unusual word choices (anchored, galvanized)
Balancing clauses (X, while / also Y)
Multiple bullet lists introduced by colon (:)
X enables / empowers Y (X is not a person)
Subtly inconsistent syntax (bullet lists written like normal sentences)
Paired synonyms (move, accelerate; needs, opportunities)
Overuse of passive voice
Rule of three (X, Y, Z)
Em-dash (the long dash, —)
Unusually uniform structure and syntax
Previous paragraph restated as a bullet list
Two or more of "It's not X, it's Y", em-dash, or rule of three in one line
High buzzword density in one paragraph (alignment, transformation)
Free!
Vision / value statements with no concrete actions
"Should / must X, not Y"
Unnecessary corporate jargon (scalable, synergy)
"As we..." / fake inclusivity