Using abright neonbackgroundthat burnspeople's eyesA slide thatis just a wallof plainblack-and-white textAn absurdlycomplexspreadsheet/chartjammed onto thescreenStretchingan image soit lookssquished orpixelatedThe speakerstandscompletelyfrozen like astatue whiletalking"Flying in" orspinning textanimation onevery singlebullet pointSpeakercompletelyturning their backto read directly offthe projectionscreenAn awkwardtransition orslide wipe (likea checkerboardor page curl)A completelyrandom stockphoto that hasnothing to dowith the textWatermarks orstock photocopyright linesleft right acrossan imageA data tablewith way toomany rowsand columnsto processBullet pointsnested 4 levelsdeep (indentingtext until it'smicroscopic)Tiny font size(size 10 or12 thatnobody canread)Spelling orgrammaticalerror leftright on themain titleParagraph oftext readword-for-word off theslideCompletelyunnecessarysound effect(like a laser gunor applause)Including aYouTubevideo linkthat breaksor won't playClipart from theearly 2000s(like a 3D handshaking or aglobe spinning)Terrible colorcontrast (e.g.,dark blue texton a blackbackground)Using ComicSans oranotherinappropriatefont for aserious topicWay toomany bulletpoints (6 ormore on asingle slide)Speaker says:"I know youprobably can'tread this fromthe back, but..."Using atemplate with ahuge,distractingcorporate logoon every cornerInformationoverload (toomany distinctcharts/graphson one slide)"Thank You /Any Questions?"slide featuring ageneric stockimage of aquestion markUsing abright neonbackgroundthat burnspeople's eyesA slide thatis just a wallof plainblack-and-white textAn absurdlycomplexspreadsheet/chartjammed onto thescreenStretchingan image soit lookssquished orpixelatedThe speakerstandscompletelyfrozen like astatue whiletalking"Flying in" orspinning textanimation onevery singlebullet pointSpeakercompletelyturning their backto read directly offthe projectionscreenAn awkwardtransition orslide wipe (likea checkerboardor page curl)A completelyrandom stockphoto that hasnothing to dowith the textWatermarks orstock photocopyright linesleft right acrossan imageA data tablewith way toomany rowsand columnsto processBullet pointsnested 4 levelsdeep (indentingtext until it'smicroscopic)Tiny font size(size 10 or12 thatnobody canread)Spelling orgrammaticalerror leftright on themain titleParagraph oftext readword-for-word off theslideCompletelyunnecessarysound effect(like a laser gunor applause)Including aYouTubevideo linkthat breaksor won't playClipart from theearly 2000s(like a 3D handshaking or aglobe spinning)Terrible colorcontrast (e.g.,dark blue texton a blackbackground)Using ComicSans oranotherinappropriatefont for aserious topicWay toomany bulletpoints (6 ormore on asingle slide)Speaker says:"I know youprobably can'tread this fromthe back, but..."Using atemplate with ahuge,distractingcorporate logoon every cornerInformationoverload (toomany distinctcharts/graphson one slide)"Thank You /Any Questions?"slide featuring ageneric stockimage of aquestion mark

DEATH BY POWERPOINT - Call List

(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.


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  1. Using a bright neon background that burns people's eyes
  2. A slide that is just a wall of plain black-and-white text
  3. An absurdly complex spreadsheet/chart jammed onto the screen
  4. Stretching an image so it looks squished or pixelated
  5. The speaker stands completely frozen like a statue while talking
  6. "Flying in" or spinning text animation on every single bullet point
  7. Speaker completely turning their back to read directly off the projection screen
  8. An awkward transition or slide wipe (like a checkerboard or page curl)
  9. A completely random stock photo that has nothing to do with the text
  10. Watermarks or stock photo copyright lines left right across an image
  11. A data table with way too many rows and columns to process
  12. Bullet points nested 4 levels deep (indenting text until it's microscopic)
  13. Tiny font size (size 10 or 12 that nobody can read)
  14. Spelling or grammatical error left right on the main title
  15. Paragraph of text read word-for-word off the slide
  16. Completely unnecessary sound effect (like a laser gun or applause)
  17. Including a YouTube video link that breaks or won't play
  18. Clipart from the early 2000s (like a 3D hand shaking or a globe spinning)
  19. Terrible color contrast (e.g., dark blue text on a black background)
  20. Using Comic Sans or another inappropriate font for a serious topic
  21. Way too many bullet points (6 or more on a single slide)
  22. Speaker says: "I know you probably can't read this from the back, but..."
  23. Using a template with a huge, distracting corporate logo on every corner
  24. Information overload (too many distinct charts/graphs on one slide)
  25. "Thank You / Any Questions?" slide featuring a generic stock image of a question mark