Picks upthepointingstickCellphonegoes offNocontactdetailsSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesImage ordiagramtoo smallSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Futureworkwill …"Speaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSignal tonoise ismentionedWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSlide withfar toomuchinformationIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Entireslide filledwithequationsSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorNo eyecontactfromspeaker"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSkips overslides tosave time"The dataclearlyshows"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideObvioustypoSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomebodyis noddingoffPicks upthepointingstickCellphonegoes offNocontactdetailsSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesImage ordiagramtoo smallSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Futureworkwill …"Speaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSignal tonoise ismentionedWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSlide withfar toomuchinformationIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Entireslide filledwithequationsSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorNo eyecontactfromspeaker"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSkips overslides tosave time"The dataclearlyshows"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideObvioustypoSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomebodyis noddingoff

Seminar Bingo - 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. Picks up the pointing stick
  2. Cell phone goes off
  3. No contact details
  4. Speaker flips back through several slides
  5. Image or diagram too small
  6. Somebody asks a question that is really a comment
  7. "Future work will …"
  8. Speaker is surprised by what appears on the next slide
  9. Signal to noise is mentioned
  10. Work tied into the latest buzz words in field
  11. Slide with far too much information
  12. Incomprehensible graphic (chart, graph, diagram,…)
  13. "Beyond the scope of this work."
  14. Entire slide filled with equations
  15. Speaker sucks up to host professor
  16. No eye contact from speaker
  17. "That is an interesting question"
  18. Speaker reads out exactly what is on the slide
  19. Speaker forgets to thank coauthors or collaborators
  20. Speaker is too quiet to hear
  21. Skips over slides to save time
  22. "The data clearly shows"
  23. At least 2 graduate students leave
  24. Laptop malfunction
  25. Speaker spends several minutes on outline slide
  26. Obvious typo
  27. Sign up sheet does not get passed around
  28. Repeated use of “um”, “er”,…
  29. You get lost before the talk is half finished
  30. Somebody is nodding off