"That isaninterestingquestion"Slide withfar toomuchinformationPicks upthepointingstick"The dataclearlyshows"Sign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Futureworkwill …"Signal tonoise ismentionedSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeakeris tooquiet tohearNocontactdetailsCellphonegoes offNo eyecontactfromspeaker"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."At least 2graduatestudentsleaveIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Repeateduse of“um”, “er”,…You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSkips overslides tosave timeLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsImage ordiagramtoo smallEntireslide filledwithequationsObvioustypoSomebodyis noddingoffSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslides"That isaninterestingquestion"Slide withfar toomuchinformationPicks upthepointingstick"The dataclearlyshows"Sign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Futureworkwill …"Signal tonoise ismentionedSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeakeris tooquiet tohearNocontactdetailsCellphonegoes offNo eyecontactfromspeaker"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."At least 2graduatestudentsleaveIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Repeateduse of“um”, “er”,…You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSkips overslides tosave timeLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsImage ordiagramtoo smallEntireslide filledwithequationsObvioustypoSomebodyis noddingoffSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslides

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