Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsCellphonegoes offPicks upthepointingstickSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveObvioustypoNo eyecontactfromspeaker"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSkips overslides tosave timeNocontactdetailsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSlide withfar toomuchinformation"That isaninterestingquestion"Somebodyis noddingoffWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin field"Futureworkwill …"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"The dataclearlyshows"Sign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundLaptopmalfunctionRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Entireslide filledwithequationsImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSignal tonoise ismentionedSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsCellphonegoes offPicks upthepointingstickSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveObvioustypoNo eyecontactfromspeaker"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSkips overslides tosave timeNocontactdetailsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSlide withfar toomuchinformation"That isaninterestingquestion"Somebodyis noddingoffWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin field"Futureworkwill …"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"The dataclearlyshows"Sign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundLaptopmalfunctionRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Entireslide filledwithequationsImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSignal tonoise ismentioned

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