Skips overslides tosave timeImage ordiagramtoo smallYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedLaptopmalfunctionObvioustypoPicks upthepointingstickSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorNocontactdetailsRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Somebodyis noddingoff"Futureworkwill …"Somebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Cellphonegoes offSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaround"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakeris tooquiet tohearSlide withfar toomuchinformation"The dataclearlyshows"Speaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveSignal tonoise ismentionedNo eyecontactfromspeakerSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslide"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Work tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSkips overslides tosave timeImage ordiagramtoo smallYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedLaptopmalfunctionObvioustypoPicks upthepointingstickSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorNocontactdetailsRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Somebodyis noddingoff"Futureworkwill …"Somebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Cellphonegoes offSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaround"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakeris tooquiet tohearSlide withfar toomuchinformation"The dataclearlyshows"Speaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveSignal tonoise ismentionedNo eyecontactfromspeakerSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslide"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Work tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaborators

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