Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Somebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSkips overslides tosave timeSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslide"That isaninterestingquestion"Repeateduse of“um”, “er”,…LaptopmalfunctionEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaborators"Futureworkwill …"Speakeris tooquiet tohearPicks upthepointingstickAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveObvioustypoSlide withfar toomuchinformationNocontactdetails"The dataclearlyshows"No eyecontactfromspeakerImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSignal tonoise ismentionedYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomebodyis noddingoffCellphonegoes offSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Somebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSkips overslides tosave timeSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslide"That isaninterestingquestion"Repeateduse of“um”, “er”,…LaptopmalfunctionEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaborators"Futureworkwill …"Speakeris tooquiet tohearPicks upthepointingstickAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveObvioustypoSlide withfar toomuchinformationNocontactdetails"The dataclearlyshows"No eyecontactfromspeakerImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSignal tonoise ismentionedYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomebodyis noddingoffCellphonegoes offSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaround

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