"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."ObvioustypoSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorCellphonegoes off"The dataclearlyshows"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Speakeris tooquiet tohearSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideNocontactdetailsSomebodyis noddingoffSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Futureworkwill …"Entireslide filledwithequationsSkips overslides tosave time"That isaninterestingquestion"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideNo eyecontactfromspeakerSignal tonoise ismentionedPicks upthepointingstickImage ordiagramtoo smallRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsLaptopmalfunctionSlide withfar toomuchinformation"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."ObvioustypoSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorCellphonegoes off"The dataclearlyshows"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Speakeris tooquiet tohearSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideNocontactdetailsSomebodyis noddingoffSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Futureworkwill …"Entireslide filledwithequationsSkips overslides tosave time"That isaninterestingquestion"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideNo eyecontactfromspeakerSignal tonoise ismentionedPicks upthepointingstickImage ordiagramtoo smallRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsLaptopmalfunctionSlide withfar toomuchinformation

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