Picks upthepointingstickWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSomebodyis noddingoffRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…"Futureworkwill …""Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Skips overslides tosave timeNo eyecontactfromspeakerEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearCellphonegoes offSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSignal tonoise ismentionedSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)LaptopmalfunctionSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundNocontactdetailsSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slide"The dataclearlyshows"Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSlide withfar toomuchinformationObvioustypoSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideImage ordiagramtoo small"That isaninterestingquestion"You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentPicks upthepointingstickWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSomebodyis noddingoffRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…"Futureworkwill …""Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Skips overslides tosave timeNo eyecontactfromspeakerEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearCellphonegoes offSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSignal tonoise ismentionedSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)LaptopmalfunctionSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundNocontactdetailsSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slide"The dataclearlyshows"Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSlide withfar toomuchinformationObvioustypoSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideImage ordiagramtoo small"That isaninterestingquestion"You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment

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