Slide withfar toomuchinformationSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakeris tooquiet tohearAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveEntireslide filledwithequationsSomebodyis noddingoffSignal tonoise ismentionedIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinished"Futureworkwill …"Cellphonegoes offSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslides"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslidePicks upthepointingstickRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Image ordiagramtoo smallSkips overslides tosave timeObvioustypoNo eyecontactfromspeakerSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsLaptopmalfunctionWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundNocontactdetails"The dataclearlyshows"Speakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSlide withfar toomuchinformationSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakeris tooquiet tohearAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveEntireslide filledwithequationsSomebodyis noddingoffSignal tonoise ismentionedIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinished"Futureworkwill …"Cellphonegoes offSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslides"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslidePicks upthepointingstickRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Image ordiagramtoo smallSkips overslides tosave timeObvioustypoNo eyecontactfromspeakerSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsLaptopmalfunctionWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundNocontactdetails"The dataclearlyshows"Speakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slide

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