Picks upthepointingstickYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveObvioustypoEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideLaptopmalfunctionCellphonegoes offSkips overslides tosave timeNocontactdetails"That isaninterestingquestion"Somebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"The dataclearlyshows"Work tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaround"Futureworkwill …"Repeateduse of“um”, “er”,Slide withfar toomuchinformation"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSignal tonoise ismentionedIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)No eyecontactfromspeakerSomebodyis noddingoffSpeakeris tooquiet tohearPicks upthepointingstickYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveObvioustypoEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideLaptopmalfunctionCellphonegoes offSkips overslides tosave timeNocontactdetails"That isaninterestingquestion"Somebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"The dataclearlyshows"Work tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaround"Futureworkwill …"Repeateduse of“um”, “er”,Slide withfar toomuchinformation"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSignal tonoise ismentionedIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)No eyecontactfromspeakerSomebodyis noddingoffSpeakeris tooquiet tohear

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