Skips overslides tosave timeSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slidePicks upthepointingstickWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin field"That isaninterestingquestion"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"Futureworkwill …"Sign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundNocontactdetailsSlide withfar toomuchinformationYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinished"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesCellphonegoes offEntireslide filledwithequationsObvioustypoSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakeris tooquiet tohearNo eyecontactfromspeakerAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveLaptopmalfunctionSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideImage ordiagramtoo small"The dataclearlyshows"Signal tonoise ismentionedRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodyis noddingoffSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSkips overslides tosave timeSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slidePicks upthepointingstickWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin field"That isaninterestingquestion"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)"Futureworkwill …"Sign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundNocontactdetailsSlide withfar toomuchinformationYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinished"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesCellphonegoes offEntireslide filledwithequationsObvioustypoSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeakeris tooquiet tohearNo eyecontactfromspeakerAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveLaptopmalfunctionSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideImage ordiagramtoo small"The dataclearlyshows"Signal tonoise ismentionedRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodyis noddingoffSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSomebodyasks 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. Skips over slides to save time
  2. Speaker spends several minutes on outline slide
  3. Picks up the pointing stick
  4. Work tied into the latest buzz words in field
  5. "That is an interesting question"
  6. Incomprehensible graphic (chart, graph, diagram,…)
  7. "Future work will …"
  8. Sign up sheet does not get passed around
  9. No contact details
  10. Slide with far too much information
  11. You get lost before the talk is half finished
  12. "Beyond the scope of this work."
  13. Speaker flips back through several slides
  14. Cell phone goes off
  15. Entire slide filled with equations
  16. Obvious typo
  17. Speaker sucks up to host professor
  18. Speaker is too quiet to hear
  19. No eye contact from speaker
  20. At least 2 graduate students leave
  21. Laptop malfunction
  22. Speaker is surprised by what appears on the next slide
  23. Image or diagram too small
  24. "The data clearly shows"
  25. Signal to noise is mentioned
  26. Repeated use of “um”, “er”,…
  27. Speaker forgets to thank coauthors or collaborators
  28. Somebody is nodding off
  29. Speaker reads out exactly what is on the slide
  30. Somebody asks a question that is really a comment