"That isaninterestingquestion""Futureworkwill …"Picks upthepointingstickNocontactdetailsImage ordiagramtoo smallSomebodyis noddingoffObvioustypoEntireslide filledwithequations"The dataclearlyshows"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslide"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSignal tonoise ismentionedCellphonegoes offSkips overslides tosave timeAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveLaptopmalfunctionSlide withfar toomuchinformationSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideNo eyecontactfromspeakerRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Speakersucks upto hostprofessorWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin field"That isaninterestingquestion""Futureworkwill …"Picks upthepointingstickNocontactdetailsImage ordiagramtoo smallSomebodyis noddingoffObvioustypoEntireslide filledwithequations"The dataclearlyshows"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslide"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSignal tonoise ismentionedCellphonegoes offSkips overslides tosave timeAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveLaptopmalfunctionSlide withfar toomuchinformationSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideNo eyecontactfromspeakerRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Speakersucks upto hostprofessorWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin field

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