Image ordiagramtoo smallCellphonegoes offSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Skips overslides tosave timeSignal tonoise ismentionedEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideLaptopmalfunctionSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldPicks upthepointingstick"The dataclearlyshows"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedNo eyecontactfromspeakerSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSomebodyis noddingoffSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesNocontactdetailsObvioustypo"That isaninterestingquestion""Futureworkwill …"Slide withfar toomuchinformationImage ordiagramtoo smallCellphonegoes offSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Skips overslides tosave timeSignal tonoise ismentionedEntireslide filledwithequationsSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideLaptopmalfunctionSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaroundSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldPicks upthepointingstick"The dataclearlyshows"Incomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedNo eyecontactfromspeakerSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSomebodyis noddingoffSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesNocontactdetailsObvioustypo"That isaninterestingquestion""Futureworkwill …"Slide withfar toomuchinformation

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