ObvioustypoNo eyecontactfromspeakerIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Signal tonoise ismentionedNocontactdetailsAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveSomebodyis noddingoffSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSlide withfar toomuchinformation"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsCellphonegoes offWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldLaptopmalfunctionSkips overslides tosave timeSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaround"Futureworkwill …"Image ordiagramtoo smallSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesEntireslide filledwithequations"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork.""The dataclearlyshows"You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslidePicks upthepointingstickObvioustypoNo eyecontactfromspeakerIncomprehensiblegraphic (chart,graph, diagram,…)Signal tonoise ismentionedNocontactdetailsAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveSomebodyis noddingoffSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSlide withfar toomuchinformation"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsCellphonegoes offWork tiedinto the latestbuzz wordsin fieldLaptopmalfunctionSkips overslides tosave timeSpeakerspendsseveralminutes onoutline slideSign upsheet doesnot getpassedaround"Futureworkwill …"Image ordiagramtoo smallSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesEntireslide filledwithequations"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork.""The dataclearlyshows"You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakersucks upto hostprofessorRepeateduse of“um”, “er”,…Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslidePicks upthepointingstick

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