Someoneforgets tomutethemselves"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsImage ordiagramtoo small"Futureworkwill …"Speakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)"That isaninterestingquestion"Somebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speakerasks "Canyou see myslides?""The dataclearlyshows"Speakertalks toofastSlide withfar toomuchinformationObvioustypoSignal tonoise ismentionedSkipsoverslides tosave timeYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideLaptopmalfunctionNo eyecontactfromspeakerNocontactdetailsUnstableinternetconnectionSomeoneforgets tomutethemselves"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsImage ordiagramtoo small"Futureworkwill …"Speakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)"That isaninterestingquestion"Somebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatAt least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speakerasks "Canyou see myslides?""The dataclearlyshows"Speakertalks toofastSlide withfar toomuchinformationObvioustypoSignal tonoise ismentionedSkipsoverslides tosave timeYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideLaptopmalfunctionNo eyecontactfromspeakerNocontactdetailsUnstableinternetconnection

Colloquium 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. Someone forgets to mute themselves
  2. "That is an interesting question"
  3. Speaker reads out exactly what is on the slide
  4. Speaker spends several minutes on preparatory slide
  5. Speaker forgets to thank coauthors or collaborators
  6. Image or diagram too small
  7. "Future work will …"
  8. Speaker makes a word gaffe (swaps word order in a phrase)
  9. "That is an interesting question"
  10. Somebody types something accidentally into the zoom group chat
  11. At least 2 graduate students leave
  12. Speaker flips back through several slides
  13. Somebody asks a question that is really a comment
  14. "Beyond the scope of this work."
  15. Speaker asks "Can you see my slides?"
  16. "The data clearly shows"
  17. Speaker talks too fast
  18. Slide with far too much information
  19. Obvious typo
  20. Signal to noise is mentioned
  21. Skips over slides to save time
  22. You get lost before the talk is half finished
  23. Speaker is too quiet to hear
  24. Speaker is surprised by what appears on the next slide
  25. Laptop malfunction
  26. No eye contact from speaker
  27. No contact details
  28. Unstable internet connection