Speaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerasks "Canyou see myslides?"NocontactdetailsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSkipsoverslides tosave timeSomeoneforgets tomutethemselvesSpeakertalks toofast"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)Signal tonoise ismentioned"That isaninterestingquestion"UnstableinternetconnectionNo eyecontactfromspeakerSlide withfar toomuchinformationSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chat"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideObvioustypoImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakeris tooquiet tohear"The dataclearlyshows"Speaker flipsback throughseveralslides"Futureworkwill …"Speaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerasks "Canyou see myslides?"NocontactdetailsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSkipsoverslides tosave timeSomeoneforgets tomutethemselvesSpeakertalks toofast"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)Signal tonoise ismentioned"That isaninterestingquestion"UnstableinternetconnectionNo eyecontactfromspeakerSlide withfar toomuchinformationSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chat"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideObvioustypoImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakeris tooquiet tohear"The dataclearlyshows"Speaker flipsback throughseveralslides"Futureworkwill …"

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