"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork.""Futureworkwill …"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveNo eyecontactfromspeakerSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatSpeakerasks "Canyou see myslides?"Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesImage ordiagramtoo small"That isaninterestingquestion"Slide withfar toomuchinformationYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinished"The dataclearlyshows"LaptopmalfunctionSignal tonoise ismentionedSkipsoverslides tosave timeSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideNocontactdetailsUnstableinternetconnectionObvioustypoSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomeoneforgets tomutethemselvesSpeakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)Speakeris tooquiet tohearSpeakertalks toofast"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acomment"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork.""Futureworkwill …"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveNo eyecontactfromspeakerSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatSpeakerasks "Canyou see myslides?"Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesImage ordiagramtoo small"That isaninterestingquestion"Slide withfar toomuchinformationYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinished"The dataclearlyshows"LaptopmalfunctionSignal tonoise ismentionedSkipsoverslides tosave timeSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideNocontactdetailsUnstableinternetconnectionObvioustypoSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomeoneforgets tomutethemselvesSpeakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)Speakeris tooquiet tohearSpeakertalks toofast

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