No eyecontactfromspeakerSkipsoverslides tosave time"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideUnstableinternetconnectionImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakerasks "Canyou see myslides?"NocontactdetailsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSlide withfar toomuchinformation"That isaninterestingquestion"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSomeoneforgets tomutethemselves"Futureworkwill …"Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSignal tonoise ismentionedObvioustypoYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslide"The dataclearlyshows"Speakertalks toofastSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatLaptopmalfunctionNo eyecontactfromspeakerSkipsoverslides tosave time"Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."Speaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideUnstableinternetconnectionImage ordiagramtoo smallSpeakerasks "Canyou see myslides?"NocontactdetailsSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSlide withfar toomuchinformation"That isaninterestingquestion"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSomeoneforgets tomutethemselves"Futureworkwill …"Speakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeakeris tooquiet tohearSignal tonoise ismentionedObvioustypoYou get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslide"The dataclearlyshows"Speakertalks toofastSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatLaptopmalfunction

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