"The dataclearlyshows""That isaninterestingquestion"No eyecontactfromspeakerUnstableinternetconnectionSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatSpeakertalks toofastSkipsoverslides tosave timeSlide withfar toomuchinformationLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideObvioustypoImage ordiagramtoo smallSignal tonoise ismentionedNocontactdetails"Futureworkwill …"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakeris tooquiet tohear"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)Speakerasks "Canyou see myslides?""Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomeoneforgets tomutethemselves"The dataclearlyshows""That isaninterestingquestion"No eyecontactfromspeakerUnstableinternetconnectionSomebodytypessomethingaccidentallyinto the zoomgroup chatSpeakertalks toofastSkipsoverslides tosave timeSlide withfar toomuchinformationLaptopmalfunctionSpeakerforgets tothankcoauthors orcollaboratorsSpeaker issurprised bywhat appearson the nextslideSomebodyasks aquestion thatis really acommentSpeaker flipsback throughseveralslidesSpeakerspends severalminutes onpreparatoryslideSpeakerreads outexactly whatis on theslideObvioustypoImage ordiagramtoo smallSignal tonoise ismentionedNocontactdetails"Futureworkwill …"At least 2graduatestudentsleaveSpeakeris tooquiet tohear"That isaninterestingquestion"Speakermakes a wordgaffe (swapsword order ina phrase)Speakerasks "Canyou see myslides?""Beyondthe scopeof thiswork."You get lostbefore thetalk is halffinishedSomeoneforgets tomutethemselves

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