PoorshotframingLightingis toobrightAskingyes/noquestionSitting tooclose tobackgroundMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentAskinglong,complexquestionsLightingis toodarkInterviewee’shead iscropped offVideoout offocusIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewernot makingeyecontactInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeBackgroundisdistractingPoorshotframingLightingis toobrightAskingyes/noquestionSitting tooclose tobackgroundMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentAskinglong,complexquestionsLightingis toodarkInterviewee’shead iscropped offVideoout offocusIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewernot makingeyecontactInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeBackgroundisdistracting

Bad Interview 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. Poor shot framing
  2. Lighting is too bright
  3. Asking yes/no question
  4. Sitting too close to background
  5. Making interviewee feel self-conscious
  6. Attaching mic without getting consent
  7. Asking long, complex questions
  8. Lighting is too dark
  9. Interviewee’s head is cropped off
  10. Video out of focus
  11. Interviewee looking directly at camera
  12. Interviewer not making eye contact
  13. Interviewer sitting too far from camera
  14. Interviewer interrupting interviewee
  15. Background is distracting