Attachingmic withoutgettingconsentNotfollowingrule ofthirdsLightingis toodarkVideoout offocusPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Lightingis toobrightAskingyes/noquestionInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousInterviewernot makingeyecontactInterviewee’shead iscropped offAskinglong orcomplexquestionsDistractingbackgroundAttachingmic withoutgettingconsentNotfollowingrule ofthirdsLightingis toodarkVideoout offocusPoor shotframing - no“breathingroom”Lightingis toobrightAskingyes/noquestionInterviewersitting toofar fromcameraIntervieweelookingdirectly atcameraInterviewerinterruptingintervieweeIntervieweeposition tooclose tobackgroundMakingintervieweefeel self-consciousInterviewernot makingeyecontactInterviewee’shead iscropped offAskinglong orcomplexquestionsDistractingbackground

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. Attaching mic without getting consent
  2. Not following rule of thirds
  3. Lighting is too dark
  4. Video out of focus
  5. Poor shot framing - no “breathing room”
  6. Lighting is too bright
  7. Asking yes/no question
  8. Interviewer sitting too far from camera
  9. Interviewee looking directly at camera
  10. Interviewer interrupting interviewee
  11. Interviewee position too close to background
  12. Making interviewee feel self-conscious
  13. Interviewer not making eye contact
  14. Interviewee’s head is cropped off
  15. Asking long or complex questions
  16. Distracting background