Waits 5-10minutes toget startedReflectionquestionsat the endResponds toan objectionormisconceptionno one hasOnly onepage ofnotes atthe endPersonalanecdotethat goes onfor too longPresentermakes jokethat doesn'tland & laughsawkwardlyEndsearlyOverly broadtopic withfewor nospecificdetailsEach slideof ppttakes 15minsPresenteris a fewminuteslateToo manyunnecessaryexamplesLeavefeeling likeyou didn'tlearnanythingPresenterasks aquestion,nobodyresponds"Let'sbreak intosmallgroups"MistakeinslidesPresenterisunpreparedTechdifficultiesinbeginning"How would*you*define[topic oflecture]?"Ppt slideshavetoomanybulletpointsDoesn'tfullyanswerquestionsOff-topic"discussionquestions"At leastonepersonsleepingReadingdirectlyfromslidesPerson infront of youplaying agame/onlineshoppingResponds to everystudentcomment/questionat excruciatinglength"Am Igoing toofast?"LongquotationreadverbatimFrequentlystops forquestionsbut no onehasanySidetangentstake moretime thanlecture itselfWaits 5-10minutes toget startedReflectionquestionsat the endResponds toan objectionormisconceptionno one hasOnly onepage ofnotes atthe endPersonalanecdotethat goes onfor too longPresentermakes jokethat doesn'tland & laughsawkwardlyEndsearlyOverly broadtopic withfewor nospecificdetailsEach slideof ppttakes 15minsPresenteris a fewminuteslateToo manyunnecessaryexamplesLeavefeeling likeyou didn'tlearnanythingPresenterasks aquestion,nobodyresponds"Let'sbreak intosmallgroups"MistakeinslidesPresenterisunpreparedTechdifficultiesinbeginning"How would*you*define[topic oflecture]?"Ppt slideshavetoomanybulletpointsDoesn'tfullyanswerquestionsOff-topic"discussionquestions"At leastonepersonsleepingReadingdirectlyfromslidesPerson infront of youplaying agame/onlineshoppingResponds to everystudentcomment/questionat excruciatinglength"Am Igoing toofast?"LongquotationreadverbatimFrequentlystops forquestionsbut no onehasanySidetangentstake moretime thanlecture itself

Useless Presentation 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. Waits 5-10 minutes to get started
  2. Reflection questions at the end
  3. Responds to an objection or misconception no one has
  4. Only one page of notes at the end
  5. Personal anecdote that goes on for too long
  6. Presenter makes joke that doesn't land & laughs awkwardly
  7. Ends early
  8. Overly broad topic withfew or no specific details
  9. Each slide of ppt takes 15 mins
  10. Presenter is a few minutes late
  11. Too many unnecessary examples
  12. Leave feeling like you didn't learn anything
  13. Presenter asks a question, nobody responds
  14. "Let's break into small groups"
  15. Mistake in slides
  16. Presenter is unprepared
  17. Tech difficulties in beginning
  18. "How would *you*define [topic of lecture]?"
  19. Ppt slides have toomany bulletpoints
  20. Doesn't fully answer questions
  21. Off-topic "discussion questions"
  22. At least one person sleeping
  23. Reading directly from slides
  24. Person in front of you playing a game/online shopping
  25. Responds to every student comment/question at excruciating length
  26. "Am I going too fast?"
  27. Long quotation read verbatim
  28. Frequently stops for questions but no one hasany
  29. Side tangents take more time than lecture itself