Usedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsPresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Presentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Colouroverload invisualisationsUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsPresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Presentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Colouroverload invisualisations

Data communication sins - 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. Used technical jargon with a non-technical audience
  2. Lost sight of the overall goal of the presentation/ dashboard - went deep into insignificant details
  3. Had too much text and information on a slide
  4. Have read directly from the slides and not engaged the audience
  5. Created a dashboard with way too many metrics on a page
  6. Wasn’t sure what the stakeholder wanted – so just gave them everything
  7. Used overly complex or unfamiliar charts that the audience didn’t understand
  8. Presented data without any recommendations
  9. Presented data without context or background
  10. Created a dashboard with way too many pages
  11. First time practicing a presentation was during the actual delivery
  12. Used charts with no labels or explanations (or difficult to read labels and axes)
  13. Presented interesting findings – which weren’t not necessarily impactful findings
  14. Created slides first without thinking about the story
  15. Had 20+ slides for a 10-minute meeting (i.e. way too many slides for the time)
  16. Colour overload in visualisations