Presenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Wasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingColouroverload invisualisationsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Have readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pagePresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsPresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Wasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingColouroverload invisualisationsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Have readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pagePresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant details

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