Used overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsColouroverload invisualisationsUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Used overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsColouroverload invisualisationsUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)

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