Had toomuch textandinformationon a slideWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsPresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Colouroverload invisualisationsHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Lost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsPresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Colouroverload invisualisationsHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Lost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audience

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. Had too much text and information on a slide
  2. Wasn’t sure what the stakeholder wanted – so just gave them everything
  3. Presented interesting findings – which weren’t not necessarily impactful findings
  4. Presented data without context or background
  5. Created a dashboard with way too many metrics on a page
  6. Used technical jargon with a non-technical audience
  7. First time practicing a presentation was during the actual delivery
  8. Presented data without any recommendations
  9. Created slides first without thinking about the story
  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. Colour overload in visualisations
  13. Had 20+ slides for a 10-minute meeting (i.e. way too many slides for the time)
  14. Lost sight of the overall goal of the presentation/ dashboard - went deep into insignificant details
  15. Used overly complex or unfamiliar charts that the audience didn’t understand
  16. Have read directly from the slides and not engaged the audience