Presented datawithout anyrecommendationsCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageColouroverload invisualisationsWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsPresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Used overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageColouroverload invisualisationsWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsPresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Used overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstand

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