Created adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pagePresented datawithout anyrecommendationsWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)First timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Created adashboardwith way toomany pagesHad toomuch textandinformationon a slidePresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudiencePresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyColouroverload invisualisationsLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pagePresented datawithout anyrecommendationsWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)First timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Created adashboardwith way toomany pagesHad toomuch textandinformationon a slidePresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudiencePresenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyColouroverload invisualisationsLost 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. Created a dashboard with way too many metrics on a page
  2. Presented data without any recommendations
  3. Wasn’t sure what the stakeholder wanted – so just gave them everything
  4. Used charts with no labels or explanations (or difficult to read labels and axes)
  5. First time practicing a presentation was during the actual delivery
  6. Had 20+ slides for a 10-minute meeting (i.e. way too many slides for the time)
  7. Created a dashboard with way too many pages
  8. Had too much text and information on a slide
  9. Presented interesting findings – which weren’t not necessarily impactful findings
  10. Used overly complex or unfamiliar charts that the audience didn’t understand
  11. Have read directly from the slides and not engaged the audience
  12. Used technical jargon with a non-technical audience
  13. Presented data without context or background
  14. Created slides first without thinking about the story
  15. Colour overload in visualisations
  16. Lost sight of the overall goal of the presentation/ dashboard - went deep into insignificant details