First timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesColouroverload invisualisationsCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceLost 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’tunderstandWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundHad toomuch textandinformationon a slidePresented datawithout anyrecommendationsFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyUsedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesColouroverload invisualisationsCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceLost 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’tunderstandWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundHad toomuch textandinformationon a slidePresented datawithout anyrecommendations

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