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