First timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Usedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceColouroverload invisualisationsPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverythingFirst timepracticing apresentationwas during theactual deliveryUsed chartswith no labelsor explanations(or difficult toread labels andaxes)Usedtechnicaljargon with anon-technicalaudienceCreated adashboardwith way toomany metricson a pageUsed overlycomplex orunfamiliarcharts that theaudience didn’tunderstandHave readdirectly fromthe slides andnot engagedthe audienceColouroverload invisualisationsPresentedinterestingfindings – whichweren’t notnecessarilyimpactful findingsHad toomuch textandinformationon a slideCreated adashboardwith way toomany pagesLost sight of theoverall goal of thepresentation/dashboard - wentdeep intoinsignificant detailsCreated slidesfirst withoutthinking aboutthe storyHad 20+ slidesfor a 10-minutemeeting (i.e.way too manyslides for thetime)Presenteddata withoutcontext orbackgroundPresented datawithout anyrecommendationsWasn’t surewhat thestakeholderwanted – sojust gave themeverything

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