Not connecting topics/ideas Bad jokes Reading off a script Monotone voice Eating food while speaking Going off on tangents Pacing Lack of enthusiasm Being too stiff Speaking too quietly Taking yourself too seriously Hiding behind script/podium Speaking too quickly Really bad jokes Trailing off mid- sentence... Under- prepared Back to audience Being mean to the audience Using phrases like "dumb it down" Making your partner look bad Long periods of silence Ineffective use of visuals Too much jargon Reading off slides Not connecting topics/ideas Bad jokes Reading off a script Monotone voice Eating food while speaking Going off on tangents Pacing Lack of enthusiasm Being too stiff Speaking too quietly Taking yourself too seriously Hiding behind script/podium Speaking too quickly Really bad jokes Trailing off mid- sentence... Under- prepared Back to audience Being mean to the audience Using phrases like "dumb it down" Making your partner look bad Long periods of silence Ineffective use of visuals Too much jargon Reading off slides
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
G-Not connecting topics/ideas
G-Bad jokes
I-Reading off a script
G-Monotone voice
N-Eating food while speaking
B-Going off on tangents
I-Pacing
B-Lack of enthusiasm
N-Being too stiff
I-Speaking too quietly
O-Taking yourself too seriously
B-Hiding behind script/podium
B-Speaking too quickly
I-Really bad jokes
I-Trailing off mid-sentence...
O-Under-prepared
N-Back to audience
O-Being mean to the audience
O-Using phrases like
"dumb it down"
B-Making your partner look bad
O-Long periods of silence
G-Ineffective use of visuals
G-Too much jargon
N-Reading off slides