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