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