Work From Home Conference Call Bingo

Work from Home conference call BINGO! Full lines win: horizontal, vertical or diagonal. Orange box = Instant win! (Remember to unmute before shouting “BINGO!”) “Hi, who just joined?” “Can we get the slides please?” “___ you are there?” “One sec — I’ll make you presenter” “I have to jump on another call.” Sound of someone typing Loud, painful echo / feedback Child or animal noises...or both. “Hi, can you hear me?” “Can you go back one slide?” “Next slide, please” “Can everyone please go on mute?” Sound of a toilet flushing “Sorry, go ahead...no it’s ok, go ahead” “Hello?” “...” HELLO? “So... <fade...> I can <noise> by... <static> ok?” “Sorry I’m late” + lame excuse “I have a hard stop at...” “I’m sorry, was on mute” “Can we take this offline?” “Let’s wait a few minutes for the rest to join” “Can you see my screen?” “Sorry, I had connection issues” “I think there is some lag.” “Sorry, can you repeat that?”

A work-from-home conference call bingo card lists common online meeting mishaps and phrases, with one orange square for an instant win. The joke is that remote meetings are so repetitive and chaotic that participants can easily complete a bingo line from ordinary interruptions, delays, noises, and awkward call etiquette.

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