"Is thiswhat youmean?"BodylanguageAvoid sideconversations. "Listen" tothespeaker'sbodylanguageLook at thespeakerdirectly.   GentlenodLookupLookatAllow thespeaker tofinish eachpoint beforeaskingquestions."What doyou meanwhen yousay... ."Payattention. Don'tinterrupt withcounterarguments.Avoid beingdistracted byenvironmentalfactorsPut asidedistractingthoughts.Askquestions toclarifycertainpoints.Active listeningis designed toencouragerespect andunderstanding.Don'tmentallyprepare arebuttal!Nodoccasionally.tone Make sure thatyour posture isopen andinterested. Smile anduse otherfacialexpressions."Soundslike youaresaying... ,"Respondappropriately.Providefeedback.Deferjudgment.EyeContactShow thatyou'relistening.   Encourage thespeaker tocontinue withsmall verbal"comments likeyes, and "uh huh.paraphrasing."What I'mhearing is... ,""Is thiswhat youmean?"BodylanguageAvoid sideconversations. "Listen" tothespeaker'sbodylanguageLook at thespeakerdirectly.   GentlenodLookupLookatAllow thespeaker tofinish eachpoint beforeaskingquestions."What doyou meanwhen yousay... ."Payattention. Don'tinterrupt withcounterarguments.Avoid beingdistracted byenvironmentalfactorsPut asidedistractingthoughts.Askquestions toclarifycertainpoints.Active listeningis designed toencouragerespect andunderstanding.Don'tmentallyprepare arebuttal!Nodoccasionally.tone Make sure thatyour posture isopen andinterested. Smile anduse otherfacialexpressions."Soundslike youaresaying... ,"Respondappropriately.Providefeedback.Deferjudgment.EyeContactShow thatyou'relistening.   Encourage thespeaker tocontinue withsmall verbal"comments likeyes, and "uh huh.paraphrasing."What I'mhearing is... ,"

Work Talk - 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. "Is this what you mean?"
  2. Body language
  3. Avoid side conversations.
  4. "Listen" to the speaker's body language
  5. Look at the speaker directly.
  6. Gentle nod
  7. Look up
  8. Look at
  9. Allow the speaker to finish each point before asking questions.
  10. "What do you mean when you say... ."
  11. Pay attention.
  12. Don't interrupt with counter arguments.
  13. Avoid being distracted by environmental factors
  14. Put aside distracting thoughts.
  15. Ask questions to clarify certain points.
  16. Active listening is designed to encourage respect and understanding.
  17. Don't mentally prepare a rebuttal!
  18. Nod occasionally.
  19. tone
  20. Make sure that your posture is open and interested.
  21. Smile and use other facial expressions.
  22. "Sounds like you are saying... ,"
  23. Respond appropriately.
  24. Provide feedback.
  25. Defer judgment.
  26. Eye Contact
  27. Show that you're listening.
  28. Encourage the speaker to continue with small verbal "comments like yes, and "uh huh.
  29. paraphrasing. "What I'm hearing is... ,"