Listentwice asmuch asyou speakVerbalCuesAskOpen-EndedQuestionsWaitbeforeyou speakEyeContactAvoidYes orNoAvoidStaringDon'tJump toSolutionsMix-upYourQuestionsListenwithoutanyagendaKeep thefocus ontheirsituationAppropriateBodyLanguageDon'tInterrogateGetoveryourselfClear OutDistractionsThe Mythof Multi-TaskingListenAwayfrom yourdevicesLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HReflectiveormirroringquestionsStopStrategizingDon'tInterruptBeEmpatheticNon-VerbalCuesListentwice asmuch asyou speakVerbalCuesAskOpen-EndedQuestionsWaitbeforeyou speakEyeContactAvoidYes orNoAvoidStaringDon'tJump toSolutionsMix-upYourQuestionsListenwithoutanyagendaKeep thefocus ontheirsituationAppropriateBodyLanguageDon'tInterrogateGetoveryourselfClear OutDistractionsThe Mythof Multi-TaskingListenAwayfrom yourdevicesLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HReflectiveormirroringquestionsStopStrategizingDon'tInterruptBeEmpatheticNon-VerbalCues

9 Ways to Improve Your Listening Skills - 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. Listen twice as much as you speak
  2. Verbal Cues
  3. Ask Open-Ended Questions
  4. Wait before you speak
  5. Eye Contact
  6. Avoid Yes or No
  7. Avoid Staring
  8. Don't Jump to Solutions
  9. Mix-up Your Questions
  10. Listen without any agenda
  11. Keep the focus on their situation
  12. Appropriate Body Language
  13. Don't Interrogate
  14. Get over yourself
  15. Clear Out Distractions
  16. The Myth of Multi-Tasking
  17. Listen Away from your devices
  18. Look Off-center
  19. The 5 W's and an H
  20. Reflective or mirroring questions
  21. Stop Strategizing
  22. Don't Interrupt
  23. Be Empathetic
  24. Non-Verbal Cues