Waitbeforeyou speakKeep thefocus ontheirsituationClear OutDistractionsAppropriateBodyLanguageDon'tJump toSolutionsThe 5W's andan HMix-upYourQuestionsListenAwayfrom yourdevicesAvoidYes orNoListentwice asmuch asyou speakReflectiveormirroringquestionsGetoveryourselfVerbalCuesDon'tInterruptEyeContactLookOff-centerAvoidStaringListenwithoutanyagendaNon-VerbalCuesThe Mythof Multi-TaskingStopStrategizingAskOpen-EndedQuestionsBeEmpatheticDon'tInterrogateWaitbeforeyou speakKeep thefocus ontheirsituationClear OutDistractionsAppropriateBodyLanguageDon'tJump toSolutionsThe 5W's andan HMix-upYourQuestionsListenAwayfrom yourdevicesAvoidYes orNoListentwice asmuch asyou speakReflectiveormirroringquestionsGetoveryourselfVerbalCuesDon'tInterruptEyeContactLookOff-centerAvoidStaringListenwithoutanyagendaNon-VerbalCuesThe Mythof Multi-TaskingStopStrategizingAskOpen-EndedQuestionsBeEmpatheticDon'tInterrogate

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