AvoidStaringLookOff-centerDon'tJump toSolutionsClear OutDistractionsStopStrategizingListenAwayfrom yourdevicesThe 5W's andan HListentwice asmuch asyou speakAvoidYes orNoKeep thefocus ontheirsituationAskOpen-EndedQuestionsDon'tInterrogateWaitbeforeyou speakBeEmpatheticMix-upYourQuestionsEyeContactNon-VerbalCuesListenwithoutanyagendaThe Mythof Multi-TaskingGetoveryourselfAppropriateBodyLanguageReflectiveormirroringquestionsVerbalCuesDon'tInterruptAvoidStaringLookOff-centerDon'tJump toSolutionsClear OutDistractionsStopStrategizingListenAwayfrom yourdevicesThe 5W's andan HListentwice asmuch asyou speakAvoidYes orNoKeep thefocus ontheirsituationAskOpen-EndedQuestionsDon'tInterrogateWaitbeforeyou speakBeEmpatheticMix-upYourQuestionsEyeContactNon-VerbalCuesListenwithoutanyagendaThe Mythof Multi-TaskingGetoveryourselfAppropriateBodyLanguageReflectiveormirroringquestionsVerbalCuesDon'tInterrupt

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