Don'tJump toSolutionsVerbalCuesMix-upYourQuestionsListentwice asmuch asyou speakAvoidStaringAppropriateBodyLanguageKeep thefocus ontheirsituationBeEmpatheticNon-VerbalCuesLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HListenAwayfrom yourdevicesDon'tInterruptGetoveryourselfEyeContactAskOpen-EndedQuestionsThe Mythof Multi-TaskingAvoidYes orNoStopStrategizingReflectiveormirroringquestionsDon'tInterrogateClear OutDistractionsListenwithoutanyagendaWaitbeforeyou speakDon'tJump toSolutionsVerbalCuesMix-upYourQuestionsListentwice asmuch asyou speakAvoidStaringAppropriateBodyLanguageKeep thefocus ontheirsituationBeEmpatheticNon-VerbalCuesLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HListenAwayfrom yourdevicesDon'tInterruptGetoveryourselfEyeContactAskOpen-EndedQuestionsThe Mythof Multi-TaskingAvoidYes orNoStopStrategizingReflectiveormirroringquestionsDon'tInterrogateClear OutDistractionsListenwithoutanyagendaWaitbeforeyou speak

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