The 5W's andan HMix-upYourQuestionsKeep thefocus ontheirsituationThe Mythof Multi-TaskingListenwithoutanyagendaAppropriateBodyLanguageAvoidStaringEyeContactNon-VerbalCuesDon'tInterruptListentwice asmuch asyou speakGetoveryourselfDon'tJump toSolutionsAskOpen-EndedQuestionsAvoidYes orNoLookOff-centerDon'tInterrogateVerbalCuesListenAwayfrom yourdevicesReflectiveormirroringquestionsWaitbeforeyou speakBeEmpatheticClear OutDistractionsStopStrategizingThe 5W's andan HMix-upYourQuestionsKeep thefocus ontheirsituationThe Mythof Multi-TaskingListenwithoutanyagendaAppropriateBodyLanguageAvoidStaringEyeContactNon-VerbalCuesDon'tInterruptListentwice asmuch asyou speakGetoveryourselfDon'tJump toSolutionsAskOpen-EndedQuestionsAvoidYes orNoLookOff-centerDon'tInterrogateVerbalCuesListenAwayfrom yourdevicesReflectiveormirroringquestionsWaitbeforeyou speakBeEmpatheticClear OutDistractionsStopStrategizing

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