Keep thefocus ontheirsituationListenwithoutanyagendaClear OutDistractionsDon'tJump toSolutionsDon'tInterrogateDon'tInterruptEyeContactBeEmpatheticReflectiveormirroringquestionsThe Mythof Multi-TaskingNon-VerbalCuesLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HAvoidYes orNoStopStrategizingAvoidStaringAskOpen-EndedQuestionsListentwice asmuch asyou speakMix-upYourQuestionsGetoveryourselfListenAwayfrom yourdevicesWaitbeforeyou speakAppropriateBodyLanguageVerbalCuesKeep thefocus ontheirsituationListenwithoutanyagendaClear OutDistractionsDon'tJump toSolutionsDon'tInterrogateDon'tInterruptEyeContactBeEmpatheticReflectiveormirroringquestionsThe Mythof Multi-TaskingNon-VerbalCuesLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HAvoidYes orNoStopStrategizingAvoidStaringAskOpen-EndedQuestionsListentwice asmuch asyou speakMix-upYourQuestionsGetoveryourselfListenAwayfrom yourdevicesWaitbeforeyou speakAppropriateBodyLanguageVerbalCues

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