AvoidYes orNoMix-upYourQuestionsNon-VerbalCuesClear OutDistractionsListenwithoutanyagendaThe Mythof Multi-TaskingWaitbeforeyou speakListentwice asmuch asyou speakLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HDon'tJump toSolutionsVerbalCuesAppropriateBodyLanguageDon'tInterrogateGetoveryourselfAskOpen-EndedQuestionsListenAwayfrom yourdevicesStopStrategizingKeep thefocus ontheirsituationBeEmpatheticAvoidStaringDon'tInterruptEyeContactReflectiveormirroringquestionsAvoidYes orNoMix-upYourQuestionsNon-VerbalCuesClear OutDistractionsListenwithoutanyagendaThe Mythof Multi-TaskingWaitbeforeyou speakListentwice asmuch asyou speakLookOff-centerThe 5W's andan HDon'tJump toSolutionsVerbalCuesAppropriateBodyLanguageDon'tInterrogateGetoveryourselfAskOpen-EndedQuestionsListenAwayfrom yourdevicesStopStrategizingKeep thefocus ontheirsituationBeEmpatheticAvoidStaringDon'tInterruptEyeContactReflectiveormirroringquestions

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