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