Keep thefocus ontheirsituationDon'tInterrogateDon'tInterruptListentwice asmuch asyou speakBeEmpatheticVerbalCuesThe Mythof Multi-TaskingListenAwayfrom yourdevicesAvoidStaringThe 5W's andan HWaitbeforeyou speakStopStrategizingMix-upYourQuestionsLookOff-centerEyeContactClear OutDistractionsNon-VerbalCuesGetoveryourselfAppropriateBodyLanguageListenwithoutanyagendaAvoidYes orNoAskOpen-EndedQuestionsDon'tJump toSolutionsReflectiveormirroringquestionsKeep thefocus ontheirsituationDon'tInterrogateDon'tInterruptListentwice asmuch asyou speakBeEmpatheticVerbalCuesThe Mythof Multi-TaskingListenAwayfrom yourdevicesAvoidStaringThe 5W's andan HWaitbeforeyou speakStopStrategizingMix-upYourQuestionsLookOff-centerEyeContactClear OutDistractionsNon-VerbalCuesGetoveryourselfAppropriateBodyLanguageListenwithoutanyagendaAvoidYes orNoAskOpen-EndedQuestionsDon'tJump toSolutionsReflectiveormirroringquestions

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