Healthcare professional Guilt Spritual conflicts Work it out Best friend Keep the conversation going If able, remove distractions Build trust Listen patiently Express interest Clergy Say "you never listen" Notice signs of moods Be judgemental or critical Be assertive and respectful Sadness Give feedback Team members Friends Raise your voice Ask relevant questions Medical issues Use interested body language Spread gossip or rumors Use profanity Call people names or label Know what's important to you Intimidate someone Counselor Share concerns before things get out of hand Say "it's all your fault" Siblings Drugs Talk down to the other person Find good physical space Give your full attention Principal Siblings Relationships Anything I'd get in trouble for Being different Abusive situations Be open- minded Listen for main ideas Think before you talk Grandparents Parents Ask questions Reflect feelings Communicate your expectations Help clarify Conflicts Watch for non verbal communication Interrupt Step- family Find a good time to talk Peers Being safe from violence Fears Express interest Family problems Co- workers Be genuine and straightforward Pretend you know how someone feels Think about the other person Jump to conclusions Be argumentative or defensive Make eye contact Neighbors Teachers Set aside your prejudices Engage in a two-way conversation Finish listening before you speak Healthcare professional Guilt Spritual conflicts Work it out Best friend Keep the conversation going If able, remove distractions Build trust Listen patiently Express interest Clergy Say "you never listen" Notice signs of moods Be judgemental or critical Be assertive and respectful Sadness Give feedback Team members Friends Raise your voice Ask relevant questions Medical issues Use interested body language Spread gossip or rumors Use profanity Call people names or label Know what's important to you Intimidate someone Counselor Share concerns before things get out of hand Say "it's all your fault" Siblings Drugs Talk down to the other person Find good physical space Give your full attention Principal Siblings Relationships Anything I'd get in trouble for Being different Abusive situations Be open- minded Listen for main ideas Think before you talk Grandparents Parents Ask questions Reflect feelings Communicate your expectations Help clarify Conflicts Watch for non verbal communication Interrupt Step- family Find a good time to talk Peers Being safe from violence Fears Express interest Family problems Co- workers Be genuine and straightforward Pretend you know how someone feels Think about the other person Jump to conclusions Be argumentative or defensive Make eye contact Neighbors Teachers Set aside your prejudices Engage in a two-way conversation Finish listening before you speak
(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. 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.
G-Healthcare professional
I-Guilt
I-Spritual conflicts
B-Work it out
G-Best friend
B-Keep the conversation going
B-If able, remove distractions
B-Build trust
O-Listen patiently
O-Express interest
G-Clergy
N-Say "you never listen"
O-Notice signs of moods
N-Be judgemental or critical
B-Be assertive and respectful
I-Sadness
O-Give feedback
G-Team members
G-Friends
N-Raise your voice
O-Ask relevant questions
I-Medical issues
O-Use interested body language
N-Spread gossip or rumors
N-Use profanity
N-Call people names or label
B-Know what's important to you
N-Intimidate someone
G-Counselor
B-Share concerns before things get out of hand
N-Say "it's all your fault"
G-Siblings
I-Drugs
N-Talk down to the other person
B-Find good physical space
O-Give your full attention
G-Principal
G-Siblings
I-Relationships
I-Anything I'd get in trouble for
I-Being different
I-Abusive situations
B- Be open-minded
O-Listen for main ideas
O-Think before you talk
G-Grandparents
G-Parents
B-Ask questions
O-Reflect feelings
B-Communicate your expectations
O-Help clarify
I-Conflicts
O-Watch for non verbal communication
N-Interrupt
G-Step-family
B-Find a good time to talk
G-Peers
I-Being safe from violence
I-Fears
O-Express interest
I-Family problems
G-Co-workers
B-Be genuine and straightforward
N-Pretend you know how someone feels
B-Think about the other person
N-Jump to conclusions
N-Be argumentative or defensive
O-Make eye contact
G-Neighbors
G-Teachers
O-Set aside your prejudices
B-Engage in a two-way conversation
O-Finish listening before you speak