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