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