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