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