"I'mhere foryou"Stayingout ofjudgement"Thatsoundsreallychallenging"Puttingyourself intheirshoesRequiresself-awarenessRequiresself-controlRequiresemotionalintelligencePerspectiveTakingTelling astory aboutwhen youlost your cattoo"Requirestime"At leastyou canbring yourgrade up"The otherpersonmust seemin needRequirestrustworthinessFeeling bad forsomeonebecause ofwhat happenedto them"You seemto behaving atough time"Sending acard whensomeonediesRequires thespeaker tolead theconversationDroppingyour tone ofvoice whenyou speak tothemCommunication"I'm sorryfor yourloss"Requiresyou to payattention tothe otherpersonRecognizingemotionsFeelingother'spain asyour ownSocialproximityRequirespatience"Tellmemore"Validatingsomeone'sfeelings"Atleast"Spatialproximity"I'm sorryto hearthat"Beingpresent inthe momentwithsomeonePattingsomeone onthe shoulderat a funeralUnderstandingother's painGoal is toprovide wordsofencouragementExperiencingwhat theyexperienceRequiresyou to clarify,summarize,reflect, andparaphrase"I knowexactlyhow youfeel"Making anemotionalconnectionwith themOfferingadvice"What hasthis beenlike foryou?""I'msorrybut""I'mhere foryou"Stayingout ofjudgement"Thatsoundsreallychallenging"Puttingyourself intheirshoesRequiresself-awarenessRequiresself-controlRequiresemotionalintelligencePerspectiveTakingTelling astory aboutwhen youlost your cattoo"Requirestime"At leastyou canbring yourgrade up"The otherpersonmust seemin needRequirestrustworthinessFeeling bad forsomeonebecause ofwhat happenedto them"You seemto behaving atough time"Sending acard whensomeonediesRequires thespeaker tolead theconversationDroppingyour tone ofvoice whenyou speak tothemCommunication"I'm sorryfor yourloss"Requiresyou to payattention tothe otherpersonRecognizingemotionsFeelingother'spain asyour ownSocialproximityRequirespatience"Tellmemore"Validatingsomeone'sfeelings"Atleast"Spatialproximity"I'm sorryto hearthat"Beingpresent inthe momentwithsomeonePattingsomeone onthe shoulderat a funeralUnderstandingother's painGoal is toprovide wordsofencouragementExperiencingwhat theyexperienceRequiresyou to clarify,summarize,reflect, andparaphrase"I knowexactlyhow youfeel"Making anemotionalconnectionwith themOfferingadvice"What hasthis beenlike foryou?""I'msorrybut"

Empathy - Call List

(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.


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  1. N-"I'm here for you"
  2. B-Staying out of judgement
  3. N-"That sounds really challenging"
  4. O-Putting yourself in their shoes
  5. O-Requires self-awareness
  6. O-Requires self-control
  7. B-Requires emotional intelligence
  8. B-Perspective Taking
  9. G-Telling a story about when you lost your cat too"
  10. O-Requires time
  11. G-"At least you can bring your grade up"
  12. I-The other person must seem in need
  13. B-Requires trustworthiness
  14. I-Feeling bad for someone because of what happened to them
  15. N-"You seem to be having a tough time"
  16. G-Sending a card when someone dies
  17. O-Requires the speaker to lead the conversation
  18. G-Dropping your tone of voice when you speak to them
  19. B-Communication
  20. G-"I'm sorry for your loss"
  21. I-Requires you to pay attention to the other person
  22. B-Recognizing emotions
  23. N-Feeling other's pain as your own
  24. I-Social proximity
  25. O-Requires patience
  26. N-"Tell me more"
  27. N-Validating someone's feelings
  28. I-"At least"
  29. I-Spatial proximity
  30. G-"I'm sorry to hear that"
  31. N-Being present in the moment with someone
  32. G-Patting someone on the shoulder at a funeral
  33. G-Understanding other's pain
  34. O-Goal is to provide words of encouragement
  35. B-Experiencing what they experience
  36. O-Requires you to clarify, summarize, reflect, and paraphrase
  37. G-"I know exactly how you feel"
  38. O-Making an emotional connection with them
  39. G-Offering advice
  40. N-"What has this been like for you?"
  41. I-"I'm sorry but"