“Thanks forreaching outabout this!”Time:Contract#:“Let me know ifI’mmisunderstandingyou.”Time:Contract#:A personal,conversationalgreeting, ie. “Hithere Scott!”Time:Contract#:“I want to makesure we’re bothon the samepage.”Time:Contract#:“What wouldyour best casescenario looklike?”Time:Contract#:“I can hear thatthis is importantfor you.”Time:Contract#:“That makestotal sense.”Time:Contract#:“I understandhow that couldbe frustrating.”Time:Contract#:“It soundslike…”Time:Contract#:“I’ll get back toyou as soon aspossible.”Time:Contract#:“It seems like XYZthing happened.”(Rather than “Youdid XYZ thing”)Time:Contract#:“That’s agreatquestion.”Time:Contract#:“It seems likewhat you’resaying is…”Time:Contract#:Ask for moreinformation aboutwhat they actuallywant or need.Time:Contract#:“I see theproblemhere!”Time:Contract#:“Let me knowif I’m off themark here.”Time:Contract#:“I’m happyto help!”Time:Contract#:Thank them forproviding extraor additionaldetails.Time:Contract#:“I’d be askingthese samequestions.”Time:Contract#:“I understandthat you’re on atimeline rightnow!”Time:Contract#:“You mightfind XYZhelpful.”Time:Contract#:“I get howthis could beconfusing.”Time:Contract#:“You’reright.”Time:Contract#:“I’ll work withour team hereto resolve this.”Time:Contract#:“I’ve had somethinglike this happenbefore—I know howfrustrating it canfeel.”Time:Contract#:“You aretotally right!”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorry tohear that youare havingtrouble.”Time:Contract#:“I’m able toreproduce this—it’s not justyou.”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorryyou’ve had todeal with this.”Time:Contract#:“Thanks forreaching outabout this!”Time:Contract#:“Let me know ifI’mmisunderstandingyou.”Time:Contract#:A personal,conversationalgreeting, ie. “Hithere Scott!”Time:Contract#:“I want to makesure we’re bothon the samepage.”Time:Contract#:“What wouldyour best casescenario looklike?”Time:Contract#:“I can hear thatthis is importantfor you.”Time:Contract#:“That makestotal sense.”Time:Contract#:“I understandhow that couldbe frustrating.”Time:Contract#:“It soundslike…”Time:Contract#:“I’ll get back toyou as soon aspossible.”Time:Contract#:“It seems like XYZthing happened.”(Rather than “Youdid XYZ thing”)Time:Contract#:“That’s agreatquestion.”Time:Contract#:“It seems likewhat you’resaying is…”Time:Contract#:Ask for moreinformation aboutwhat they actuallywant or need.Time:Contract#:“I see theproblemhere!”Time:Contract#:“Let me knowif I’m off themark here.”Time:Contract#:“I’m happyto help!”Time:Contract#:Thank them forproviding extraor additionaldetails.Time:Contract#:“I’d be askingthese samequestions.”Time:Contract#:“I understandthat you’re on atimeline rightnow!”Time:Contract#:“You mightfind XYZhelpful.”Time:Contract#:“I get howthis could beconfusing.”Time:Contract#:“You’reright.”Time:Contract#:“I’ll work withour team hereto resolve this.”Time:Contract#:“I’ve had somethinglike this happenbefore—I know howfrustrating it canfeel.”Time:Contract#:“You aretotally right!”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorry tohear that youare havingtrouble.”Time:Contract#:“I’m able toreproduce this—it’s not justyou.”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorryyou’ve had todeal with this.”Time:Contract#:

De-escalation/Empathic Phrases & Statements - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. 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. “Thanks for reaching out about this!” Time: Contract#:
  2. “Let me know if I’m misunderstanding you.” Time: Contract#:
  3. A personal, conversational greeting, ie. “Hi there Scott!” Time: Contract#:
  4. “I want to make sure we’re both on the same page.” Time: Contract#:
  5. “What would your best case scenario look like?” Time: Contract#:
  6. “I can hear that this is important for you.” Time: Contract#:
  7. “That makes total sense.” Time: Contract#:
  8. “I understand how that could be frustrating.” Time: Contract#:
  9. “It sounds like…” Time: Contract#:
  10. “I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.” Time: Contract#:
  11. “It seems like XYZ thing happened.” (Rather than “You did XYZ thing”) Time: Contract#:
  12. “That’s a great question.” Time: Contract#:
  13. “It seems like what you’re saying is…” Time: Contract#:
  14. Ask for more information about what they actually want or need. Time: Contract#:
  15. “I see the problem here!” Time: Contract#:
  16. “Let me know if I’m off the mark here.” Time: Contract#:
  17. “I’m happy to help!” Time: Contract#:
  18. Thank them for providing extra or additional details. Time: Contract#:
  19. “I’d be asking these same questions.” Time: Contract#:
  20. “I understand that you’re on a timeline right now!” Time: Contract#:
  21. “You might find XYZ helpful.” Time: Contract#:
  22. “I get how this could be confusing.” Time: Contract#:
  23. “You’re right.” Time: Contract#:
  24. “I’ll work with our team here to resolve this.” Time: Contract#:
  25. “I’ve had something like this happen before—I know how frustrating it can feel.” Time: Contract#:
  26. “You are totally right!” Time: Contract#:
  27. “I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble.” Time: Contract#:
  28. “I’m able to reproduce this—it’s not just you.” Time: Contract#:
  29. “I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with this.” Time: Contract#: