“I’d be askingthese samequestions.”Time:Contract#:Thank them forproviding extraor additionaldetails.Time:Contract#:“You’reright.”Time:Contract#:“I’m happyto help!”Time:Contract#:“That makestotal sense.”Time:Contract#:“Let me knowif I’m off themark here.”Time:Contract#:“I can hear thatthis is importantfor you.”Time:Contract#:A personal,conversationalgreeting, ie. “Hithere Scott!”Time:Contract#:“I understandthat you’re on atimeline rightnow!”Time:Contract#:Ask for moreinformation aboutwhat they actuallywant or need.Time:Contract#:“Let me know ifI’mmisunderstandingyou.”Time:Contract#:“It seems likewhat you’resaying is…”Time:Contract#:“Thanks forreaching outabout this!”Time:Contract#:“I’ll get back toyou as soon aspossible.”Time:Contract#:“You aretotally right!”Time:Contract#:“I’m able toreproduce this—it’s not justyou.”Time:Contract#:“What wouldyour best casescenario looklike?”Time:Contract#:“I get howthis could beconfusing.”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorry tohear that youare havingtrouble.”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorryyou’ve had todeal with this.”Time:Contract#:“I’ve had somethinglike this happenbefore—I know howfrustrating it canfeel.”Time:Contract#:“You mightfind XYZhelpful.”Time:Contract#:“It seems like XYZthing happened.”(Rather than “Youdid XYZ thing”)Time:Contract#:“That’s agreatquestion.”Time:Contract#:“I understandhow that couldbe frustrating.”Time:Contract#:“I want to makesure we’re bothon the samepage.”Time:Contract#:“It soundslike…”Time:Contract#:“I’ll work withour team hereto resolve this.”Time:Contract#:“I see theproblemhere!”Time:Contract#:“I’d be askingthese samequestions.”Time:Contract#:Thank them forproviding extraor additionaldetails.Time:Contract#:“You’reright.”Time:Contract#:“I’m happyto help!”Time:Contract#:“That makestotal sense.”Time:Contract#:“Let me knowif I’m off themark here.”Time:Contract#:“I can hear thatthis is importantfor you.”Time:Contract#:A personal,conversationalgreeting, ie. “Hithere Scott!”Time:Contract#:“I understandthat you’re on atimeline rightnow!”Time:Contract#:Ask for moreinformation aboutwhat they actuallywant or need.Time:Contract#:“Let me know ifI’mmisunderstandingyou.”Time:Contract#:“It seems likewhat you’resaying is…”Time:Contract#:“Thanks forreaching outabout this!”Time:Contract#:“I’ll get back toyou as soon aspossible.”Time:Contract#:“You aretotally right!”Time:Contract#:“I’m able toreproduce this—it’s not justyou.”Time:Contract#:“What wouldyour best casescenario looklike?”Time:Contract#:“I get howthis could beconfusing.”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorry tohear that youare havingtrouble.”Time:Contract#:“I’m sorryyou’ve had todeal with this.”Time:Contract#:“I’ve had somethinglike this happenbefore—I know howfrustrating it canfeel.”Time:Contract#:“You mightfind XYZhelpful.”Time:Contract#:“It seems like XYZthing happened.”(Rather than “Youdid XYZ thing”)Time:Contract#:“That’s agreatquestion.”Time:Contract#:“I understandhow that couldbe frustrating.”Time:Contract#:“I want to makesure we’re bothon the samepage.”Time:Contract#:“It soundslike…”Time:Contract#:“I’ll work withour team hereto resolve this.”Time:Contract#:“I see theproblemhere!”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. “I’d be asking these same questions.” Time: Contract#:
  2. Thank them for providing extra or additional details. Time: Contract#:
  3. “You’re right.” Time: Contract#:
  4. “I’m happy to help!” Time: Contract#:
  5. “That makes total sense.” Time: Contract#:
  6. “Let me know if I’m off the mark here.” Time: Contract#:
  7. “I can hear that this is important for you.” Time: Contract#:
  8. A personal, conversational greeting, ie. “Hi there Scott!” Time: Contract#:
  9. “I understand that you’re on a timeline right now!” Time: Contract#:
  10. Ask for more information about what they actually want or need. Time: Contract#:
  11. “Let me know if I’m misunderstanding you.” Time: Contract#:
  12. “It seems like what you’re saying is…” Time: Contract#:
  13. “Thanks for reaching out about this!” Time: Contract#:
  14. “I’ll get back to you as soon as possible.” Time: Contract#:
  15. “You are totally right!” Time: Contract#:
  16. “I’m able to reproduce this—it’s not just you.” Time: Contract#:
  17. “What would your best case scenario look like?” Time: Contract#:
  18. “I get how this could be confusing.” Time: Contract#:
  19. “I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble.” Time: Contract#:
  20. “I’m sorry you’ve had to deal with this.” Time: Contract#:
  21. “I’ve had something like this happen before—I know how frustrating it can feel.” Time: Contract#:
  22. “You might find XYZ helpful.” Time: Contract#:
  23. “It seems like XYZ thing happened.” (Rather than “You did XYZ thing”) Time: Contract#:
  24. “That’s a great question.” Time: Contract#:
  25. “I understand how that could be frustrating.” Time: Contract#:
  26. “I want to make sure we’re both on the same page.” Time: Contract#:
  27. “It sounds like…” Time: Contract#:
  28. “I’ll work with our team here to resolve this.” Time: Contract#:
  29. “I see the problem here!” Time: Contract#: