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