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