I practice weavinga synthesis and,while doing it, payattention to allparticipipants'thinkingI notice theneed and atime for makingintermediatesynthesesI consciously giveturn to someonewho withdrawsfrom conversationor deliberateslongerI ask theother abouttheir thinkingwith an openquestionsWhile listeningto the other, Inotice the "hotwords" thatneed furtherinquiryI participate in asymmetricmanner, Ispeak andlisten roughlyas muchI am relaxed,acceptingand sincereduring thedialogueThe tone of myspeech isreflective,instead ofmaking ready-made assertionsI support emergentlearning bycontinuing with whatothers have broughtto the conversation -even if they are ideasin the budI reflect oncollaborativethinking as a wholeand share withothers what I haveespecially realizedthrough dialogueI will listen to whateveryone has tosay word-for-wordand until the end,while keeping myown opinionsinsideIconcentrateand am fullypresentI participatereciprocally andshow, throughsmall acts, thatI care abouteveryoneIn dialogue Idirect myattention toothers insteadof myselfI speak brieflyand in a compactmanner, a coupleof sentences at atimeI practice weavinga synthesis and,while doing it, payattention to allparticipipants'thinkingI notice theneed and atime for makingintermediatesynthesesI consciously giveturn to someonewho withdrawsfrom conversationor deliberateslongerI ask theother abouttheir thinkingwith an openquestionsWhile listeningto the other, Inotice the "hotwords" thatneed furtherinquiryI participate in asymmetricmanner, Ispeak andlisten roughlyas muchI am relaxed,acceptingand sincereduring thedialogueThe tone of myspeech isreflective,instead ofmaking ready-made assertionsI support emergentlearning bycontinuing with whatothers have broughtto the conversation -even if they are ideasin the budI reflect oncollaborativethinking as a wholeand share withothers what I haveespecially realizedthrough dialogueI will listen to whateveryone has tosay word-for-wordand until the end,while keeping myown opinionsinsideIconcentrateand am fullypresentI participatereciprocally andshow, throughsmall acts, thatI care abouteveryoneIn dialogue Idirect myattention toothers insteadof myselfI speak brieflyand in a compactmanner, a coupleof sentences at atime

My Dialogical Skills - 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 practice weaving a synthesis and, while doing it, pay attention to all participipants' thinking
  2. I notice the need and a time for making intermediate syntheses
  3. I consciously give turn to someone who withdraws from conversation or deliberates longer
  4. I ask the other about their thinking with an open questions
  5. While listening to the other, I notice the "hot words" that need further inquiry
  6. I participate in a symmetric manner, I speak and listen roughly as much
  7. I am relaxed, accepting and sincere during the dialogue
  8. The tone of my speech is reflective, instead of making ready-made assertions
  9. I support emergent learning by continuing with what others have brought to the conversation - even if they are ideas in the bud
  10. I reflect on collaborative thinking as a whole and share with others what I have especially realized through dialogue
  11. I will listen to what everyone has to say word-for-word and until the end, while keeping my own opinions inside
  12. I concentrate and am fully present
  14. I participate reciprocally and show, through small acts, that I care about everyone
  15. In dialogue I direct my attention to others instead of myself
  16. I speak briefly and in a compact manner, a couple of sentences at a time