usekindwordsavoiddaydreamingavoidarguingnotinterruptingrememberingwhat wassaidlistenwithoutjudginguse acalmposturekeepyourbody stillshowinterestmakeeyecontactgivespeakerspace totalkuse facialexpressionsusepositivebodylanguagefocusattentiononspeakerfacethespeakersaying "Iunderstand"keep aquietmouthdo not doother thingswhilelisteningaskingquestionsnodyourheadhave acalmbodykeephands toyourselfwaityour turnto speakidentifyhow thespeakerfeelsusekindwordsavoiddaydreamingavoidarguingnotinterruptingrememberingwhat wassaidlistenwithoutjudginguse acalmposturekeepyourbody stillshowinterestmakeeyecontactgivespeakerspace totalkuse facialexpressionsusepositivebodylanguagefocusattentiononspeakerfacethespeakersaying "Iunderstand"keep aquietmouthdo not doother thingswhilelisteningaskingquestionsnodyourheadhave acalmbodykeephands toyourselfwaityour turnto speakidentifyhow thespeakerfeels

active listening skills bingo - 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. use kind words
  2. avoid daydreaming
  3. avoid arguing
  4. not interrupting
  5. remembering what was said
  6. listen without judging
  7. use a calm posture
  8. keep your body still
  9. show interest
  10. make eye contact
  11. give speaker space to talk
  12. use facial expressions
  13. use positive body language
  14. focus attention on speaker
  15. face the speaker
  16. saying "I understand"
  17. keep a quiet mouth
  18. do not do other things while listening
  19. asking questions
  20. nod your head
  21. have a calm body
  22. keep hands to yourself
  23. wait your turn to speak
  24. identify how the speaker feels