avoiddaydreamingnodyourheadfocusattentiononspeakerdo not doother thingswhilelisteningshowinterestsaying "Iunderstand"usekindwordskeep aquietmouthnotinterruptinglistenwithoutjudgingusepositivebodylanguageidentifyhow thespeakerfeelsgivespeakerspace totalkuse acalmpostureaskingquestionsuse facialexpressionsmakeeyecontactrememberingwhat wassaidavoidarguinghave acalmbodykeepyourbody stillfacethespeakerkeephands toyourselfwaityour turnto speakavoiddaydreamingnodyourheadfocusattentiononspeakerdo not doother thingswhilelisteningshowinterestsaying "Iunderstand"usekindwordskeep aquietmouthnotinterruptinglistenwithoutjudgingusepositivebodylanguageidentifyhow thespeakerfeelsgivespeakerspace totalkuse acalmpostureaskingquestionsuse facialexpressionsmakeeyecontactrememberingwhat wassaidavoidarguinghave acalmbodykeepyourbody stillfacethespeakerkeephands toyourselfwaityour turnto speak

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