avoiddaydreamingsaying "Iunderstand"notinterruptinguse acalmposturekeep aquietmouthfacethespeakerdo not doother thingswhilelisteninggivespeakerspace totalkkeephands toyourselfhave acalmbodyidentifyhow thespeakerfeelsavoidarguingnodyourheadusekindwordslistenwithoutjudgingmakeeyecontactshowinterestfocusattentiononspeakeruse facialexpressionsusepositivebodylanguagewaityour turnto speakaskingquestionsrememberingwhat wassaidkeepyourbody stillavoiddaydreamingsaying "Iunderstand"notinterruptinguse acalmposturekeep aquietmouthfacethespeakerdo not doother thingswhilelisteninggivespeakerspace totalkkeephands toyourselfhave acalmbodyidentifyhow thespeakerfeelsavoidarguingnodyourheadusekindwordslistenwithoutjudgingmakeeyecontactshowinterestfocusattentiononspeakeruse facialexpressionsusepositivebodylanguagewaityour turnto speakaskingquestionsrememberingwhat wassaidkeepyourbody still

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