givespeakerspace totalkavoidarguingsaying "Iunderstand"use facialexpressionsdo not doother thingswhilelisteningaskingquestionsmakeeyecontactuse acalmposturekeephands toyourselfshowinterestfacethespeakernodyourheadlistenwithoutjudgingusekindwordshave acalmbodyusepositivebodylanguagekeep aquietmouthidentifyhow thespeakerfeelsavoiddaydreamingkeepyourbody stillfocusattentiononspeakerwaityour turnto speaknotinterruptingrememberingwhat wassaidgivespeakerspace totalkavoidarguingsaying "Iunderstand"use facialexpressionsdo not doother thingswhilelisteningaskingquestionsmakeeyecontactuse acalmposturekeephands toyourselfshowinterestfacethespeakernodyourheadlistenwithoutjudgingusekindwordshave acalmbodyusepositivebodylanguagekeep aquietmouthidentifyhow thespeakerfeelsavoiddaydreamingkeepyourbody stillfocusattentiononspeakerwaityour turnto speaknotinterruptingrememberingwhat wassaid

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