What if ice breakers

Maybe a new employee just joined your team, and you want to make sure they feel welcome and relaxed. Asking ice breaker questions can make that boring meeting better by loosening everybody up and getting them into the right mindset. They can also be used at team event days, or the start of a social hour.

Even better, if you manage a remote team, you can use these sorts of questions in your regular team chat, as a way for distant employees get to know one another more personally, and further strengthen the culture in your remote team. How well do you know your co-workers?

Asking people questions is one of the best ways to build relationships and get to know more about them. Has Jamie ever traveled out of the country? Has Laura ever done anything crazy? Icebreaker questions like these are a great way to get your team out of work mode for a while and establish a stronger rapport with one another. Plan, track, and get team projects done without overworking your team. Pick one at a time or ask a handful to break the ice for a team meeting.

Good icebreaker questions tend to reveal small elements of personality. For example, you might ask your coworkers their favorite paint color, or what they liked most about college. The best icebreakers will prompt answers that are fun and memorable, and which your people can later bond over.

Start with simple and fun icebreaker questions that anyone can give a quick answer for. For example, any adult can answer how they like their coffee. Then, make it clear which order of people you are going in so that participants can prepare. As your group becomes more comfortable with each other, you can increase the difficulty of questions from easy to hard to make it more interesting. Whether you should ask funny icebreaker questions depends on the setting and tone.

For example, using a fun or silly question at the start of a work meeting can help raise spirits, while you would want the opposite at a a wake.

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