{"id":93604,"date":"2023-09-13T22:07:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T22:07:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/?p=93604"},"modified":"2023-11-16T04:25:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T04:25:39","slug":"ice-breaker-zoom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arielle.com.au\/ice-breaker-zoom\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 21 (Non-Cringey) Icebreakers For Zoom Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time: <\/span> 10<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>\n

Have you ever rolled your eyes after hearing, “Let’s start the meeting with an icebreaker”? That’s because you’ve probably experienced your fair share of dull Zoom icebreakers that verge on forced fun. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You need strategies for making virtual meetings more engaging<\/a>, as the sudden shift to remote work has left many employees feeling isolated and disengaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But you must avoid kicking off Zoom meetings in ways that make people cringe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If done properly, your virtual icebreakers will prime colleagues for a more inclusive meeting and improve team cohesion<\/a>.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another upside? Leaders strengthen their presence<\/a> as colleagues find humour “can humanise” management teams and make them more relatable<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. Hot Take.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kick off your Zoom meeting with a silly but controversial question. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’d be surprised how fired up people get about whether pineapple belongs on pizza.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Invite two people with opposing views to articulate their stances. Next, invite the rest of the team to vote on who had the more convincing argument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are a few questions that will stir people into debate mode:<\/p>\n\n\n\n