August 14, 2923
What is your favorite icebreaker (meetings, parties, dates, socials)?
Back when I was involved with training, I had a plethora of icebreakers in my ‘toolbox.’ Many of them would break today’s rules of personal space when done in mixed-gender groups. I wouldn’t dare suggest using the one where you stand in a circle, close your eyes, and reach to the middle of the circle to find someone else’s hand. (One for each hand, of course.) Then, as a group effort, the resulting knot must be untangled without ever letting go of the other hands. The results can be hilarious and anything but welcoming to lots of people. Yes, there was much close contact and occasional shenanigans needed to accomplish the goal.
Now, icebreakers are like ‘Introduce the person sitting next to you,’ and ‘Tell us two truths and one lie about yourself.’ I’ll have forgotten most of the names from the first one before I ever leave the room, depending upon how large the group is. And I like to keep my home life separate from my work life, so I make the answers to the second as basic and boring as possible.
Do I have a favorite icebreaker? Stop at my booth at a community event and tell me about your favorite author or ask me about my writing. Or tell me about yours. I’m happy to encourage a budding author or trade ideas with other writers on where to sell our work. In the last two weekends, I have developed a small list of potential spots to sell my books.
What this boils down to is that I despise ‘artificial’ icebreakers. How about the other authors on this hop? Find out by following the links below.
Until next time, please stay safe.
August 14, 2923
What is your favorite icebreaker (meetings, parties, dates, socials)?
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I could never stand those contrived questions that some people found so clever. I’d much prefer to keep it simple. “Good morning, how are you?” is just fine by me.
I’m with you on that!
Perhaps they’re better icebreakers than the one where you all throw your car keys in the middle of the circle, lol.
Nope. Not happening.
Lol!
I’ve been in so many meeting with so many cringey icebreakers that I think I’m numb. I do see their value for people, like me, who may need to have a good question (it may be a contrived one) to keep them from blathering. LOL
I can’t imagine you blathering. Expressing deeply-held convictions seems more your style.
That human knot kind of activity always gave me the heebie-jeebies. @samanthabwriter from
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To some extent, it depends on the people involved. I did the excercise once with a group of 5 guys (and me as the only female) and it was marvelous to see how hard they worked to avoid putting me in uncomfortable spots