While many of us have been participating in a lot more virtual meetings lately, the truth is they don’t always go off without a hitch. Frankly, they can sometimes be downright awkward. People trickle in, there’s awkward small talk, and then somehow you just sort of segue into the meeting. It doesn’t always flow and it lacks the in-person energy to get people warmed up.
But there’s a solution: using some fun and light-hearted icebreaker questions for virtual meetings.
By taking five minutes before you get to business and dedicating it creating some energy and levity, you can ensure a much more enjoyable and successful virtual meeting experience for all.
Not sure what kinds of virtual icebreaker questions to use? Don’t worry. We’ve compiled a list you can use for inspiration.
104 Perfect Ice Breaker Questions for Virtual Meetings
Next time you’re planning to gather your team online, consider incorporating a few of these icebreaker questions into your agenda and watch how it improves the mood and tone.
- Do You Love Working From Home Or Do You Prefer Being In The Office?
- What’s The Hardest Part About Working Virtually For You? And The Easiest?
- Do You Have A Dedicated Office Space At Home?
- Where Do You Work Most Frequently At Home? Your Office? Your Kitchen Table? The Backyard? Your Bed?
- What Did You Eat For Breakfast?
- What Does Your Morning Routine Look Like When Working From Home?
- What’s Your Number One Tip For Dealing With Distractions When Working From Home?
- What Do You Do To Stay Productive And Motivated Working Virtually?
- What Does Your Typical Work From Home Attire Look Like?
- How Many Cups Of Coffee Or Tea Do You Have Every Morning?
- Would You Say You Are An Early Bird Or A Night Owl?
- What’s One Thing You Think We Could Do To Improve Our Virtual Meetings?
- What’s The Last Great Tv Show Or Movie You Wanted?
- What’s The Best Book You’ve Ever Read?
- What Is Something You Love Doing? Why
- Do You Have Any Hidden Talents? What Can You Do?
- What Was One New Experience You Tried That Was Completely Unknown Or Uncomfortable To You At The Time You Tried It?
- What’s The Best Professional Development Book You’ve Ever Read?
- If You Could Learn One New Professional Skill, What Would That Be?
- If You Could Learn One New Personal Skill, What Would That Be?
- What’s Your Favorite Way To Get Some Exercise In?
- Where Did You Grow Up?
- Where Is Your Dream Location To Work From?
- What Is The Most Unique Thing You Have Within Reach Of Your Desk?
- Have You Ever Left A 1 Star Review Online?
- What’s The Name Of Your Wifi?
- What Work From Home Habit Is Most Successful For You?
- What Is The Most Interesting Online Article You’ve Read Lately?
- Have You Ever Gone Viral Online?
- What Is The First Website You Remember Visiting?
- What Is Your Earliest Memory Of The Internet?
- What App Do You Use Most?
- If You Could Only Eat One Type Of Food For The Rest Of Your Life, What Would It Be?
- If You Had A Time Machine, Which Historical Event Would You Like To Witness?
- If You Could Experience One Year From Your Life Again, Which Year Would It Be?
- Which Tech Company Do You Dislike The Most? Why?
- If You Could Instantly Become An Expert At Something, What Would You Want It To Be?
- You Can Teleport Yourself To One Place. Where Would You Go?
- If You Could Have Dinner With Any Person, Alive Or Dead, Who Would It Be?
- What Crazy Activities Do You Dream Of Trying Someday?
- What Unusual Or Quirky Thing Do You Do Regularly?
- What’s Your Biggest Guilty Pleasure?
- What Is Your Favorite Movie And How Many Times Have You Seen It?
- What Is Your Go-to Self-improvement Activity That You Think Would Help Others?
- Who In Your Life Inspires You The Most?
- How Do You Like To Brainstorm? What Methods Are Most Effective?
- What Is Something You Want To Focus On This Week?
- What Was The Silliest Thing You Or Someone Else Has Ever Said During A Meeting?
- What Is Your First Memory Speaking In Front Of A Group?
- When Was The Last Time You Felt Like You Were “In Trouble”?
- What Is One Place You Never Ever Want To Go?
- What Is The Most Embarrassing Thing You Accidentally Messaged To Someone?
- In One Word, What Is The Greatest Challenge You Have Faced This Month?
- What Did You Do With The Time You Didn’t Spend Commuting Today?
- What’s The Most Interesting Place You’ve Ever Visited?
- What Has Been The Best Day Of Your Life So Far?
- What Has Been Most Influential In Your Life So Far?
- What’s The Worst Travel Experience You’ve Ever Had?
- Would You Rather Have The Ability To See 10 Minutes Into The Future Or 150 Years Into The Future?
- Would You Rather Be Able To Swim Underwater Limitlessly Or Fly?
- Would You Rather Travel To A Beach Destination Or Ski Resort?
- Would You Rather Go Deep-sea Diving Or Bungee Jumping?
- Would You Rather For Your Birthday, Receive Cash Or Gifts?
- Would You Rather Travel To Space Or Travel To The Past?
- Would You Rather Smell With Your Hands Or Talk With Your Feet?
- Would You Rather Go To A House Party Or A Bar?
- Would You Rather Be Too Hot Or Too Cold?
- Would You Rather Travel By Train Or Travel By Plane?
- Would You Rather Trapped In An Elevator Or Stuck On A Suspension Bridge?
- Would You Rather Be A Kid Your Entire Life Or Be An Adult?
- Would You Rather Get A Hand-written Card Or A Phone Call?
- Would You Rather Hear Holiday-themed Music Forever, Or Never Heard It Again?
- Would You Rather Know The Answer To Every Trivia Question Or The Lyric To Every Song?
- Would You Rather Go For A Run Or Go For A Hike?
- Would You Rather Watch A Tv Show Or Watch Youtube?
- Would You Rather Be On A Survival Reality Show Or Dating Show?
- Would You Rather Be A Detective Or A Scientist?
- Would You Rather Go To The Movie Theaters Or Watch A Movie From Home?
- Would You Rather Live In A Remote Destination Or The Heart Of A Metropolitan City?
- Would You Rather Have Telekinesis (The Ability To Move Things With Your Mind) Or Telepathy (The Ability To Read Minds)?
- Would You Rather Be Forced To Sing Along Or Dance To Every Single Song You Hear?
- Would You Rather Be In Jail For Five Years Or Be In A Coma For A Decade?
- Would You Rather Be Chronically Under-dressed Or Overdressed?
- Would You Rather Have Everyone You Know Be Able To Read Your Thoughts Or For Everyone You Know To Have Access To Your Internet History?
- Would You Rather Swim In A Pool Full Of Nutella Or A Pool Full Of Maple Syrup?
- Would You Rather Buy 10 Things You Don’t Need Every Time You Go Shopping Or Always Forget The One Thing That You Need When You Go To The Store?
- Would You Rather Never Be Able To Go Out During The Day Or Never Be Able To Go Out At Night?
- Would You Rather Spend A Week In The Forest Or A Night In A Real Haunted House?
- Would You Rather Have A Pause Or A Rewind Button In Your Life?
- Would You Rather Always Have A Full Phone Battery Or A Full Gas Tank?
- Would You Rather Be Able To Take Back Anything You Say Or Hear Any Conversation That Is About You?
- Would You Rather Have To Wear Every Shirt Inside Out Or Every Pair Of Pants Backward?
- Would You Rather Travel The World For Free For A Year Or Have $50,000 To Spend However You Please?
- Would You Rather Be In A Zombie Apocalypse Or A Robot Apocalypse?
- Would You Rather Give Up Your Cellphone For A Month Or Bathing For A Month?
- Would You Rather Lose The Ability To Read Or Lose The Ability To Speak?
- Would You Rather Be Always Stuck In Traffic But Find A Perfect Parking Spot Or Never Hit Traffic But Always Take Forever To Park?
- Would You Rather Have To Wear Sweatpants Everywhere For The Rest Of Your Life Or Never Wear Sweatpants Again?
- Would You Rather Detect Every Lie You Hear Or Get Away With Every Lie You Tell?
- Would You Rather Listen To Your Least Favorite Song On A Loop For A Year Or Never Listen To Any Music At All For A Year?
- Would You Rather Win The Lottery But Have To Spend It All In One Day Or Triple Your Current Salary Forever?
- If You Had To Be Transformed Into One Household Item, What Would It Be And Why?
- Would You Rather Be Able To Run At 100 Miles Per Hour Or Fly At 10 Miles Per Hour?
- Would You Rather Live Without Heat And Ac Or Live Without Social Media?
With these icebreaker questions for virtual meetings, you can shake off any awkwardness, get your team’s energy levels up, and ensure a better start to every meeting.
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