ice breakers
Party warmup activities
Ice breakers are activities or remarks designed to ease tension and encourage conversation among strangers or new acquaintances.
The term comes from ships that break through frozen waters to clear a path: The host suggested a quick ice breaker before the workshop began.
An ice breaker can also be any gesture that gets things moving: His joke was the perfect ice breaker.
- activitiesThings one engages in
- introduceMake formally known
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- gamesOrganized competitive activities
- name gamesActivities for learning identities
two truths · exercises · questions · conversation · warm-up · puzzles · ice floes · dialogue · brainstorming sessions · bonding · riddles · start · ships · team-building · interaction · engage · group games · meeting
- meeting techniquesbrainstorming, facilitation, agenda setting, round robin, consensus building
- group activitiesgroup games, voting, protest, group dance, group project
- ArcticArctic Circle, Arctic Ocean, Arctic wildlife, Arctic exploration, Arctic research
- social skillssocial skills, conversation, sharing, helping, listening
- conversation tacticsactive listening, mirroring, small talk, deflection, changing subject
- jokesjokes, joke, puns, one-liners, pun
ice breakersdeal breakers
Unacceptable conditions ending negotiations
walls · cold shoulders · dismissals · brush-offs · snubs
ice breakersheart-to-hearts
Honest, intimate conversations
confessionals · soul-baring · philosophical discussions · real talk · difficult conversations
ice breakersbuzzkills
Those who spoil enjoyment
social faux pas · dead air · crickets · wet blankets · party fouls