Non-Cringey Questions to Start Meetings

Skip the icebreakers. Ugh. No one likes them (except Chad who is always ready to share his latest 14er summit). Connection questions, like the ones listed below, are intended to get folks out of their head and away from whatever held their focus prior to the start of the meeting. These questions also provide an opportunity for connection-building across members of the team.

here are some better options:

-What’s “saved for later” in your amazon cart (or on your wish list at your favorite online store)?

-What’s the last internet rabbit hole you fell down (YouTube channel, streaming show, TikTok content, etc)

-If you got a gift certificate to a bookstore, but you can only get a non-fiction book, what would the topic be?

-Convince us to never eat a certain flavor of ice cream ever again

-What’s something boring about yourself?

-Which is best: spotify vs apple vs prime music?

-What's something on your bucket list?

-If you could be in the Olympics, what sport would you do? (and it can be one that isn't already in the Olympics).

-What do you do when you hit an afternoon slump?

-What’s your most used emoji?

-If you were a wrestler or baseball player, what would your intro or walk-up song be?

-Recreate Mount Rushmore

-What do you do the most often outdoors?

-Share your coolest scar or broken bone story

-What's your comfort item?

Avoid:

anything about favorites or best… those put a LOT of pressure of most folks and usually don’t provide any valuable insight into the person themselves that could build connection.

generic “what did you do last night or weekend” - not everyone does super exciting things all the time. not everyone does things they are comfortable sharing in a group. Every time you ask that question, I can guarantee at least one person in your group lies when they answer because they don’t want to share that they stayed in bed with oreos, wine, and binged Vanderpump Rules.