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If you\u2019ve ever presented on Zoom or hosted a virtual meeting<\/a>, you know that it can be a challenge to engage your audience and get folks off mute to participate. If you\u2019re looking to improve communication and connection, boost morale, and jumpstart creativity before diving into your next meeting \u2014 you\u2019re in the right place! Icebreakers are a fantastic, interactive way to start your meeting with a bang. Keep reading to learn 23 fun and easy icebreakers<\/a> that will make your next meeting memorable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why Use Icebreakers for Zoom Meetings <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Do Icebreakers on Zoom <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

23 Fun & Easy Zoom Icebreakers for Work<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Prep Work Required<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some Prep Work Required<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full-Length Activities<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Meetings, meetings, and more meetings. With the rise in virtual work over the last few years, usage has absolutely exploded for the popular video conferencing platform, Zoom. The number of annual meeting minutes on Zoom is now more than 3.3 trillion<\/a>, with 300 million daily meeting participants<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a quick glance at their own calendar of weekly meetings, most employees aren\u2019t shocked by these numbers. What\u2019s surprising is that more companies don\u2019t capitalize on crucial meeting time with employees to use fun icebreakers to help improve <\/strong>communication<\/strong><\/a> and <\/strong>collaboration<\/strong><\/a>, boost morale, and get creative juices flowing. <\/strong>When you consider that 73%<\/a> of employees wish their company would invest more in team building, it really is a mystery. The good news is that this article will tell you everything you need to know about leveraging meeting time to build team bonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Icebreakers are the key to breaking up the mundanity of meetings. It’s time to swap the typical \u201cHow are you?\u201d and boring pre-meeting small talk for some crowd-pleasing icebreakers that engage<\/a> your team. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why Use Icebreakers for Zoom Meetings <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Icebreakers are beneficial for in-person<\/a> and virtual<\/a> meetings alike and can benefit both small and large teams. But in an increasingly remote-first world, icebreakers can help build the connections that might\u2019ve developed over time in person. While technological advances and shifts in both culture and attitude have made virtual connection more possible than ever, virtual team building still needs to be an intentional effort.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When you consider that 44%<\/a> of employees feel that morale is \u201cokay,\u201d \u201cbad,\u201d or \u201cvery bad,\u201d it should make you take a second look at your efforts to connect with your team. Virtual icebreakers via Zoom are a great way to boost morale and experience a host of team building benefits<\/a> from skill-building to innovation to more motivation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How To Do Icebreakers on Zoom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With all the Zoom features and functionality, playing virtual icebreakers can be more fun and interactive than ever! Taking full advantage of all those features is the most important part of planning an icebreaker activity for Zoom. Don\u2019t fret, this complete guide to Zoom<\/a> helps break down everything you need to know to maximize Zoom for all your icebreaking needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In preparation for your warm-up activities, be sure to get extra familiar with these key Zoom features:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Chatting<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Breakout Rooms<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Whiteboards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Annotating<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Raise Hand And Emoji reactions<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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23 Fun & Easy Zoom Icebreakers for Work<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Planning and preparing your icebreakers doesn\u2019t have to be intimidating. Below you\u2019ll find a list of activities that range from requiring no prep work to full-blown team building activities like virtual escape rooms<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No Prep Work Required<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong>    Traditional Icebreakers<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes the only icebreaker you need can be found in a fun list of questions that you can pose to the team. Have your people answer in chat or aloud. You can also split into breakout rooms into smaller groups to discuss the answers to a few questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need some ideas? Check out this list of 160 essential questions<\/a> or pull from this themed list of holiday icebreaker questions<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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