29 Questionable Icebreakers for Your Next Team Meeting

Take yourself off mute and tell HR to look the other way.

Dylan M. Austin
The Haven
Published in
3 min readNov 22, 2023

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A man gesturing with his hands in a virtual meeting, joined at a conference table by coworkers in the background also on their laptops
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We’ve all been there: you’re in a Zoom call with coworkers (or on Teams if you’re especially unlucky). The facilitator opens the meeting in the worst possible way — coming in hot with a chilling icebreaker. It’s never a good time.

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Dylan M. Austin
The Haven

Copy and content writer in Seattle. Sometimes satirical, sometimes sincere. Run-on mixed metaphor. Gay, autistic dog dad with ADHD (and too many plants).