Set of Quick Online Icebreakers
Quick Online Icebreakers is a collection of fun games that help teams get to know each other and strengthen relationships. We’ve collected activities that can work great in person — and also a few that work especially well online for Zoom meetings (or Skype, WebEx, Microsoft Teams or your video conferencing program of choice) as well.
You can use the text chat feature or have people play online during the video call.
Two Truths and a Wish/Dream
The “Two Truths and a Wish/Dream” activity is similar to the classic “Two Truths and a Lie” icebreaker. This game asks players to say three sentences about themselves; one of them is a wish that has not yet been fulfilled.
After everyone has said their three statements, the team can play a game of guessing which statements are true and which one is the wish/dream.
Book Covers
Book Covers are an interesting activity for revealing and sharing personal aspects in a creative way.
Ask each person to come up with a phrase for a book title, perhaps their auto-biography. This can reveal something about a person and how they summarize their life.
Unique Virtual Backgrounds that Tell a Story
Book Covers use literature to convey personal ideas, but Unique Virtual Backgrounds that Tell a Story convey personal aspects through art.
Have each person search for a photo or image (or to find one using Google Images) that showcases a hobby, passion or something interesting about themselves. Have each person change their virtual background. Take turns and have each person share their image.
Favorite Places
Favorite Places is a participatory game in which players must guess which place the images refer to.
Have each person use Google Images to find a photo of a foreign city or favorite vacation spot. Each person changes their background to that photo.
Each person introduces their name and then all players take turns trying to guess that location. Use the chat window to see who can be the first to correctly guess the city or town. Award one point to each time someone guesses correctly.
