Looking for a few fun Zoom icebreakers for trainers or facilitators. These seven activities can be used very easily to help you start your Zoom meetings on the right foot.
I was leading a virtual training session via Zoom this week. Of course, the entire group was commenting at the end about how different the session was from the typical Zoom meeting. After all of the pleasantries, I said bye to everyone and ended the meeting. Within seconds, my phone was ringing. It was the Learning and Development Manager from the company who had also attended the training.
He thanked me again and asked, "Is there any way you could create a series of icebreakers like the one that you used at the beginning of the meeting?" I have to admit, I was a little surprised. In addition, I was unsure of exactly what he was asking. I guess he sensed my hesitation, so he clarified.
"Over the last few months, we have had to switch our entire learning curriculum over to virtual sessions. Some of these sessions are fairly interactive. However, most are pretty one-sided. I watched how you got everyone involved in your session so quickly. Do you think you can create a series of 'starter' activities to help my trainers make some of the less interactive sessions more interesting?"
That discussion planted the idea for this session. Below you will find a few Zoom Icebreakers for your virtual sessions. (By the way, if you want more, give me a call or connect with me on LinkedIn. I have dozens more.)
A Few Fun Zoom Icebreakers for Trainers Doing Virtual Training
Before I introduce the icebreakers, let me cover a few ideas that will help make virtual training more interesting. Idea number one is that the more you, the trainer, talk, the less interesting the training will be. The more you get the group to talk, the more they will like it.
Second, individuals are more likely to participate or talk if they are in a smaller group. As a result, I will often start discussions by using the Zoom Breakout Rooms. Give the big group an assignment and then divide them into smaller breakout rooms. After a short time, bring them back and ask them what was discussed in their group.
Finally, if you can incorporate a friendly competition, you can add some additional fun to the meeting.
Each of these icebreakers tries to use each of these concepts.
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