
Icebreaker is a good way for participants of a seminar to get know the other participants. Most icebreaker games utilize groups striving towards one common goal. Here are a few that are fun and fast.
Line-Up
This icebreaker game begins when the group is segregated into groups of eight. Once groups are segregated, the leader then instructs the groups to line-up in order of height, shoe size, or some other light-toned denominator to keep the game fun for all.
When the group has lined-up in a particular order, they are then supposed to clap to let the leader know that they are done. The first group to clap wins that round.
Feedback
Ask for a volunteer to come to the front. Place an empty cardboard box behind them, but not directly behind them. Have 30 pieces of crumpled paper within arm’s reach of volunteer. It is the group's responsibility to give the volunteer hints on how to get the wads of paper into the box without turning around. When that person has gotten 3 pieces into the box successfully, then look out for another volunteer and continue.
Animals
The objective of this icebreaker is to get acquainted with others. Write the name of some distinctive sounding animals on slips of paper. Create 5 to 10 slips for each animal. Hand the slips out and ask the participants to find all the same animals without talking.
These games and activities that help you accustom yourself better with those at work are called icebreaker games. The people involved may be all strangers, or ones who only slightly know each other, or even may include some of those that don't get along that well and these games can help make communicating with those people much better.
An icebreaker teaches a person how to open up and talk to those that they normally would not and it has been proven that these games have increased the productivity around the workplace.
Icebreakers that are used for a group of people that come together but are complete strangers can help these people work together as a team. One of the more common icebreakers for those that don't know each other is having everyone in a group or room introduce themselves by telling their name, where they are from, and something about themselves that no one knows.
When a group of strangers work together for a few hours and don't seem to be working together still or not feeling comfortable hence to rebuild that teamwork atmosphere among them, there are other icebreakers that can be tried.
Grouping people into sets of two and have one member of the two put on a blindfold. Putting the two in an obstacle area will allow the blindfolded person to have to depend on their teammate to guide them through the obstacles by talking to them only, no touching is allowed at all.
There are many more icebreaker games that can be used based on the circumstances in the business and situations you are faced with. Sorting out the atmosphere and way people are behaving can help you find the best icebreaker to use in your situation.
