Icebreaker ideas for large groups you can use in Zoom meetings

Delusional Self-Introduction

Icebreaker Video, Episode 342 (Imaginary Self-Introduction)

Icebreakers often involve self-introductions, especially when people are meeting for the first time.

But giving a serious self-introduction can be tough, and many people find it difficult.

It can feel even harder online, like on Zoom.

So let’s try easing the mood and encouraging communication with a “fantasy self-introduction”! In other words, introduce yourself based mostly on imagination—like, “If I were XX…” For most people, it might end up sounding more like wishful thinking than pure fantasy (lol).

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One word

One-word Challenge to Introduce the Organization / TIC

Let me introduce an icebreaker called “One Word.” First, decide the order of turns.

Then you’ll create a text about something—for example, a description of your company—by having each person say one phrase or clause at a time, linking them together into a single passage.

The key is to improvise while making sure your part connects naturally with the previous person’s phrase.

You might feel a bit nervous because it’s improvised, but stay calm, think it through, and do your best to make the result flow smoothly!

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Game from 1 to 100

[Tried Doing ___ at Home!] — Also great for online drinking parties and meetings — Which icebreaker gets everyone the most hyped? #At-Home Festival Time — Part 1

It’s a very simple and easy-to-understand game, but it’s also a psychological battle: the “1 to 100 Game.” Everyone writes down exactly one favorite number between 1 and 100 and reveals it at the same time.

The closer your number is to 100—the larger it is—the better.

You might think, “Then why not just write 100?” But if your number overlaps with someone else’s, you’re out.

The winner is the person who chose the highest number close to 100 that no one else wrote.

It’s an easy icebreaker to run even with a large group, but the more players there are, the harder the game becomes.

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Picture shiritori

Tried playing Snow Man’s “Picture Shiritori” remotely!

For online icebreakers, picture shiritori is highly recommended! You can play it regardless of whether there are few or many participants, and as long as you have paper and a pen, you can do it both online and offline.

In picture shiritori, you look at the previous person’s drawing, figure out what they drew, then draw something that starts with the last syllable of that word so it continues the shiritori chain, and pass it to the next person.

You can take turns in order, but since it’s an icebreaker, it might also be fun to let the current player choose who goes next.

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Who am I? game

#1 [Who Am I?] An icebreaker you can enjoy online! From elementary school kids to seniors! A communication game that also works as brain training!

It’s a “Who am I?” game where only one person knows the answer, and everyone else asks questions to figure out what it is.

Take turns asking questions, and the person who knows the answer should personify the object and fully play the role, answering with yes, no, or whatever they can within reason.

As the questions narrow things down, people who think they’ve figured it out can go ahead and answer, or you can discuss as a team and decide on an answer before responding—that works too.

At first you’ll be feeling things out with your questions, but it gets exciting as you get closer to the truth.

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