SECTION 2HOW: Method-Driven Icebreakers

Are you a story teller? A punster? A wanna-be stand-up comic? How do you like to break the ice? These phrases will help you hone your ice-breaking approach of choice.

Perfect Phrases to Break the Ice with Questions

Questions are a great way to break the ice—if your inquiry is genuine and you’re not intrusive. Ask yourself what you sincerely want to know about the other person. Often you’ll find there are more questions you want to ask than you imagined. Here are some question icebreakers. Note: you’ll find many more uses of questions to break the ice in the section “Perfect Phrases to Break the Ice by Getting People Asking Good Questions.”

 

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