5 Fun Topics To Get Your Team Talking Again

With summer vacation time coming to a close, it’s time to take an inventory of where your team stands. When communication hasn’t been consistent like can happen during vacation periods, things can sometimes get out of sync. Deadlines can be missed. Calls not returned. We’ve all seen it before. There is just something about the end of summer that creates a little lag.

As the kids go back to school and you start to get back into the swing of things with your team, there’s no need to do anything drastic, just get everyone talking again. Communication about small and silly things can help ease the movement toward more intense and focused topics. Try out these 5 fun topics to get your team talking in no time!

The Topics

Before we jump into it, here’s a quick pro tip as we go: Have your team look at pictures taken on their phones for a minute after you ask the question. Tell them to scroll through their pics if they can’t think of one.

1. What was one weird or odd thing you experienced or saw this summer? It could be miraculous or strange. What made you laugh until you cried or jump out of your seat.

2. What was the longest you drive this summer? Where were you heading? Did you drive or your partner/friends/family? Anything interesting on the way? Where did you stop to eat?

3. If you had to name the food you consumed the most often this summer, what would it be? Did you BBQ a lot? Was it popsicles or ice cream to cool down?

4. Did you get a sunburn this summer? Where were you? How long did it take to heal? Where was your shade? Or sunscreen? How bad was it?

5. Did you meet anyone famous this summer? See someone famous? Go to a concert or comedy show? Run into a movie star at the airport?

These are just a few ideas to get the creative juices flowing as your team all gets back into the swing of things this fall.

Conclusion

We sincerely hope these topics are both fun and useful for you and your team!

If you’d like more inspiration, you can get a daily free ice breaker question from our social media accounts. There is an archive as well if you don’t love the ice breaker of the day. Check out our LinkedIn page to see them all.

Looking for something more involved? It’s easy to have us get your team talking! TriviaHub offers affordable hosted icebreaker sessions, check out the options here.

Good luck and feel free to leave us a comment.