Are your Microsoft Teams meetings feeling a bit stale? Now you can boost engagement, encourage teamwork, and make your meetings more enjoyable! Learn how you can freshen them up by incorporating icebreakers, polls, and trivia into your Teams meetings.
Boost Collaboration, Productivity, and Innovation
With fun activities like icebreakers, team members can get to know each other better, building trust and camaraderie. When they feel connected and comfortable with each other, they communicate more openly and work together better, improving your team’s productivity.
Keeping meetings interactive and engaging through trivia can prevent monotony and keep participants attentive. Team members are also more likely to contribute ideas and feedback, resulting in more dynamic discussions and innovative solutions. Polls can also be effective in gathering opinions and making collective decisions. They can lead to better outcomes, higher team satisfaction, and a more positive work environment.
Ignite Excitement with Icebreakers
Icebreakers are fantastic meeting openers. They can make everyone feel at ease and ready to participate, setting a positive tone for the rest of the meeting. Kahoot, Quizzes by Udyamo, and Klaxoon are just some of the apps you can use in Teams for icebreakers, games, interactive quizzes, and even brainstorming ideas.
Here are some icebreaker examples that you can use for your Microsoft Teams meetings or teambuilding sessions:
Two Truths and a Lie
Each participant shares three statements about themselves: two are true, and one is false. The others guess which statement is the lie. This classic icebreaker helps to foster a sense of camaraderie and shared experiences, while getting to know each other better.
Rapid Fire Questions
Prepare a list of quick, fun questions like “What’s your favourite ice cream flavour?” and “If you could have any superpower, what would it be?” Go around and have each participant answer one question. This can be a light-hearted way to get the conversation flowing.
Gather Insights with Polls
Polls are an excellent tool for gauging opinions, making decisions, and keeping everyone involved. With Microsoft Teams, you can create surveys on the fly and allow team members to vote on whatever topic. For instance, you can use polls to decide on the next project focus or to gather feedback on a recent initiative.
Polly, Slido, and Polls are some of the apps in Teams where you can create quick surveys, quizzes, and do Q&A sessions. These are designed to enhance interaction, encourage participation, and make meetings more dynamic and inclusive.
You can start with a poll to get everyone to participate or:
Decision Making
Use a poll to decide on the topic for the next team meeting or to choose a project to prioritise.
Feedback
Create a poll to gather feedback on recent team initiatives, or to assess team morale.
Brainstorming
Use a poll to generate ideas for new projects or to brainstorm solutions to challenges.
Have Fun with Trivia
Adding trivia to your meetings can infuse enjoyment and friendly competition. Trivia questions related to your industry, business, or even general knowledge can lighten the mood. They can also keep energy levels high and make meetings something your team looks forward to.
Some apps in Microsoft Teams like Trivia and Ricotta Games can help to build camaraderie and a strong team culture. Some apps even feature weekly trivia contests to nurture a lively and connected team environment.
Sharing trivia or asking trivia questions can be an effective way to get your Microsoft Teams meeting started or keep participants lively and engaged in between topics.
Company Trivia
Create trivia questions about your company’s history, products, or values.
Industry Trivia
Develop trivia questions related to your industry or field of work.
General Knowledge Trivia
Use general knowledge trivia questions to test your team’s knowledge and have some fun.
Liven Up Your Microsoft Teams Meetings Now
Remember: The key to successful icebreakers, polls, and trivia is to choose activities that are appropriate for your team’s personality and culture. Experiment with different options to find what works best for you.
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