this video is about icebreaker conversations and activities it's important that mentors and mentees get off on the right track especially at the beginning of the relationship however meeting someone for the first time can be awkward or intimidating by incorporating the below conversation starters and exercises at the beginning of the meeting you will help create a comfortable environment to warm up the conversations and get the engagement flowing i'll go over three today here are some fun conversation starters to begin with fun and quirky con questions are a great great way to generate an instant conversation in
this ice-breaking activity both parties are required to ask each other a fun fact question about each other allowing you both to get to know each other a little bit more without it sounding like a formal interview these questions don't have to be personal neither do they have to be work related questions can range from asking the scariest thing they've done to asking what's on their bucket list below are three common fun fact questions who is the person living or dead who you most want to meet and why what is the most daredevil thing you've ever
done and how is the experience and what's your favorite food the next icebreaker activity can be a joint activity when people engage in joint activities it helps establish a common ground and encourages social closeness there are many activities that you can do and they should be tailored to both your interests one joint activity could be attending an event together well whether it be professionally related or a common interest in the next meeting you can share your views and thoughts on the experience or event this will not only break the ice the beginning of the meeting
it will also encourage a stronger mutual bond eliciting a trusting behavior other ideas for joining in activities include sharing articles with one another reading the same book or even watching the same movie the last icebreaker activity is visiting each other's workplace a mentor mentee may not necessarily work for the same company or in the same department therefore visiting each other's work environment is a great way to gain a feel for each other's environments and working lives this is a great way to break the ice early in the mentoring relationship as you can gather information about
each other that can be utilized to strengthen the mentoring relationship moving forward that's all for this section about icebreaker activities there's more information below thank you
