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What I Like About You

By Jonathan Vatner6/12/2009

Post-itsFor a fun small-group ice breaker, pin a sheet of paper to each person's back, and hand out a stack of Post-it Notes to everyone in a group. Ask everyone to write on a Post-it a positive or neutral adjective that describes another person in the room, and to stick it to that person's piece of paper. Have them repeat the exercise for about 20 minutes, and then each person can introduce themselves using the adjectives on the piece of paper. Thanks to Cynthia Shon, owner of Pleasanton, Calif.-based Corporate Games Inc., for the idea. She sells binders full of games for ice breakers, team building and company picnics, priced at $75 each. (925) 249-0669; corpgames.com


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Comment: What a completely unnecessary waste of paper!
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Comment: Here are some more that readers might enjoy.Team Building Ice Breakers Ice breakers are an excellent activity for team building. They are a fun way to help new members of the team get acquainted and feel more comfortable with interacting with other members and can also strengthen the relationship of current members. Good times for an ice breaker are during the start of a meeting/conference and after people return from a break. Who Am I? Write the names of famous people (or places) on post-it notes and put the post-it notes on the back of the participants. Have the participants go around to different people and have them ask each other yes/no questions to figure out who their person is. The person who finds out who they are first wins. 2 Truths and a Lie Go around the room and have each person state 2 true statements about themselves and 1 false statement. After each person says their statement, the other people in the room have to try and figure out which statement is the lie. The people in the group


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