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The ice breakers instill a greatest confidence and frankness amongst all the members, bringing them much closer to each other and thus making the meeting a success. Though some specific ice breakers are often used during the official meetings, variety of innovative and self devised meeting ice breakers can be utilized not only to get all the members familiar with each other, but make them too intimate as well, an indispensable way of successful meeting. Through a best meeting ice breaker you have got got to establish your identity amongst all the visiting members as unforgettable one in the time to come as well. The meeting ice breakers are very helpful in all types of meetings, corporate team building, leadership training and retreats.

There are different types of icebreakers involving different topics to boost the nergy and cause acute proximity among the official members. Such icebreakers are known as fast and easy icebreakers, creative brainstorming icebreakers, communication icebreakers, problem solving icebreakers and team building icebreakers. Just in accordance with the type of icebreaker can the topics also be chosen. Some websites give a detailed informations on icebreakers which you can go for in order to lessen the existing tension before a business or official meeting and promote a familiarity through effective icebreaker among all the members.  

In order to eliminate unfamiliarity and develop fraternity among all the members, coming from the remote areas to take a part in an official or business meeting, you should create such an atmosphere officially, that it be appreciated by all. In other words, you should develop an euphoric atmosphere amongst all the members by such method which should bring a smile on their faces and remove a barrier of formality and hesitation. Accomplishing such purpose is described as meeting ice breaker. Hardly does any official executive or member break a silence to know about each other as it doesn’t seem good. Such unfamiliarity existing among all the members gathered at meeting becomes an impediment on the way of organizers in presiding the meeting successfully and taking a productive as well as constructive decisions confidently. So the onus of making all the members introduced with each other lies on the shoulder of meeting coordinator or facilitator. And meeting ice breakers meet such purpose successfully through a variety of self devised ice breakers.

Let’s have a look at some of the conspicuous meeting ice breakers, boosting the energy, causing enthusiasm and developing an intimacy amongst all the team members who are about to spend their entire energy while discussing serious issues at the meeting.

• Unique Introduction- Under such meeting ice breaker all the members, present at the meeting, are asked to choose some one as his or her partner. Each pair is handed over a questionnaire seeking to have specific informations from each other. Time is needed to be kept uppermost in mind while arranging such an ice breaker and only twenty to thirty minutes of time should be allotted for such unique meeting ice breaker to meet the purpose. Ask each participant to furnish all the informations collected through questionnaire. Sharing of such informations of each member with all has got to prove to be an exceptional meeting ice breaker, developing a friendly atmosphere prior to start of a meeting.
  While performing the such meeting ice breaker you are needed to arrange flip chart and markers. Allot maximum half an hour, keeping in view the number of members present at the meeting.
• There is another effective way of collapsing the walls of hesitation and unfamiliarity among all the members present during a meeting through special kind of meeting ice breaker. Such ice breaker brings all the members much closer to each other and helps them understand with a few minutes of interaction. Each member is asked to select a partner and collect information on them through different questions. Following  initial introduction each member is required to notice different changes of the partner, who turns his or her back to the former one and changes into different positions such as putting off the glass, shifting the wrist watch from one hand to another, etc.
  Letting all the members do the same such meeting ice breaker paves the way for developing a closeness, fraternity, amicability and frankness among them all, a prerequisite during a meeting. 

  The questionnaire meant for each member during a meeting ice breaker, should seek to know the name, position of the member, duties, period of association with the respective organization, ambition, hobby, likes and dislikes, a secret unknown to others, etc. Such exercise as powerful meeting such ice breaker has got to collapse all sorts of psycholigical barrier, paving in this way for a remarkable intimacy and cooperation among the members.

• Meeting Norms- This also is one of the unique meeting ice breakers helping the members maintain a discipline during a crucial meeting and conclude it successfully. Arrange a small ball and a chart. Write yourself a suggestion over it, regarding the norms of successful meeting, on a chart. Now toss the ball towards another member, asking him or her to moot out his or her personal suggestions or ideas on the same. Each member is free to keep himself or herself aloof from giving any suggestion on required norms regarding meeting, by passing the ball to another one. And after the completion of ball’s entire journey, passing through all the member’s hand, you should compile the suggestions given by the members and read them aloud to all. It can be helpful in maintaining a discipline during the meeting.   

There are several websites conducting reserch on ice breakers which can be helpful to you in selecting the suitable meeting breakers, keeping in view, purpose, number of members, duration of meeting and topics. However, some topics are being given over here to help you moot out an idea on meeting ice breaker.

• A Great Day for Hats.
• Letters and Names.
• This is Ridiculous!
• The Napkin Game.
• Name that Person Ball Toss.
• This Is Me!
• Introduce the Person Next To You.
• Yep.
• Want Ads.
• Toilet Paper Tango.
• Truths or Consequences.
• Secret Agent.
• Role the Die.
• Empty Chair.
• Playing Card Introductions.
• Personal Emblems.
• Team Crests.
• Dollar Exchange Idea.
• A Bag Full of Money.
• Story Boards.
• The World’s Best Place to Work.
• The Paper Communication Exercise.
• Problem Solving Icebreakers.
• Consensus Mapping.
• Nominal Group Technique.
• Scavenger Hunt.