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If there is perhaps one lasting result of the COVID era pandemic, it is the increasing familiarity that everyone got because of endless virtual meetings, virtual family and friend time, and overall increased exposure to technology.

Some people who may have previously thought of themselves as tech challenged can now trouble shoot Zoom or Teams call issues like seasoned pros. As a result of our somewhat newfound tech dominance, we thought it would be fun to give you 10 tech-related ice breakers – to help you start your next virtual meeting.

1. If all of your tech gadgets could talk, which one would complain about you the most?
2. What is the most random thing you have asked GEN AI / Chat GPT to help you out with?
3. If your smartphone’s screen time feature could roast you, what would it say? 
4. What’s your best “Oops, I forgot to unmute myself,” moment during a meeting?
5. Name a “tech fail” from your life that still haunts you?
6. You can pick one tech upgrade for your life. Is it faster Wi-Fi everywhere you go, or a personal assistant who reads and replies to your emails?
7. Your laptop’s desktop just came to life. What’s the first thing it says?
8. What’s the weirdest website or tech jargon you’ve heard that sounded like it came from a sci-fi movie?
9. If web developers had a theme song, what would it be?
10. What’s your go-to excuse when your webcam “mysteriously” doesn’t work?

Now go ahead and kick off your next virtual meeting with these ice breakers — but remember, even if your Wi-Fi lags or someone forgets to unmute, a little tech mishap just makes for a better story later!

About the Author
Kalup Alexander is Digital Marketing Director for The Word & Brown Companies. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in New Media Communications and Marketing from Oregon State University and has been at Word & Brown since 2014.