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IN NO EVENT SHALL THE 18 | AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER 19 | LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, 20 | OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE 21 | SOFTWARE. 22 | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- /README.md: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 | # Small talk starters 2 | 3 | A list of small talk conversation starters is used on the Meetter app to help distributed teams connect on a personal level. Read more about [Meetter’s small talks](https://www.meetter.app/blog/2020-05-03-small-talks-build-deep-personal-connections-within-your-distributed-team/). 4 | 5 | Any small talk conversation starters contributons are very welcome! 6 | 7 | 8 | # Starters 9 | 10 | - Are there any apps on your phone that you can’t live without? 11 | - Are there any common misconceptions about your job? 12 | - Are you a saver or a spender? 13 | - Are you reading any good books right now? 14 | - Can you tell when someone is lying? 15 | - Do you believe in luck? 16 | - Do you drink coffee or tea? 17 | - Do you have any pets? 18 | - Do you like to cook? 19 | - Do you listen to any podcasts? 20 | - Do you play any instruments? 21 | - Do you play any sports? 22 | - Do you play video games? 23 | - Do you speak any other languages? 24 | - Doing anything fun this weekend? 25 | - Have you ever won an award? 26 | - How long can you go without checking your phone? 27 | - How old were you when you had your first job? 28 | - If you could have any superpower, what would it be? 29 | - If you could have dinner with anyone living or not, who would it be? 30 | - If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? 31 | - If you could meet anyone in history, who would it be? 32 | - If you could only eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be? 33 | - If you could sit down with your 16-year old self, what would you say? 34 | - If you had a million dollars, what would you do with it? 35 | - If you went back in time 10 or 20 years, what would you do differently? 36 | - If you went back in time 400 years, how would you prove you were from the future? 37 | - If you were a farm animal, which would you be and why? 38 | - If you were guaranteed to be successful, what job would you want? 39 | - If you weren’t working here, what would you probably be doing right now? 40 | - Sum up the internet in one sentence. 41 | - Tell me a fun fact about yourself. 42 | - Tell us the funniest joke that you know. 43 | - What are you reading right now? 44 | - What are your plans for this weekend? 45 | - What bad habits do you wish you could stop? 46 | - What book had a big influence on you? 47 | - What children’s movie completely scarred you? 48 | - What cool conferences have you attended? 49 | - What countries have you traveled to? 50 | - What did you do this past weekend? 51 | - What did you want to grow up to be when you were younger? 52 | - What do you know that most people don’t? 53 | - What do you like to do in your spare time? 54 | - What do you normally do for fun? 55 | - What do you think the world will be like 20 years in the future? 56 | - What do you think we’ll be nostalgic for in 40 years? 57 | - What fun plans do you have for the weekend? 58 | - What is one thing you miss about being a kid? 59 | - What is something that is really popular now, but in 10 years everyone will look back on and be embarrassed by? 60 | - What is the biggest risk you’ve ever taken? 61 | - What is the most difficult thing you’ve ever done? 62 | - What is the most memorable lesson you learned from your parents? 63 | - What is the one food you could eat for the rest of your life? 64 | - What is the weirdest food combination you’ve ever tried? 65 | - What is the worst advice you have given? 66 | - What is the worst piece of advice you’ve ever gotten? 67 | - What is the worst present you have ever received and why? 68 | - What is your favorite board game? 69 | - What is your favorite day of the week? 70 | - What is your favorite holiday? 71 | - What is your favorite movie of all time? 72 | - What is your favorite season? 73 | - What is your favorite TV show? 74 | - What is your first childhood memory? 75 | - What piece of technology could you live without? 76 | - What surprised you the most about your current job? 77 | - What type of music do you like to listen to? 78 | - What was the last book you read? 79 | - What was the last movie you've seen? 80 | - What was the worst movie you've ever seen? 81 | - What was your favorite children's book? 82 | - What was your first job? Did you like it? 83 | - What was your worst vacation experience? 84 | - What's the craziest thing you've ever done? 85 | - What's the first thing you do after work? 86 | - What's the last concert you went to? 87 | - What's the most interesting thing you've read lately? 88 | - What's your favorite book? 89 | - What's your favorite drink? 90 | - What's your favorite food? 91 | - What's your favorite movie? 92 | - What's your favorite season? 93 | - What’s one interesting thing about yourself no one really knows? 94 | - What’s one movie you could watch over and over? 95 | - What’s something invisible that you wish people could see (courage, etc)? 96 | - What’s the best career advice you’ve ever received? How about the worst? 97 | - What’s the best WiFi network name you’ve ever seen? 98 | - What’s the craziest thing a boss has ever asked you to do? 99 | - What’s the last movie that made you laugh aloud? 100 | - What’s the most fun project you’ve ever worked on? 101 | - What’s the most random fact you know? 102 | - What’s the most ridiculous fact you know? 103 | - What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever eaten? 104 | - Where did you grow up? 105 | - Where do you plan on going for your next vacation? 106 | - Where was the last place you went on vacation? 107 | - Where’s the most exotic place you’ve ever been? 108 | - Who has been the most influential person in your life and why? 109 | - Who is your favorite actor? 110 | - Who is your favorite music artist? 111 | - Who is your favorite comedian? 112 | - Would you prefer to live in the city or a rural area? 113 | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------