Awkward Icebreaker Prints

"Develop your social skills. Share information about yourself so people will want to talk to you." "I like to dissect animals."

'Why is it that nothing ever gets done at these meetings?'

"Don't even interact with him. He just likes to say 'Kalamazoo.'"

"Let's start with an icebreaker..."

'No ice.'

'Well, I must say I never thought team-building exercises could be such fun.'

'Before we begin, everyone turn to the person next to you and give them a hug.'

'Remember, Henson; we're not here to hobnob - we're here to schmooze.'

'Couldn't you think of anything to say to Herb and Mary? They were nice enough to invite us over.'

Suddenly, everyone spoke at once....

Welcome to your new English Class.

'If you'll excuse me, I'm going to work the room.'

'I'm not very good at mingling.'

"We'll start with some 'ice breakers' and 'team building' games..."

Rubik's ice cube.

'Wait! Don't get in. . . It's totally cold.'

At the Penguin fishing school: 'Gunvald has set the bar kind of high, gang!'

Boy breaking off a huge icicle.

Develop Your Social Skills: Asking Questions is a Great Way to Keep a Conversation Going.

A fish using pizza as bait to catch an ice hole fisherman.

'Nice to meet you... And I don't use that phrase lightly.'

"You want that neat, or on the mostly melted rocks?"

But, mom, I don't want to go to summer camp!

'I checked that birds and bees stuff on the internet, Dad -- it says you're full of baloney.'

'Dang... so much ice around us, but not a lousy drop of Scotch!'

He took every chance to practice his talk.

The Icebreaker

"Before we begin this family meeting, how about we go around and say our names and a little something about ourselves."

'Why do I have to go first?' 'There's no I in team, Dave.'

'Looks like Tungor's wife's waters have broken.'

"I thought it might speed up the dating process."

'I hate these things. They're always so formal.'

Two fish about to play a prank on an ice hole fisherman.

"Perhaps the wine is a little too chilled. My fingers are frozen to the glass."

"Expecting to land a monster today, Herb?"