Indeed! One of the most underutilized tools to make icebreakers more introvert friendly: productive silence. Explained here: ruclips.net/video/0bJFHAftJgY/видео.htmlsi=eC9omYlkAFyJaGjF
Not considering half the population is totally unacceptable in our book. Can't be "inclusive" and forget about people who tend to recharge by being alone.
@Raymundo, this is the tallest possible compliment, haha! Thank you. Truly gave me a chuckle out loud. There are about 150+ more videos on the channel where this came from 👍👍 Thanks for taking the time to comment and connect.
It is such a golden gem. I'm on a bit of a secret mission to gentle eradicate the word "icebreaker" and replace it with Connection Before Content because I think it is so much more purposeful and meaningful. If done right at least...
Wow! I used this in my first class for adult English as a second language. I asked the students halfway through "How did you feel and how do you feel now..." WOW! Universal answers of nervous and anxious yet it united the class and me because we all felt that way. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
🙌 This is my MAIN intention with all my videos. Love hearing they are making a difference for you OFFLINE and in your world. Thanks for sharing, Janisa!
You just answered my question before I even asked it. I wanted to ask if icebreakers are supposed to be connected to the workshop topic and how to do so and Connect before Content is the answer! Connect to each other and to the purpose - thank you for this and for the examples you gave!
Excellent!! And to be clear, the prompt/activity/question can be related, but not literally parallel. If you are teaching a welding class...a great icebreaker question would be, get into groups and make an exhaustive list of all the things that allowed you to get to class today that required welding. Creative connections to the topic are usually far more interesting that literal connections like: "What compelled you to learn how to weld?" Both can work, just the advanced level to know where to slide on the creativity scale 👍👍
I did the "You Rock" energizer/icebreaker this afternoon, and it went great. Happy faces all around. It was a good "pick-me-up" immediately after tea-break. Total of 19 Educators in a private university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thanks Chad!
In ice breaking exercises Ice Breaker means more "Ice melter", as it helps to melt possible cold atmosphere among people. I use much, but in teaching. Thanks for the video.
Kia Ora Chad from New Zealand. Thanks for sharing had the best virtual meeting ever with my team from all the advice you have provided. Thank you so much.
So glad you appreciated, Joanne! Welcome to the channel. Lots more videos just like it too. What led you to watch if I might ask? I love knowing folks' context, so I can continue to personalize my video content more and more.
Mmm, indeed that is where the activities start. Yet activity without purpose is just that...busy work. If you want the exercises to really work, land well, and make a difference, the framing in the first couple minutes (IMHO haha) is essential.
You are welcome. I believe information should be free. And creating experiences and equipping people with great tools to put information into action is how We and Me continues to thrive. Enjoy the 200+ video tutorials across the channel.
When any activity strays too far from the purpose, the curmudgeons come out of their cave and start complaining haha. So important to relate connection back to an overarching intent.
I have a small group team building coming up which I need to facilitate and I must say Chad your tips have been super creative and useful in connecting and very unique as opposed to the usual dreaded "ice breaking sessions"
Fantastic to hear, Moses. Got about 400 more where this one came from. Thanks for subscribing, mate 👍👍 Always feel free to ask questions in the comments. I try to be intentional about replying with something useful for you-and anybody else reading.
Well then I too, love you 🙂 Ha! Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch. Always feel welcome to ask any questions you have in the comment section. I do my best to respond with things that will be useful to you 👍👍
Thanks, Ashley! Welcome to the channel. I share videos weekly and there are hundreds more where this came from 😊 Let me know if you have any "topic requests" as all my videos are inspired by folks who ask believe it or not!
You are super welcome, Mary Ann! New to the channel? Would be delighted to send you a free deck of our We! Connect Cards ( weand.me/product/we-connect-cards/ ) as a little welcome. Just drop me a note at hello@weand.me and we'll send them your way 😊
Not taking this major personality dynamic into account, I believe, is one of the most common ways we exclude people at work and in life. On a mission to change that 😊
Thank YOU, Mary! And welcome to the channel. I just recorded my video tutorial #170 yesterday, so there is heaps more where this one came from: ruclips.net/user/weandme
So, so glad to hear it, Nazr! I've got about 199 more video tutorials where this one came from and they are chunked by category here in case it is useful: ruclips.net/user/weandme
Grateful you found the channel then. I like your RUclips name. Reminds me of a good friend, Spud, who has a license plate that reads "iamspud" along with iamspud.com 🙂
A bit of a delayed response here, @sofia. Have your questions arrived yet? Lots of possibilities there! Here are 12 of my favorites too: ruclips.net/video/OJ1sAyUaT3g/видео.html
Thanks a bunch! There are about 150+ just like it on the channel 😊 Thanks for taking the time to connect in the comments! Design indeed does lead to success. Love the username.
Chad you are brilliant love your content and totally with you on icebreaking have been teaching over 20 yrs and always looking for creative meaningful ways to connect There are some dreadfully cheesy and cringeworthy icebreakers in the ESL world of teaching English and am always horrified at the lack of creativity that goes on ! I will go to your website and order the cards if shipping isn't too expensive to Thailand( It usually is!1) warmly Liz
Love your thoughts on connection before content. By the way, would like to know what are some examples of the questions used in Me to We? Would you ask them a problem solving questions or just simple questions like the ones you give in the second activity?
Hey Abdul, ideally I'd suggest choosing a question that will help your group connect to the purpose of your gathering AND potentially add value to the group with their responses. There are a bunch of more personal sample questions you can preview right here: weconnectcards.com/
@@abdulqawyburhanuddin7826, well, let me officially welcome you to the channel then! Glad you have been enjoying. I share a new video every Tuesday morning ET.
Hi Chad, thank you for a very good video. I am preparing for a Project team workshop next week and must say i enjoyed your approach , specifically as the team is a bunch of technical people , not all extroverts. I have seen your comment to someone else wrt the ordering of the cards, is there anyone in Europe that also sells them, like amazon ? The price doubles if i order it from US. also , i have tried to download your 25 questions and also the DIY tools , but nothing is arriving in my mailbox ? manual process maybe ?
Hey Frans, I believe they are available right here in the UK: thetrainingshop.co.uk/We-Connect-Cards-Create-Conversations-That-Matter for quick shipping. Once you drop your email here weand.me/free/ (you should be immediately routed to a page with all our free resources including the printable cards as well 👍👍
Hmm, definitely advertising if I didn't also offer a free digital version of the deck: weconnectcards.com/ I believe information IDEALLY should be free and accessible to all.
Wonderful questions. It depends on the purpose and intention for doing them. This method can be used frequently: ruclips.net/video/DCn3uX775T4/видео.html Being sure that teams are doing some connection before content at least on a weekly basis protects your team from burning out, creates communication shortcuts, maintains a foundation of psychological safety, etc. Only if the prompts you choose also connect to the purpose for your gathering. Hope that is helpful, Annie!
Thanks for asking. Free download here weand.me/free Global shipping here (and all my other tools): weand.me/store/ And fast US shipping on Amazon: amzn.to/2Jkssgp
Outside of icebreakers questions, Have you got any tips or resources you recommend for facilitating a Trustee Board Development Day/Workshop which will include a member who is visually impaired. (Without guide dog)
I have lots of thoughts as I actually do some facilitating and consulting work with the Division for Blind and Visually Impaired. Probably a bit too much to pack into a RUclips comment though. Feel free to email me and my team at hello@weand.me. Maybe I'll even turn my suggestions for you into a future video on the channel.
@@chad.littlefield I'd love a little video on the topic as sensory impairment and disabilities are important to consider in order to be inclusive and tackle inequalities
Am I the only one that gets distracted by his hand gestures? I know the gestures are supposed to help you comunicate the idea better, but I would prefer just some text or image overlay
Ha, you're probably not alone. I almost failed public speaking in college because those babies are uncontrollable. (That is a true story.) The irony is that for the vast majority of folks, its something they value, find unique and compliment after a speaking/facilitation engagement. BUT...by being fully self expressed (in public) it is highly likely somebody won't like it. I still cast my vote toward authenticity.
Only would suggest this if the word "ice breaker" gives people hives which-in the U.S.-is a high percentage of people actually. I would argue that "connection before content" is also a much more purposeful and intentional form of connection. Thanks for the perspective, Andrea. - Chad
Aha my friend...you might just think you don't exist...but you do. You can get a whole bag of black M&Ms right here: www.mms.com/en-us/black-mms-bulk-candy/p/black-mms-bulk-candy
I have always hated these as they never seem to be anything i would care about. Your content first is the same. As for sentence completion I would not care to fill in any of the blanks. Pretty much anything that requires me to talk about myself is threatening. Also putting me on the spot to come up with something meaningful about a subject you have suppled is also a non-starter.
@@chad.littlefield We have all staff meetings with about 150 in attendance. Ice breakers are used with the intent of us getting to know each other better. Most of these people i don't work with and these meetings are only twice a year. At best i can get to know a fact about the people sitting at my table. Because i won't see them again for at least 6 months but probably longer i never get to know them. . I have an anxiety disorder and not only do become sick when attempting to talk to a group i have a similar reaction to talking about myself. I would want to avoid any thing that included talking about myself or any part of my life.
What were you actually looking for? For 9 minutes, I walk you through "a good icebreaker for a meeting" ... so I'm wondering how the title or RUclips recs misled you here 🤣
"Connection before content" is just another corporate BS line that we are already drowning with these days. Let's keep it real and in plain English -- ice breaker is fine.
I'm going to fully disagree with you, mate. Say "icebreaker" to 1000 people in a company and roughly 40% of people will break out in hives. Especially because they tend to not be connected to the PURPOSE of the actual gathering. The entire core idea of "connection before content" is that it must connect with WHY everyone is there. This reduces hives down to 5-10% of the group haha. Can't please everyone... 😉
@@chad.littlefield I hear what you're saying but these corporate expressions just cause eye rolls and we've all had enough of them. No one speaks English anymore in corporates -- horizons, lenses, synergies, rhythms, circle back, take it offline, low-hanging fruit, bandwidth, deep dive ... and on and on it goes. The latest is instead of just "get your ass back to the office", it's the "gather together" policy and setting up "guard rails". If someone said to me at the start of a meeting that we are about to embark on a "connection before content" exercise versus icebreaker, I would glaze over faster than a Krispy Kreme donut.
@@scottd1342 now we're talking haha! We might be more on the same page than you think, Scott. You'd love the video on this site titled "If Proposals Were In Corporate Jargon" jargonfreefridays.com/ It's interesting to hear your perspective on connection before content and it reminds me that there truly is no universal language. Words are indeed a tricky thing as "icebreaker" is jargon in and of itself in terms of the fact that it is actually a metaphor that is often not even true as sometimes...there is no ice. Or they end up creating ice even.
@@chad.littlefield Yes, true that icebreaker is jargon too but I wouldn't class it as corporate jargon per se as it's been used for decades and is really part of normal English language as opposed to words like "synergies" and "close the loop". It's more like the word kleenex, windbreaker or popsicle.
@@scottd1342 yes. Though the main difference between "popsicles" and "icebreakers" is that most people like popsicles, haha 🤣Did you see the Jargon Free Fridays site / video of the proposal in jargon above? Really worth the laugh if you dislike the word "synergy" as much as I do. I do still wonder...at what point is there enough departure in meaning to justify using more specific language. To use your example from earlier, "Get your ass back to the office" and "gather together" ... exact same meaning with just softened language. So, yes, annoying corporate BS. For me though, I can't say "I'm going to lead an icebreaker" because that is inaccurate. Also, in my final defense for "connect before content" ... it is an incredible basic, specific, and highly literal phrase that is practical a verb. It's not like vague meaningless words like "synergy". Connect before content doesn't leave much for interpretation or confusion. All that said, I wouldn't dream of thinking that I'm about to change your mind. Rarely works in a context like this. But I trust our conversation might open somebody else's. Thanks for being willing to think publicly with me, Scott.
Tired of terrible icebreakers? Here is a free downloadable, printable set of icebreaker questions and activities: weand.me/tools/
Man, I appreciate how you clarified that icebreakers are typically extraverted activities. So true!
Indeed! One of the most underutilized tools to make icebreakers more introvert friendly: productive silence. Explained here: ruclips.net/video/0bJFHAftJgY/видео.htmlsi=eC9omYlkAFyJaGjF
Really appreciate how you consider introverts in your connections
Not considering half the population is totally unacceptable in our book. Can't be "inclusive" and forget about people who tend to recharge by being alone.
This is the first video about this topic that I actually find useful. THANK YOU.
@Raymundo, this is the tallest possible compliment, haha! Thank you. Truly gave me a chuckle out loud. There are about 150+ more videos on the channel where this came from 👍👍 Thanks for taking the time to comment and connect.
Love that phrase "connect before content"!!!
It is such a golden gem. I'm on a bit of a secret mission to gentle eradicate the word "icebreaker" and replace it with Connection Before Content because I think it is so much more purposeful and meaningful. If done right at least...
Wow! I used this in my first class for adult English as a second language. I asked the students halfway through "How did you feel and how do you feel now..." WOW! Universal answers of nervous and anxious yet it united the class and me because we all felt that way. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
So fun to hear the impact of a simple yet powerful question, Linda. Thanks for taking the time to share!
Thank you so much for all of the ideas. I have been using these ideas in our meetings and they have been extremely helpful in engaging the whole team.
🙌 This is my MAIN intention with all my videos. Love hearing they are making a difference for you OFFLINE and in your world. Thanks for sharing, Janisa!
You just answered my question before I even asked it. I wanted to ask if icebreakers are supposed to be connected to the workshop topic and how to do so and Connect before Content is the answer! Connect to each other and to the purpose - thank you for this and for the examples you gave!
Excellent!! And to be clear, the prompt/activity/question can be related, but not literally parallel. If you are teaching a welding class...a great icebreaker question would be, get into groups and make an exhaustive list of all the things that allowed you to get to class today that required welding. Creative connections to the topic are usually far more interesting that literal connections like: "What compelled you to learn how to weld?"
Both can work, just the advanced level to know where to slide on the creativity scale 👍👍
He finally gets to the icebreaker at 2:40
I did the "You Rock" energizer/icebreaker this afternoon, and it went great. Happy faces all around. It was a good "pick-me-up" immediately after tea-break. Total of 19 Educators in a private university in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Thanks Chad!
Love hearing that "You Rock" traveled to Malaysia last week. Thanks for taking the time to share here!
Which one is that? Where can I find it?
thank you so much for sharing. This is just in time for our upcoming simple event.
I love when our algorithms put the right information at the right moment in front of us! Thanks for sharing, Mary. Welcome to the channel!
Wow!! Great info and resources. Thank you
Just the tip of the iceberg for sure. Welcome to the channel!!
In ice breaking exercises Ice Breaker means more "Ice melter", as it helps to melt possible cold atmosphere among people.
I use much, but in teaching.
Thanks for the video.
Thank you for the free 25 questions 🌷
You are so welcome! 👍👍
Kia Ora Chad from New Zealand. Thanks for sharing had the best virtual meeting ever with my team from all the advice you have provided. Thank you so much.
Excellent presentation, beautifully shot, succinct, thought provoking and engaging. Well done and many thanks j
So glad you appreciated, Joanne! Welcome to the channel. Lots more videos just like it too. What led you to watch if I might ask? I love knowing folks' context, so I can continue to personalize my video content more and more.
Main points start at:
2:30
I saved you time
Mmm, indeed that is where the activities start. Yet activity without purpose is just that...busy work. If you want the exercises to really work, land well, and make a difference, the framing in the first couple minutes (IMHO haha) is essential.
Excellent ideas. Thank you for speaking concisely and with a good pace!
Thank you, Martine! Lots more videos with the same cadence on the channel as it is truly the way I speak. On video and off :-)
Thank you so much for these ice breakers.
You are so welcome! Hope they are making a difference in your group(s).
Thank you for your generosity in sharing these!
You are welcome. I believe information should be free. And creating experiences and equipping people with great tools to put information into action is how We and Me continues to thrive. Enjoy the 200+ video tutorials across the channel.
Great questions! love the fact that you have them translated to Hebrew!!!!!
So glad you found the translations in our free resources!
Very helpful tips for my business meeting . Keep up the great work
Fantastic 👍👍 Heaps more where that came from across the channel. Thanks for taking the time to drop a comment, Edward.
Great ideas... love that you stress making connection that is meaningful and related to he purpose of the meeting.
When any activity strays too far from the purpose, the curmudgeons come out of their cave and start complaining haha. So important to relate connection back to an overarching intent.
Thank you for all the great ideas! I love the phrase, connection before content!
It's such a powerful way to reframe and (in my opinion) improve an age old concept like the "icebreaker." Glad you found the video, Gina.
Hello Chad, from India : loved your ideas, cards are awesome....your ideas -I appreciate them a lot, they are authentic in approach & feel both.
Thanks, Neha! I'm so glad you found the channel. Welcome, welcome, welcome!
Awesome ideas...I really love how simple yet precise your explanations are. Get to the point kinda stuff. Good job! 👍🏽💯
Time is precious! I try not to waste anyones :-) Glad you enjoyed, Damon!
I have a small group team building coming up which I need to facilitate and I must say Chad your tips have been super creative and useful in connecting and very unique as opposed to the usual dreaded "ice breaking sessions"
Love hearing that! Glad you are having fun implementing these ideas 👍👍
Connection Before Content is a great and better description. I shall look out for more content from your RUclips Channel.
Fantastic to hear, Moses. Got about 400 more where this one came from. Thanks for subscribing, mate 👍👍 Always feel free to ask questions in the comments. I try to be intentional about replying with something useful for you-and anybody else reading.
that time to allow for the quiet ones to process - so key! I always forget!
You and me both, Norma! Can't wait for our implementation/coaching session now that you have your Toolkit by the way 😊 - Chad
I chuckled at the "m&m" part... :)
So good - Love this! Thank you
Sounds like "connection before content" was a helpful and refreshing reframe from the sometimes hive-inducing "icebreaker." Glad to hear it 🙂
You are awesome! Love your content!
Well then I too, love you 🙂 Ha! Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch. Always feel welcome to ask any questions you have in the comment section. I do my best to respond with things that will be useful to you 👍👍
Thank you so much 💗
Love these ideas and your cards AND the shares from you guys🙏
Totally awesome 🙂🙂🙂
Aletia, I appreciate YOU. I can feel a piece of your enthusiasm through the emojis in your message :-) Glad to be connected.
This was helpful! Thank you! :)
Thanks, Ashley! Welcome to the channel. I share videos weekly and there are hundreds more where this came from 😊 Let me know if you have any "topic requests" as all my videos are inspired by folks who ask believe it or not!
Great work
Great ideas. Thanks!
You are super welcome, Mary Ann! New to the channel? Would be delighted to send you a free deck of our We! Connect Cards ( weand.me/product/we-connect-cards/ ) as a little welcome. Just drop me a note at hello@weand.me and we'll send them your way 😊
Thank you so much for sharing! I love how you also consider the introverts and extroverts in your contents
Not taking this major personality dynamic into account, I believe, is one of the most common ways we exclude people at work and in life. On a mission to change that 😊
@@chad.littlefieldThat's great!❤ Love ur energy
Awesome! Thank you.
Thank YOU, Mary! And welcome to the channel. I just recorded my video tutorial #170 yesterday, so there is heaps more where this one came from: ruclips.net/user/weandme
Nice.
Amazing content. Gonna use these in our retro meeting at work
So, so glad to hear it, Nazr! I've got about 199 more video tutorials where this one came from and they are chunked by category here in case it is useful: ruclips.net/user/weandme
Works osm. Thank you for sharing.
I like your approach.
Grateful you found the channel then. I like your RUclips name. Reminds me of a good friend, Spud, who has a license plate that reads "iamspud" along with iamspud.com 🙂
Awesome!!!!!!!!!✅✅
You are too 🙂
Interesting! Thank you for sharing
Thank YOU for watching. Glad these ideas were useful.
Omg you look like someone from Love is Blind!! Literally!
Bahaha! I'll have to tell my wife who is remarkably obsessed with that show. 🤣
Can you give some prompts for doing the "Me to We" activity? Thanks! Buying the cards now! :)
A bit of a delayed response here, @sofia. Have your questions arrived yet? Lots of possibilities there! Here are 12 of my favorites too: ruclips.net/video/OJ1sAyUaT3g/видео.html
excellent
Glad you enjoyed!
Such an awesome video
Thanks a bunch! There are about 150+ just like it on the channel 😊 Thanks for taking the time to connect in the comments! Design indeed does lead to success. Love the username.
Chad you are brilliant love your content and totally with you on icebreaking have been teaching over 20 yrs and always looking for creative meaningful ways to connect There are some dreadfully cheesy and cringeworthy icebreakers in the ESL world of teaching English and am always horrified at the lack of creativity that goes on ! I will go to your website and order the cards if shipping isn't too expensive to Thailand( It usually is!1) warmly Liz
Thanks, Liz! Feel welcome to use the free, printable version here as well: weand.me/free/
Hi team,
Need your support for suggesting game/activity to emphasis the importance of personal values while interacting with customers.
Thanks
Hey Mohamed, the Visualizing Values activity I detail in this video could be very useful: ruclips.net/video/oPm4JBD7Cg4/видео.html
Hey @Chad, great knowledge sharing. May I know what camera and light set up
You used to record this video ?
Sure thing! Got a whole video on it actually: ruclips.net/video/EZ_QudlLmPc/видео.html
@@chad.littlefield awesome, enjoyed watching your videos! Great information to take it forward. Best to you
Great content!
Thanks, Emily, and welcome to the channel! I share daily video tutorials on the channel. Glad to be connected.
Love the energy of your presentations, Chad :)!
Thanks, Franklin! Glad you discovered the channel. Happy to have connected here.
Thank you
You are so welcome! 🙂
Nice! 😍😍😍
Love your thoughts on connection before content.
By the way, would like to know what are some examples of the questions used in Me to We? Would you ask them a problem solving questions or just simple questions like the ones you give in the second activity?
Hey Abdul, ideally I'd suggest choosing a question that will help your group connect to the purpose of your gathering AND potentially add value to the group with their responses. There are a bunch of more personal sample questions you can preview right here: weconnectcards.com/
@@chad.littlefield thanks man. After I replied I watched the other videos and went to the link that you gave. Really appreciate it. Great stuff.
@@abdulqawyburhanuddin7826, well, let me officially welcome you to the channel then! Glad you have been enjoying. I share a new video every Tuesday morning ET.
Great ideas! Really like Me to We and Connection Before Content! TY so much!
Psyched you enjoyed the video Joseph! Is this video your first intro to our work or do you get my weekly emails/videos?
I like it ❤
I ❤ that you like it 😊 Welcome to the channel. There are about 500 more videos where this one came from!
Hi Chad, thank you for a very good video. I am preparing for a Project team workshop next week and must say i enjoyed your approach , specifically as the team is a bunch of technical people , not all extroverts. I have seen your comment to someone else wrt the ordering of the cards, is there anyone in Europe that also sells them, like amazon ? The price doubles if i order it from US. also , i have tried to download your 25 questions and also the DIY tools , but nothing is arriving in my mailbox ? manual process maybe ?
Hey Frans, I believe they are available right here in the UK: thetrainingshop.co.uk/We-Connect-Cards-Create-Conversations-That-Matter for quick shipping. Once you drop your email here weand.me/free/ (you should be immediately routed to a page with all our free resources including the printable cards as well 👍👍
@@chad.littlefield, thanx, will try and get some
interesting and nice way to advertise your products :)
Hmm, definitely advertising if I didn't also offer a free digital version of the deck: weconnectcards.com/ I believe information IDEALLY should be free and accessible to all.
Hi Chad! How often do you recommend these icebreakers happen? Would it be okay to do them daily before the start of a meeting?
Wonderful questions. It depends on the purpose and intention for doing them. This method can be used frequently: ruclips.net/video/DCn3uX775T4/видео.html
Being sure that teams are doing some connection before content at least on a weekly basis protects your team from burning out, creates communication shortcuts, maintains a foundation of psychological safety, etc. Only if the prompts you choose also connect to the purpose for your gathering. Hope that is helpful, Annie!
Totally agree that ice breakers can be so awkward
Yes! If, if, if facilitated poorly without any purpose or intention. Hopefully this video helped.
From where can I get these cards?
Thanks for asking. Free download here weand.me/free
Global shipping here (and all my other tools): weand.me/store/
And fast US shipping on Amazon: amzn.to/2Jkssgp
I need
What’s the book called?
Ask Powerful Questions: Create Conversations that Matter 👍👍
Outside of icebreakers questions, Have you got any tips or resources you recommend for facilitating a Trustee Board Development Day/Workshop which will include a member who is visually impaired. (Without guide dog)
I have lots of thoughts as I actually do some facilitating and consulting work with the Division for Blind and Visually Impaired. Probably a bit too much to pack into a RUclips comment though. Feel free to email me and my team at hello@weand.me. Maybe I'll even turn my suggestions for you into a future video on the channel.
@@chad.littlefield I'd love a little video on the topic as sensory impairment and disabilities are important to consider in order to be inclusive and tackle inequalities
@@chad.littlefield i will send an email nectarine week. Thank you
Can I get 10 questions please?
For sure Semone. You can download them for free right through here: weand.me/free
Just give us the questions FFS!!!
Since this video posted, you can access many of them right through this free web app. No need to even exchange an email 👍👍 weconnectcards.com/
Am I the only one that gets distracted by his hand gestures? I know the gestures are supposed to help you comunicate the idea better, but I would prefer just some text or image overlay
Ha, you're probably not alone. I almost failed public speaking in college because those babies are uncontrollable. (That is a true story.) The irony is that for the vast majority of folks, its something they value, find unique and compliment after a speaking/facilitation engagement. BUT...by being fully self expressed (in public) it is highly likely somebody won't like it. I still cast my vote toward authenticity.
"connection before content" to replace such a powerful, clear and widely known concept of "icebreaker"? Uhmm ....
Only would suggest this if the word "ice breaker" gives people hives which-in the U.S.-is a high percentage of people actually. I would argue that "connection before content" is also a much more purposeful and intentional form of connection. Thanks for the perspective, Andrea. - Chad
Stealing these!
Please do!
You can find the We! Connect Cards shown the video right here: weand.me/product/we-connect-cards/
Thank you so much ✨
@@shamisoncube770 👍👍 Glad you found the content and the cards useful, Shamiso!
I want to be a black M&M because it doesn't exist.
Aha my friend...you might just think you don't exist...but you do. You can get a whole bag of black M&Ms right here: www.mms.com/en-us/black-mms-bulk-candy/p/black-mms-bulk-candy
I have always hated these as they never seem to be anything i would care about. Your content first is the same. As for sentence completion I would not care to fill in any of the blanks. Pretty much anything that requires me to talk about myself is threatening. Also putting me on the spot to come up with something meaningful about a subject you have suppled is also a non-starter.
What would work for you?
@@chad.littlefield We have all staff meetings with about 150 in attendance. Ice breakers are used with the intent of us getting to know each other better. Most of these people i don't work with and these meetings are only twice a year. At best i can get to know a fact about the people sitting at my table. Because i won't see them again for at least 6 months but probably longer i never get to know them. . I have an anxiety disorder and not only do become sick when attempting to talk to a group i have a similar reaction to talking about myself. I would want to avoid any thing that included talking about myself or any part of my life.
Bla bla bla 9 mins later not relevant
What were you actually looking for? For 9 minutes, I walk you through "a good icebreaker for a meeting" ... so I'm wondering how the title or RUclips recs misled you here 🤣
"Connection before content" is just another corporate BS line that we are already drowning with these days. Let's keep it real and in plain English -- ice breaker is fine.
I'm going to fully disagree with you, mate. Say "icebreaker" to 1000 people in a company and roughly 40% of people will break out in hives. Especially because they tend to not be connected to the PURPOSE of the actual gathering. The entire core idea of "connection before content" is that it must connect with WHY everyone is there. This reduces hives down to 5-10% of the group haha. Can't please everyone... 😉
@@chad.littlefield I hear what you're saying but these corporate expressions just cause eye rolls and we've all had enough of them. No one speaks English anymore in corporates -- horizons, lenses, synergies, rhythms, circle back, take it offline, low-hanging fruit, bandwidth, deep dive ... and on and on it goes. The latest is instead of just "get your ass back to the office", it's the "gather together" policy and setting up "guard rails". If someone said to me at the start of a meeting that we are about to embark on a "connection before content" exercise versus icebreaker, I would glaze over faster than a Krispy Kreme donut.
@@scottd1342 now we're talking haha! We might be more on the same page than you think, Scott. You'd love the video on this site titled "If Proposals Were In Corporate Jargon" jargonfreefridays.com/
It's interesting to hear your perspective on connection before content and it reminds me that there truly is no universal language. Words are indeed a tricky thing as "icebreaker" is jargon in and of itself in terms of the fact that it is actually a metaphor that is often not even true as sometimes...there is no ice. Or they end up creating ice even.
@@chad.littlefield Yes, true that icebreaker is jargon too but I wouldn't class it as corporate jargon per se as it's been used for decades and is really part of normal English language as opposed to words like "synergies" and "close the loop". It's more like the word kleenex, windbreaker or popsicle.
@@scottd1342 yes. Though the main difference between "popsicles" and "icebreakers" is that most people like popsicles, haha 🤣Did you see the Jargon Free Fridays site / video of the proposal in jargon above? Really worth the laugh if you dislike the word "synergy" as much as I do.
I do still wonder...at what point is there enough departure in meaning to justify using more specific language. To use your example from earlier, "Get your ass back to the office" and "gather together" ... exact same meaning with just softened language. So, yes, annoying corporate BS. For me though, I can't say "I'm going to lead an icebreaker" because that is inaccurate. Also, in my final defense for "connect before content" ... it is an incredible basic, specific, and highly literal phrase that is practical a verb. It's not like vague meaningless words like "synergy". Connect before content doesn't leave much for interpretation or confusion.
All that said, I wouldn't dream of thinking that I'm about to change your mind. Rarely works in a context like this. But I trust our conversation might open somebody else's. Thanks for being willing to think publicly with me, Scott.