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Exercises for Question Prompts & Conversation Starters

A facilitator poses a prompt, or hands out a deck of questions, and participants respond in pairs or small groups to spark conversation on a specific theme. Use these to open a discussion, fill a transition, or give a quiet group something concrete to talk about.

This category groups exercises by shared theme, based on what the exercise actually asks people to do.

123 exercises

Creation of instructional resources

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Celebrity Interview

Prompted Conversation · Under 5 minutes

PFP: December 2001

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

GROW Coaching

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Insight Exchange

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Do Talk Give Take

Personal Disclosure · 5 to 15 minutes

Assume Beginner’s Mindset

Workspace Ritual · 5 to 15 minutes

Build Communication Skills with Our Innovative Team-Building Exercises

Team Reflection · Under 5 minutes

Fun Conversation Starter Game to Spark Discussion - This Or That

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Impromptu Speech

Applied Improv · 5 to 15 minutes

What If

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Conversational Icebreaker Activity: Ice-Breaker Question Exchange

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

The Coin

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Discovery & Action Dialogue • WorkshopBank

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Conversation Starter Activity Sparks Connections - Poker Swap

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Celebrity Interview • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · Under 5 minutes

10 Designing Inclusive Discussions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

6 Asking Questions to Promote Curiosity

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Conversation Starter Cards to Build Connections: We Connect Cards

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

The Nine Questions Technique

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: August 2013

Psychological Safety Opener · Under 5 minutes

Scenario Slider

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

2-4-All Workshop • WorkshopBank

Ideation Warm-Up · 15 to 30 minutes

Curious George

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Helping Heuristics

Team Reflection · Under 5 minutes

What I Need From You (WINFY)

Circle Dialogue · Under 5 minutes

World Café

Relationship Mapping · 15 to 30 minutes

100 Common Questions to Ask Groups to Get Started

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Sex Ed Cards

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

PFP: August 2004

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

7 Practicing Collaboration with Others

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Pass the Story - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Collaborative Story Building · 5 to 15 minutes

PFP: March 2002

Applied Improv · 5 to 15 minutes

The Question Ball

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

QUE CARDS

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Help Me Understand

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: January 2009

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Three Levels of Conversation

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

PFP: December 2005

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Deepening Table Top Conversations

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Idealist 3 Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

2 Developing an Awareness of Stakeholders

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

The Best Piece of Advice

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Wicked Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Conversation Café

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Quiet Power Workshop • WorkshopBank

General Collaboration Exercise · 60+ minutes

Intro Bingo

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Cascade Greeting

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Purpose-To-Practice (P2P)

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Quiz, Quiz, Trade - The Teacher Toolkit

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Passive-Aggressive Behaviour • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Gallery Walk - The Teacher Toolkit

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Low Enthusiasm • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

I’ve Got Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Strategies To Adapt Group Games - Ep 36 Facilitator Tips video series

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Tell Me Something Good - The Teacher Toolkit

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Whose Line Is It Anyway • WorkshopBank

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: July 2011

Prompted Conversation · Under 5 minutes

Fill-in-the-Blank Reward System - The Teacher Toolkit

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Disconnection from Leadership • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Lack of Purpose • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

High Turnover Rates • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Bold Names Conversation Starter

Name Learning · 5 to 15 minutes

LEGO Serious Play Workshop • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 15 to 30 minutes

Choose your words wisely

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Q&A Feedback Board - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

TGL: May 2010

Prompted Conversation · Under 5 minutes

Turn the Ship Around Workshop Workshop • WorkshopBank

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Tough Questions - Network Dynamics

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Student Response Cards - The Teacher Toolkit

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Facilitator Tips: Practical Ideas To Improve Your Leadership Skills

Applied Improv · Under 5 minutes

Classroom Mingle - The Teacher Toolkit

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Student Conference - The Teacher Toolkit

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Discovery & Action Dialogue (DAD)

Introductions · 5 to 15 minutes

Dynamic Facilitation • WorkshopBank

Psychological Safety Opener · 5 to 15 minutes

Customer-Centric

Circle Dialogue · 5 to 15 minutes

Kotter Groups

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Online Video Discussion - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

FAQ - Energizers

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Facilitating Effective Discussions: Self-Checklist

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Warm Demander - Facilitation Method

Personal Disclosure · 5 to 15 minutes

Language is my Most Potent Tool - Ep 8 of Facilitator Tips video series

Team Reflection · Under 5 minutes

Desert Island Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Meeting Games - Facilitation Method

Applied Improv · 5 to 15 minutes

How To Pick The Right Activity - Ep 39 of Facilitator Tips video series

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Stop An Activity Before It Wanes - Ep 30 of Facilitator Tips video series

Team Reflection · Under 5 minutes

Video Introduction - Knowmium: The Un-Training Consultancy

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

World Cafe • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

1 Promoting Curiosity

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

100 General Knowledge Questions and Answers (2026 Quiz)

Collaborative Story Building · 5 to 15 minutes

Question Balloons

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Trivia Tic-Tac-Toe

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Talk So Teams Will Listen Workshop • WorkshopBank

Visual Thinking · 60+ minutes

Lack of Mutual Support • WorkshopBank

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Motivation & Engagement Workshop • WorkshopBank

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

Five Dysfunctions of a Team Workshop • WorkshopBank

General Collaboration Exercise · 15 to 30 minutes

DISC Workshop Workshop • WorkshopBank

Team Reflection · 15 to 30 minutes

World Cafe Workshop • WorkshopBank

General Collaboration Exercise · 15 to 30 minutes

One Minute Problem - The Teacher Toolkit

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

MethodKit - 5 principles for Conversation Design

Relationship Mapping · 5 to 15 minutes

Daily Standup Meeting

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Inquiry Workshop

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

50 Easter True or False Questions & Answers [2026]

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Horoscopes ESL Conversation - EFL / ESL Activities - eslactive

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Elevator Pitch

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Three Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Whose adjective is it anyway?

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Ask Follow-Up Questions-and Listen • Interactivity Foundation

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Facilitation Market

Relationship Mapping · Under 5 minutes

Quaker Conversation - Facilitation Method

Ideation Warm-Up · 5 to 15 minutes

Turn and Talk - The Teacher Toolkit

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

Facilitation Styles • Interactivity Foundation

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

SALTO-YOUTH - What are support activities organised by the network of Erasmus+: Youth in Action National Agencies and

Youth Group Game · 5 to 15 minutes

101 Questions To Ask A Girl (Flirty, Deep, Romantic, Sexy)

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Entry Ticket - The Teacher Toolkit

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

SWOT Analysis - Facilitation Method

Team Reflection · 5 to 15 minutes

What We Do • Interactivity Foundation

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

10 More Simple Questions

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Appreciative Inquiry - Facilitation Method

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

Stop and Jot - The Teacher Toolkit

Prompted Conversation · 5 to 15 minutes

Picture Cards

Introductions · 5 to 15 minutes

The effect of social facilitation on foraging success in vultures: a modelling study - PMC

General Collaboration Exercise · 30 to 60 minutes

Student Leaders - The Teacher Toolkit

General Collaboration Exercise · 5 to 15 minutes

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