If you’re in charge of leading a team meeting, event, or interactive group activity, you’ve got to brush up on how to use good poll questions. We’re not talking about work-related poll questions just for productivity sake (though they also have their place). Instead, we’re talking about the nonsensical and silly poll questions that get people laughing, smiling, exchanging, and bonding.
After the ups and downs of the last year or two, everyone can use a little lighthearted moment to break the ice and feel at ease. Here are some of our favorite poll questions to bring the team together.
This article will help inspire you to create four types of just-for-fun poll questions for your next call.
Word clouds make fun poll ideas because participants get to see an animated, visual representation of how people answered.
When you generate a word cloud, you get to watch how people vote in real-time as the size of the words and responses grow with each entry and vote. Here are some of our favorite questions for word clouds:
1. Which famous actor would you select to narrate your autobiography?Respondents tend to love multiple-choice polls because they can be less pressure than open-ended ones. This style of poll questions also makes it easy to gather responses quickly anytime you’re in a time crunch. Here are some questions to inspire you:
7. Would you rather live the rest of your life in extremely hot or freezing temperatures?An open-ended format encourages more discussion over the more rigid multiple-choice questions or more casual icebreaker questions.
Open-ended questions provide space for respondents to offer imaginative or personal answers. When there’s an opportunity to express their preferences more in-depth, it gives the whole team clues about who their coworker is, their likes, dreams, and quirks.
Here are some of our favorite examples that help get the team chatting; feel free to copy them right into your custom Polly templates!
15. Who on the team is so charming they could host their own talk show?If you want the team to get fired up in an engaging debate, try these icebreaker questions. While an icebreaker is anything that sparks conversation, this set of polling questions is designed to put friendly opinions on semi-controversial topics front and center.
27. What’s more satisfying: a salty or sweet breakfast?
28. The best way to travel is always: plane or train?
29. Vacation or staycation?
30. Fresh or canned pears?
31. If you had to cancel one tomorrow: Netflix or Prime?
32. When you’re cooking dinner, are you listening to music or podcasts?
33. Popsicles or ice cream?
34. Laundry or dishes duty?
35. Is the best part of the day sunrise or sunset?
36. Is it better to get a handwritten letter or a surprise visit?
37. If you had to pick just one forever: iced coffee or hot coffee?
38. Would you rather watch a scary movie or a funny movie?
39. Favorite way to unwind: TV series or films?
40. How you’re cooling down: air conditioner or fan?
Hot takes also spark debate. They can also include statements that (innocently) stir the pot as team members decide whether or not they agree, then defend their answers. For example:
41. Social media makes everyone less social.The questions help take the edge off, which is especially nice for new hires and remote teams.
These lighthearted moments quickly become a favorite moment to look forward to in the day and create talking points for later. This is the best opportunity for each member’s personality to shine through; even for more timid members who don’t usually speak up.
These spirited poll questions will help bring the team together, and Polly makes it easy to get them into every interaction with its easy-breezy format. Use Polly for free and play around to experience all the perks and your team will thank you.