The goal is to have a fun conversation with a few laughs along the way. Feel free to prepare a few ideas to guide the conversation...

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• Self deprecating jokes

• Awkwardness of talking over the phone 

• Your favorite dad joke. Their favorite joke.

• Start off with a goofy impersonation - telecaller selling a weird product/ celebrity talk/game show host. 

• Interactive warm up exercises (ie: each participant shares a personal fun fact about themselves)

• Quarantine cooking fails. 

• How you’ve been ‘fattening’ your curves

• Improv ice breaker games

• Embarrassing stories

•  Share how you are dealing with social isolation at your end.

• Online dating horror stories. Would be interesting to get their perspective.

• Serenade them with a funny impromptu song

• Weird trivia facts.

• Worst drinking stories

• Funny parent/ family quirks.

• Stereotypes 

• Job /career fails/’ forgot to put conference on mute’ stories

• The giant door gap in the ladies restrooms. 

• Also pretend to be old and wise.

• Explain tiger king.

• Bad puns

• Why you think airports are awesome

• Topical - pick a weird headline from the news

• What super power do you wish you had and why?

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If you have a dull moment you can always use these classic questions from Inside the Actor's Studio

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• What is your favorite word?

• What is your least favorite word?

• What turns you on creatively, spiritually or emotionally?

• What turns you off?

• What is your favorite curse word?

• What sound or noise do you love?

• What sound or noise do you hate?

• What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?

• What profession would you not like to do?

• If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?

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