How to introduce yourself to a stranger on Twitter?

[lala]

I came across a pretty interesting Twitterer (we follow the same actor), so I started following her profile...now what? hahah. Do I DM her to introduce myself, like, "hi, this is blah blah blah. I like your profile", or something? Is a private introduction polite, or intrusive to a stranger? Do you just jump right into the main conversations with an @reply? Everybody else I follow is either a close, long time friend, or somebody famous I'll never meet, let alone speak to. I've never tried communicating with a total stranger before, and don't want to commit some annoying faux pas
You make a very good point, Emma Jane <3

[emma jane <3]

All i can say is do you go up to strangers in a high street and start randomly talking to them?
Send her a private message saying something like hi my name is ..... and go from there =)

[Cry Baby Obama]

Ice breakers are a time-honored tradition used to ease the uncomfortable tension that builds between a group of strangers thrown together for a common purpose, such as a class or extracurricular group. Over time, as students get to know each other, tension naturally fades. But in the beginning, and particularly at the group's initial meeting, ice breaker questions can help jump-start the relationship-building process.

Random Ice Breaker Questions

Questions are a good choice for an ice breaker activity with students because they do not take participants as far out of their comfort zones as more interactive activities like role-playing exercises. One option for questions is to make them fun and completely random, or not at all related to the subject or activity bringing the students together. Examples include: If you could only eat one brand of cereal for breakfast every morning for the rest of your life, what would it be and why? If you got a tattoo, what would it be and why? (If you have the time, you can opt to have students draw the tattoo and share their drawings with each other.) If you were a participant on "America's Got Talent" or "Miss America" what would your talent be?

Relative Ice Breaker Questions

Another option when choosing ice breaker questions for students is to select a few that relate to the purpose that brings your group together. For example, if you are holding an initial meeting for freshman runners who have decided to join the cross country team, you could ask running-related questions such as: When you were a kid, what fictional villain or movie character would make you run away in terror? Why did you join the cross country team? What's the longest distance you've run before?

What did your parents (or friends) say when you told them you wanted to join the cross country team? Who is your favorite track or cross country athlete?

Tailor your questions to the group's purpose to get students sharing about themselves and their interests. As a leader/facilitator, you can gain insight into who to pair together on assignments and who your natural leaders among the group might be, as well as who might need more training or attention.

Unique Ice Breaker Questions

Another approach to take with ice breaker questions is to have students ask each other questions to learn about one another without having them answer one by one in front of the whole group. This can help students who don't enjoy speaking in front of others loosen up more and still will accomplish the goal of getting students to interact, and begin learning about common connections they share with each other. Human Bingo is one such activity that you can conduct.

Make a grid composed of five rows of five squares each, and give one to each student. Fill the middle square in as "free" and in the remaining squares write things like "born in another state," "youngest child," "only child," "likes french fries," "wears contacts," "likes to read," "has been to the zoo," and many others. You can tailor the squares to your group's common activity or make them random. You also can tailor them to your city. Instruct students to get signatures of other students who can say the item in the square is true of them. Give the students 10 to 15 minutes to complete the task. You can choose to give a small prize such as a candy bar or soda to the first five people to complete all their squares.


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