Got a business retreat coming up? A party with friends, romantic date, or family gathering? Simply flip through Brainscape’s Conversation Starters in “Browse mode” to transform your surface-level conversations about the weather into something much deeper, more thought-provoking, or even scandalous!
In these eight decks of 380+ flashcards, you’ll discover a glorious spectrum of intriguing questions from those that spark…
Casual discussion: “Do you have a secret talent?” and “What’s the strangest thing you’ve ever eaten?”
…Controversial debate: “Which technology should not have been invented?” and “Should prisoners have the right to vote?”
…and the hilarious, embarrassing, or pretty awesome secrets and stories we all harbor: “Who in the room can swear in the most languages?” and “Never have I ever seen a ghost or UFO”.
Short of a 20,000 gigaton polar-class icebreaker ship, there isn’t a more efficient way to break the ice, cut the crap, and grease the wheels of the conversations you WISH you were having with the people around you!
Oh, and for the parents out there, these questions are completely safe for young minds; although adult users can go wherever they like with the conversation prompts 😈.
[How to use your Conversation Starter flashcards]
Do you see the “Start Studying” button at the top of this page? Simply hit that button, and it’ll instantly add the class to your Brainscape dashboard. It’s that simple! But here’s the important part…
You’ll be using these flashcards a little differently to how you’ve been using Brainscape to study your more academic subjects. Instead, dive into the specific deck that interests you—or that is most relevant to your social situation—and select ’Browse’ mode rather than "Study" mode.
This will allow you to swipe through the flashcard questions without having to flip them over to reveal the answers (because we don’t provide those: your friends will) or having to rate your confidence level, as you would if you were actually using Brainscape to study, learn, and remember information.
Just use Browse mode, not Study mode. That’s all there is to it!
[Bookmark your favorites]
If you’re really organized—or worried about being put on the spot with an embarrassing question while on a date—you can browse through your Conversation Starter flashcards beforehand and bookmark the ones that most intrigue you, whether you’d like to answer them yourself or learn your friends’, family’s, or date’s answers.
In the Brainscape mobile app, simply tap on the bookmark icon on the left-hand side of any flashcards you like to highlight them for future reference.
[Let us know your favorite ice-breaker]
If you love our Conversation Starter flashcards and have a story about how it saved you from the express bus to Cringeville OR have a few of your own ice-breaker questions you’d like to suggest, join our Community on Discord and let us know!
Brainscape is a team of humans who simply adore other human stories. Plus, the more we normalize social awkwardness and vulnerability, the less, well, awkward it becomes! Also, this is a living collection of flashcards, which means that anytime we come across a great (PC/PG) suggestion, we add it!
