{"id":6945,"date":"2022-12-16T22:10:14","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T22:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/?p=6945"},"modified":"2024-01-11T14:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:21:31","slug":"microsoft-teams-icebreaker-bot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/microsoft-teams-icebreaker-bot\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Microsoft Teams Icebreaker Bot (In-Depth Look)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there are many positives to working remotely, it can also feel isolating. Teammates may not see each other often, and there are fewer opportunities to create strong personal connections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For that reason, teams often turn to a Microsoft Teams icebreaker bot&nbsp;to send fun team bonding questions such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Who\u2019s your favorite artist? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s your favorite ice cream flavor?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s your favorite holiday season?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And so on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the responses flow in (e.g., \u201cMy favorite artist is Stevie Wonder.\u201d), teammates may react with an emoji or reply with a question such as, \u201cWhat\u2019s your favorite song of his?\u201d \u2014 thus sparking fun conversations that may not happen otherwise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stronger personal connections make work more enjoyable, and they could help team members&nbsp;feel more motivated and engaged. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this post, we\u2019ll discuss how Geekbot (our Microsoft Teams icebreaker&nbsp;bot) works and the various templates&nbsp;you can use to increase team camaraderie. <strong>Geekbot is free for teams with fewer than 10 active participants, <\/strong>and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for an account here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.oo9gh789kddg\">Brief Overview of How Our Microsoft Teams Icebreaker Bot&nbsp;Works <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-1024x890.png\" alt=\"The \u201cPizza Toppings\u201d Template: #Random questions - What's your favorite food? Coffee or tea? What's your favorite book?\" class=\"wp-image-6891 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-1473x1280.png 1473w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/890;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-1024x890.png\" alt=\"The \u201cPizza Toppings\u201d Template: #Random questions - What's your favorite food? Coffee or tea? What's your favorite book?\" class=\"wp-image-6891\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27-1473x1280.png 1473w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-27.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this section, we\u2019ll briefly cover the basics of how Geekbot works. (For a more detailed overview, <a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">visit our site<\/a>&nbsp;and view our <a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/product-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">product tour<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a high level, with Geekbot, you can: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <strong>Enter your own icebreaker&nbsp;questions <\/strong><em><strong>or <\/strong><\/em><strong>select from a wide variety of templates&nbsp;with prefilled team bonding questions.<\/strong>&nbsp;For example, if you select our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/friday-screenshot\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/friday-screenshot\/\">\u201cFriday Screenshot\u201d template<\/a>, then Geekbot will send a message&nbsp;to each teammate, such as, \u201cShare an image for the team to enjoy before the weekend.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <strong>Determine the schedule.<\/strong>&nbsp;For example, you can schedule the icebreaker&nbsp;questions to be sent in MS Teams&nbsp;weekly on Fridays at 12:00 PM in the user\u2019s local timezone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Determine which teammates receive the questions and which channel the answers are posted. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> <em>And so on. You can change many different settings, but these are the core basics.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the scheduled time, Geekbot sends the icebreaker&nbsp;questions to teammates in Microsoft Teams, and their answers are posted in a designated channel. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.1bsnu3bi33pw\">Choose from a Variety of Templates&nbsp;with Prefilled Questions That Increase Team Camaraderie <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Geekbot offers many different types of templates&nbsp;with prefilled questions, from standups, to retrospectives, and more. For example, if you select the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/daily-standup\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/daily-standup\/\">Daily Standup\u201d template<\/a>, then Geekbot will default to the standard standup questions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, in this article, we\u2019ll focus on the Geekbot templates&nbsp;that are designed to increase team camaraderie. Specifically, we\u2019ll look at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/pizza-toppings\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/pizza-toppings\/\">The \u201cPizza Toppings\u201d Template<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/monday-watercooler-template\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/monday-watercooler-template\/\"><strong>The \u201cMonday Watercooler\u201d Template<\/strong> <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/friday-screenshot\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/friday-screenshot\/\">The \u201cFriday Screenshot\u201d Template<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/today-i-learned\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/templates\/today-i-learned\/\">The \u201cToday I Learned\u201d Template<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.rqo9z37qixso\"> <strong>The \u201cPizza Toppings\u201d Template<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-1024x890.png\" alt=\"Example questions with Geekbot: What's your favorite book? Who do you really admire? What's your favorite food? Do you believe in luck?\" class=\"wp-image-6939 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-1473x1280.png 1473w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/890;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-1024x890.png\" alt=\"Example questions with Geekbot: What's your favorite book? Who do you really admire? What's your favorite food? Do you believe in luck?\" class=\"wp-image-6939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32-1473x1280.png 1473w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-32.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you select the \u201cPizza Toppings\u201d template, Geekbot will send teammates a random set of fun&nbsp;<strong>icebreaker<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;questions <\/strong>in Microsoft Teams. Some examples include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Visited any place for the first time lately?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What brings you joy?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is your fondest childhood memory?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the next thing you would like to experience for the first time?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s your favorite book?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What makes you feel hopeful?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are you superstitious about anything?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heard any good songs lately?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<em>And so on. There\u2019s a set of roughly 200 <\/em><em>icebreaker<\/em><em>&nbsp;questions, and they\u2019re picked at random each time.<\/em>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, the \u201cPizza Toppings\u201d questions are scheduled to be sent weekly on Fridays at 4:00 PM in the user\u2019s local timezone. However, you can edit the schedule so that it suits your team\u2019s preferences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Untitled-41.png\" alt=\"Personal Reminders with Geekbot\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/748;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Untitled-41.png\" alt=\"Personal Reminders with Geekbot\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, you could schedule it to occur daily, bi-weekly, monthly, and so on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, per the screenshot below, by selecting<strong>&nbsp;\u201cUser\u2019s local <\/strong><strong>timezone<\/strong><strong>\u201d<\/strong>, each teammate will receive the icebreaker&nbsp;questions at<em>&nbsp;their<\/em>&nbsp;local time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This feature avoids inconvenient situations where, for example, a teammate receives an MS Teams&nbsp;notification&nbsp;at midnight (when it was actually scheduled in the afternoon in a different timezone). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Untitled-43.png\" alt=\"User's Local Timezone\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1594px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1594\/754;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Untitled-43.png\" alt=\"User's Local Timezone\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.y2ca9lngpwm\">\n<strong>The \u201cMonday <\/strong><strong>Watercooler<\/strong><strong>\u201d <\/strong><strong>Template<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MS-Teams-broadcast-channel-Water-Cooler-Thread-collapsed.png\" alt=\"Geekbot Post Updates: What did you do this weekend? What's something that you've read in the last week? Any upcoming activities planned?\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1032;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/MS-Teams-broadcast-channel-Water-Cooler-Thread-collapsed.png\" alt=\"Geekbot Post Updates: What did you do this weekend? What's something that you've read in the last week? Any upcoming activities planned?\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The \u201cMonday <\/strong><strong>Watercooler<\/strong><strong>\u201d <\/strong><strong>template<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;defaults to the following questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What did you do this weekend? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What\u2019s something that you\u2019ve read in the last week? <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any upcoming activities\/vacations\/conferences planned?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, you can edit this template&nbsp;and tailor it to your preferences. For example, in addition to asking teammates how they spent the weekend, you could add a question such as, <em>\u201cHow do you feel today?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As teammates answer how they feel, Geekbot uses an in-house NLP-AI algorithm to track the sentiment of the responses, and maps it on a <strong>Team happiness graph:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"614\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1.png\" alt=\"Example team happiness graph.\" class=\"wp-image-5663 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1-768x472.png 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1000px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1000\/614;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1.png\" alt=\"Example team happiness graph.\" class=\"wp-image-5663\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/image15-2-1-768x472.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The team leader can then scan through the graph and responses, identify any potential issues at the start of the week, and get ahead of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the name implies, by default, the \u201cMonday Watercooler\u201d questions are scheduled to be sent weekly on Mondays at 9:00 AM in the user\u2019s local timezone. However, again, you can change the schedule to suit your team\u2019s preferences. (For example, during a particularly busy work period, you could change it to biweekly instead of weekly.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.jiz8fvdlswco\">\n<strong>The \u201cFriday Screenshot\u201d <\/strong><strong>Template<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-30.png\" alt=\"Geekbot's \u201cFriday Screenshot\u201d Template: Share an image for the team to enjoy before the weekend!\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1536px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1536\/1335;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-30.png\" alt=\"Geekbot's \u201cFriday Screenshot\u201d Template: Share an image for the team to enjoy before the weekend!\"\/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the \u201cFriday Screenshot\u201d template, teammates are prompted to \u201cshare an image for the team to enjoy before the weekend.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a fun and easy way for teammates to showcase their hobbies and personalities. For example, someone could share:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A meme that creates a more lighthearted work atmosphere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A picture of a milestone, such as completing a marathon. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An interesting travel picture (e.g., the Eiffel Tower).&nbsp;A discussion might then ensue with questions about how the trip went or for recommendations for someone who\u2019s never been to Paris, etc. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.2uicwermz8fa\"> <strong>The \u201cToday I Learned\u201d Template<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" data-src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-1024x890.png\" alt=\"#today I learned\" class=\"wp-image-6893 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-1473x1280.png 1473w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28.png 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/890;\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"890\" src=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-1024x890.png\" alt=\"#today I learned\" class=\"wp-image-6893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-1024x890.png 1024w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-768x668.png 768w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28-1473x1280.png 1473w, https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/pasted-image-0-28.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With this template, teammates are asked to share what they learned today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the screenshot above, Brandon answers, \u201cToday I watched a great tutorial for basic 3D modeling!\u201d While the responses could be work-related, teammates can also reply with fun and interesting learnings from outside of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, someone could share an unexpected trivia fact (e.g., \u201cI learned that the letter \u2018a\u2019 is not used in the spelling of any number until one thousand.\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.h4acle9vmz12\">\n<strong><br><\/strong>Geekbot&#8217;s Additional Use Cases&nbsp;(Standups, Retrospectives, Polls, and More) <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond sending icebreaker&nbsp;questions in Microsoft Teams, you can also use Geekbot to run asynchronous:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n<strong>Standups. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/microsoft-teams-standup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See this article<\/a>&nbsp;on why we built a Microsoft Teams&nbsp;standup bot and how it works. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<strong>Retrospectives. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/microsoft-teams-retrospective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See this article<\/a>&nbsp;on how to effectively use our Microsoft Teams&nbsp;retrospective app. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n<strong>Polls. <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/blog\/microsoft-teams-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See this article<\/a>&nbsp;on how to run polls in Microsoft Teams&nbsp;using Geekbot. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>And more. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h.3nr2hyakjfix\">Sign Up for a Free Account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Geekbot is free for teams with fewer than 10 active participants. <\/strong>For teams with more than 10 active participants, Geekbot is $2.50 per active user per month (if billed annually) and $3.00 per active user per month (if billed monthly). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you\u2019re ready to try Geekbot, the best<\/em>&nbsp;<em>icebreaker&nbsp;bot<strong>, <\/strong><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/geekbot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit our site<\/a>&nbsp;and create a free account. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" 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