Toastmasters Icebreaker Speech

There are no hard and fast rules to deliver your Icebreaker. Having seen 100's of Icebreaker over the last 5 years in Toastmasters I can tell you my favourite format that I've seen used to a satisfying degree. 

Generate some ideas using this list and then deliver the best in 5-7 minutes: 

The timeline view:
Nice way to have a beginning, middle and end to the story.

Past: 
Where do you come from? 
Is there anything is significant about the town where you were born?
​Do you have any childhood memories that shaped the way you see the world? 
What were you like as a kid?
What is the fondest memory you have as a kid?

Present: 
Where were you before you joined Toastmasters? What brought you to toastmasters?
Your career, your business, your family, your goals and your education?  
What's your favourite hobby
What keeps you up at night
What's the best thing that happened you?
What's the worst thing that happened?

Future:
Where do you see yourself in five years?
What do you want to get out of public speaking?
How should we remember you?
What are the top things on your bucket list?
What motivates you?
How would you summarise your whole life in one sentence?

Of course the timeline view doesn’t have to span your whole life. You may also choose to tell a story containing past, present & future for a smaller timeline such as 'Your favourite Project', or 'Your favourite story'. 

Let me know if you managed to generate some ideas using this list? Comment below and let me know.