Manage Alfy's conversation starters

Alfy suggests an ice-breaker question to each coffee chat group. In the Conversation starters section of the Alfy web dashboard, admins can turn this off, or replace the built-in list of 115 questions with their own questions and categories.

Find the conversation starters settings#

Open the web dashboard, switch to Admin and open the Settings tab. Scroll to the Conversation starters section.

Turn conversation starters on or off#

Use the Suggest conversation starters switch. It's on by default. When it's off, Alfy shows no conversation starters in Slack or Teams.

Customize the questions#

1. Click Manage conversation starters.
2. In the Conversation starters window, click Customize.
3. Make your changes:
   • Add category: give it a Name and an optional Emoji (optional).
   • Add conversation starter: type the Question and pick its Category.
   • Edit or delete a category or a question.
   • Turn a whole category, or a single question with its Active switch, on or off.
   • Drag categories to reorder them.

The section then shows the tag Customized instead of Built-in list.

Limits#

Go back to the built-in list#

In the Conversation starters window, click Reset to defaults and confirm with Reset. This deletes your categories and questions and brings back the built-in list. It can't be undone.

The built-in list has 115 questions in 5 categories: 💼 Professional, 🎨 Hobbies and Interests, 🌎 Life Experiences, 🤔 Would You Rather and 💡 Philosophical Questions.

To see how participants browse them, see find conversation starters.