19 icebreakers to use at uncomfortable networking events

If your go-to conversation topics revolve around work and weather, then you probably don't enjoy going to networking events.

But talking to new people doesn't have to be such a drag.

There are ways to get the conversation going without resorting to irritating clichés.

Check out these 19 icebreakers that will help ease you into an engaging conversation with people you've never met before.

This is an update of an article originally written by Natalie Walters.