Plan interaction into the session
Interaction works best when it’s part of the agenda, not an add-on. A good pattern for a 45-minute session:
- Opening: a word cloud or a light poll, so everyone joins in the first two minutes.
- Middle: one or two polls that test or extend what you just said.
- Throughout: an open Q&A people can use any time.
- End: a quick rating or takeaway, while people are still in the room.
Put all of it in one poll. In present mode, each question gets its own slide.
Set up the room
- 1 Set Duplicate check to Browser session. With IP address, only the first person on the venue Wi-Fi could vote.
- 2 Open the Results tab, click Present and press F for full screen.
- 3 Scan the code with your own phone and check the screen from the back row.
- 4 Reset the poll after testing, so your answers don’t count.
Run it from the stage
- →, Space or a presenter remote: next question.
- H: hide results until everyone has answered, then reveal.
- Q: hide the QR code once everyone is in.
- C: switch the chart between bars, columns, a stacked bar, a donut or a pie.
The QR code and join code stay on every slide, so latecomers join at the question you’re on.
Hybrid and online
Present mode runs in a browser tab, so share it in Zoom, Teams or Google Meet. People in the room scan the code; people at home open the same link. Everyone ends up in the same results.
After the session
Export every response as a CSV, or share a link to the results with attendees. The questions from the Q&A you didn’t get to make a good follow-up email.
