PowerPoint doesn’t need to be a 1-way medium of communication. Creative presenters may use PowerPoint to get ideas from the audience and write text on the screen in real time. Or perhaps turn PowerPoint into a game like Family Feud or Jeopardy (here’s a free PowerPoint-based Jeopardy template).
And thanks to PollEverywhere, presenters can embed interactive poll questions and results right into their presentation.
All you need is to visit www.polleverywhere.com, grab the PowerPoint slide template and insert it into your presentation.
Your audience members simply use their smart phones to text responses or respond via the polleverywhere website.
This service is free for groups of 40 or fewer. Polleverywhere offers a range of pricing options and features for larger groups. I attended a session several weeks ago in which there were only 8 participants. Initially I thought: well, can’t the presenter just ask us to raise our hands? But I must admit, it was kind of fun and novel to vote on a response and then wait in suspense until the facilitator revealed the poll results.
Oh, there’s one more thing you need: the desire to allow your participants to get involved in your presentation. If you have the desire to engage your group, definitely check it out!
Have you found a technology that helps engage the audience? Let’s hear about it in the comments section below.
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