Mentimeter was born out of the frustration that so many meetings fall flat because of the lack of speaker-audience interaction. There are so many things to be mindful of when presenting – the design of your slides, the storyline, the non-verbal communication, the technical set up to name a few. It’s easy to undermine the importance of some elements, but whatever it is, don’t risk your audience engagement. Mentimeter takes care of that by allowing the audience to ask questions, respond to quizzes, vote, share feedback. It’s simply a tool that enables people to become active participants in a presentation. 

During the session, Oscar ran a quick survey, a Menti as they call it, about the context in which the attendees most often needed to present and what the biggest challenge they faced was. Unsurprisingly, meetings and team management were at the top of the list, while engaging the crowd was highlighted as the greatest issue. Oscar used Mentimeter to both ask the question and analyse the responses, and this was illustrated live on everyone’s screen by a dynamic bar chart. Oscar demonstrated how Mentimeter encourages everyone’s involvement by introducing animated polls, questions and even maps to break the ice. 

There’s a few more tips for you in the session recording like following trends in the span of time and collecting feedback at the end of a presentation, so don’t hesitate to watch the full recording. After all, the more people feel involved in your presentation, the more your leadership confidence will grow, as you’ll constantly be aware of the attendee’s reactions and thoughts. One tool that enables audience connection almost like real-life communication.  

Loving what you read? Integrating Mentimeter into your presentation software can massively improve the ambience of your virtual presentations. Just visit their website and start exploring the multitude of options to keep your audience engaged when presenting online. From there choose the ones that you believe will best fit your audience and topic. (Just promise to rehearse your presentation together with the chosen engagement techniques, don’t test it at the moment of the presentation).  

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