Have you ever attended a talk so boring, you wish it will end the minute it started or listened to a presentation that promotes zero participation from their audience?
Yes, we've been there and yes, there are ways to change that situation. No doubt that creating a chance for peer or group work among the participants is a great way to increase engagement but there are other 'cooler' ways too! Here are three online tools to spice up your presentation.
1) Q&A Feature in Google Slides
- It's a built-in feature in Google Slides that enables your audience to submit questions (anonymously too!) then present your favourites.
- Audience members can also view everyone's submissions and vote them up or down.
2) Poll Everywhere Extensions
- A great live interactive audience participation extension which works in Powerpoint, Keynote and Google Slides.
- Choose from various activities that integrate seamlessly into your presentation.
3) Google Form, Sheets and Slides
- Another way to use GSuite core products is to incorporate a survey or feedback form in your presentation and display the results instantly for further discussion.
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| Step 1: Create a Google Form |
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| Step 2: View responses in Google Sheets |
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| Step 3: Select the correct data range and insert the chart |
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| Step 4: Edit your chart in the chart editor |
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| Step 5: In your slide presentation, insert a chart |
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| Step 6: Insert a chart from the spreadsheet you created earlier |
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| Step 7: Insert the correct spreadsheet |
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| Step 8: Click update to show the real-time data |
