Increase Audience Engagement with Interactive Polls for Presentations

As much as we'd like to believe that presentations always command our full attention, we know it isn't true. Students tend to tune out if their teacher is delivering a boring lecture on the Franco-Prussian War or the symbolism in Walt Whitman's poetry, while dry topics such as safety procedures and inclusivity training can be difficult for employees to concentrate on. The underlying issue is the same in both scenarios: presentations are a passive means of communicating information because they don't allow learners to directly engage with it.

We are Echo360, and we specialize in transforming passive learning into active educational experiences. Our suite of Point Solutions products includes everything required for interactive polls for presentations, giving you the immediate feedback you need to track learner knowledge and adapt to your audience's needs in real-time. Our presentation polling tools can also increase audience engagement, especially when combined with our other e-learning solutions. We hope that your organization uses our suite of Point Solutions products to help your learners pursue their goals!

What Value Does Adding Interactive Polls for Presentations Provide?

The first and most obvious benefit of presentation polling is that it helps learners engage with a presentation. Once they answer a question, they'll be interested in seeing how their response compares to those of their peers or colleagues. Online polling can also be a great way to get shy learners who would never raise their hand to participate in group discussions, making it easier to engage them. Our suite of Point Solutions products even allows you to add polls to multimedia elements such as videos, images, and slides to create a more coherent learning environment.

That said, instructors can benefit from interactive polls for presentations as well. It can be challenging to track who is paying attention to a presentation while you're giving it, but Point Solutions can help you collect real-time engagement analytics and adjust accordingly. For example, you could try explaining a concept differently if your audience didn't grasp it or move on if a topic you expected to spend some time on is mastered in five minutes. Our software can also help you track attendance, reward participation, and export analytics to your LMS for further review.

Are Your Presentation Polling Tools Easy to Use?

Absolutely. Instructors can quickly and easily set up Anywhere Polling to collect data from scheduled meetings or self-paced assignments and visualize learner responses in real-time. If your instructors use other services such as PowerPoint or Zoom in their presentations, Point Solutions integrates with them seamlessly.

Similarly, learners can use their favorite mobile devices to answer questions. If some of your learners don't have tablets or smartphones of their own, they can also answer questions on the web or through dedicated clickers. Interactive polls for presentations can backfire if instructors or learners can't figure out how to use them, but you won't have to worry about that with Point Solutions.

How Does Point Solutions Fit into Echo360's Broader Product Lineup?

All of our products represent our e³ philosophy of equity, evidence, and engagement. For instance, let's say that Point Solutions has helped a teacher realize that one of their students is struggling with a particular concept. That instructor can tell their pupil what to search for on our video content management platform, Echo360, which uses the same technology as Amazon's Alexa to make video content easily searchable. Next, the instructor could use Dojo360's (our learning engagement platform) collaboration and gamification features to make reviewing that information more fun. Finally, the teacher can use ExamView's test creation capabilities to instantly generate multiple questions on the topic, ensuring that their pupil can apply the once-challenging material in a variety of contexts.

We know that you're going to love everything we have to offer. If you're ready to learn more, reach out right now for further information! You will not regret it.