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14 Fun & Interactive Presentation Games for Teams and Students

So you've got an audience to energize, students to engage, or a team that needs a little extra fun — playing an interactive presentation game is an easy way to do just that.

We've done the research and found the best of these games for you: we looked specifically for games that are simple to set up, fun to play, and flexible enough to be used with a variety of presentations and audiences. Most of these activities work virtually with Zoom/PowerPoint and can also be used in person.

Which of these 14 presentation games do you like best? Take a look and let us know your favorites:

1. Live Trivia Competition

A great way to ramp up the excitement and engagement is to enable a little bit of friendly competition. Trivia is an easy way to do this—plus, it can be whole-group inclusive and large-audience friendly (if you use the right tools).

Here's a great trivia game you can run with your team, students, or any large audience. It's already created for you with questions and scoring built in to make it even easier:

Here's how to play:

• Make a free account here: https://slideswith.com/  
• Click the slide deck and copy it. 
• Launch the trivia game by clicking "Start Event."
• Invite your group to join in and submit answers using their mobile devices (show the winners automatically).
• Interact and play during your presentation!

This trivia game has questions on many topics to keep your audience's attention and appeal to everyone. It only takes 10-15 minutes to play, so it's a great game for long discussions! Also, this interactive activity is free for up to ten participants and is totally customizable.

2. Sing and Swing 

To really liven up your group, encourage your listeners to play Sing and Swing. This activity is best for long presentations because it boosts energy, creates a fun, light-hearted environment, and makes people laugh a lot. 

Here's how to play: 

• Before your presentation, pick a well-known song and rewrite the chorus (replace parts of it with words and phrases from your presentation) 
• When you're ready to play, show the song on your screen. 
• Invite your audience to sing it with you!

If you have a fun group or a class of energetic students, consider adding choreography to engage your audience even more. 

3. 20 Questions

If you want a presentation game that requires your listeners to talk more than you, 20 Questions is the one to play! A classic and simple activity, this game immediately boosts engagement and gets people laughing. 

Here's how to play: Have someone put an appropriate image or word on the screen behind you (this can be an audience member you trust or a colleague or co-presenter). To make things more fun, put on a blindfold so that everyone knows you can't cheat. From there, ask 20 "yes or no" questions to guess what's displayed on the screen. Your group should respond "yes" or "no" to guide you to the correct answer. 

4. Scavenger Hunt Challenge

To get your audience out of their seats, a scavenger hunt challenge is one of the best interactive games for presentations. It'll immediately energize your audience , team, or students while giving them a fun way to learn.  

There are tons of in-person and virtual scavenger hunt ideas you can use to dive deeper into your topic or help everyone learn about one another. But if you want a ready-to-play game that you can instantly launch without having any tech skills, here's a fun one to play: 

• Use an email address and password to create a free account here: https://slideswith.com/ (a free account guarantees up to ten people can play at no charge). 
• Click the game and press "Copy and use this slide deck." 
• In the top right corner, click "Start Event."
• Ask listeners to join the game by using their mobile devices to scan the QR code. Players should continue using their mobile devices to submit answers to questions.
• Have everyone start hunting for items! 

This activity is a particularly fun game because it's a photo-hunt, show-and-tell challenge! That means your audience will not only get out of their seats to find items, but they'll also get to take pictures and share and discuss photos of what they find. This conversational element will help engage your group! 

5. Group Word Clouds

Whether you're speaking to team members, students, or conference-goers, this activity lets you ask questions and get your listeners' thoughts on specific topics. 

This game is the perfect way to start your presentation, especially if you're discussing something with a wide range of opinions or are unsure how much your listeners know about a certain subject. Group Word Clouds is also beneficial if you want to do a quick meeting pulse or know how your listeners feel going into your presentation—understanding their energy levels and mood can help you adjust (if necessary) to get maximum engagement and excitement.

To enjoy this activity, keep things simple by using a tool that already offers a ready-to-play Group Word Clouds game. Here's a popular one you can launch immediately: 

• Create a free account by entering an email and password here: https://slideswith.com/  
• Click the game and then copy it (the button to do so is right underneath the slide deck).
• Press "Start Event" in the top right corner. 
• Tell participants to play by scanning the QR code. 
• Create word clouds and have fun!

This interactive game only takes 5-10 minutes to play, so it's a fast, fun way to engage your audience and feel out the room. Players can use their mobile devices to answer questions. This activity is also free for up to 10 people and is easy to personalize.

6. The Get to Know You Game

This activity is one of the best presentation games if you have a small group that doesn't really know each other. The Get to Know You Game is a creative way to do introductions, and it's really simple.

Here's how to play the game: Before the event, ask group members to bring a favorite song or item to the presentation (you can do this by emailing them). When you're ready to play, ask each person to introduce themself, present their song or item, and explain why they picked it. For those sharing a song, have them play it on their phones before they explain why it's their favorite. 

7. Live Poll Questions 

When you have a large group, it's not easy to find ways to boost engagement—but poll questions are the solutions, especially when they're live and interactive. With this unique setup, large groups engage by answering questions and seeing their answers displayed in a fun way. 

Your job is to make sure you actually find a game that showcases responses uniquely to captivate your group. For a quick and great option, here's a popular icebreaker activity that promises to display responses using fun formats like word clouds, donut charts, live graphs, and per-player: 

• Create an account for free to access the game:  https://slideswith.com/  
• Click the slide deck and press the button to copy it. 
• Look in the top right corner of the deck and press "Start Event."
• Invite your group to play the game. They only need to use their mobile devices to scan the QR code. 
• Start polling your audience!

This activity is one of those fun presentation games everyone will want to enjoy, so invite all of your team members and students to participate. This game can accommodate up to 250 players and takes 5-10 minutes to complete. Tell your group to use their mobile devices to submit their responses. 

8. Assumptions 

This interactive game is a great way to break up your presentation to see who's paying attention and who can answer questions pertaining to your topic. 

• Ask your audience to stand up (for virtual presentations, make sure everyone's video is on). 
• Show true or false statements on the screen one by one. 
• Tell people to raise a hand if they think the statement is correct and sit down if they think it's incorrect.
• Continue until one person is left standing.
• Award the winner. 

This activity can be as short and challenging as you want. Also, if your presentation is long, you can play multiple rounds to break up your speaking time and test your audience throughout your discussion.  

9. Controversial Questions 

Want to see where your audience, students, or team lands on controversial topics? Then, energize your presentation with a fun, creative game called Controversial Questions. This activity has prompts that inspire lively debates, so it's a great way to get your group excited and chatty. 

However, to maintain a positive environment, make sure to find a tool that offers an office-friendly, classroom-friendly, and conference-friendly game. You don't want to sour the mood by creating uncomfortable division during your presentation. To make sure this game is fun and light-hearted, here's a popular one that's suitable for all audiences and ages: 

• Sign up for a free account by inputting an email address and password here:  https://slideswith.com/pricing  
• Click the game and press the button that says, "Copy and use this deck." 
• Press "Start Event" (the button is in the top right corner). 
• Have participants join the fun by asking them to scan the QR code with their mobile devices. 
• Get controversial and play! 

This interactive game for presentations asks fun (but appropriate) questions like:

• Does pineapple belong on pizza?
• Does the person flying in the middle seat get both armrests?
• Should the toilet roll go over or under? 

Players should use their mobile devices to submit answers. Up to ten people can play for free, and you can customize the game by updating the questions!

10. Word of the Day 

With this activity, you can keep your audience, team, or students engaged throughout your entire presentation. This  game requires listeners to be alert and recognize whenever you say the word of the day. 

Here's how to play: At the beginning of your presentation, tell your group the word of the day (it can also be a phrase if you'd prefer). Say that you'll weave the word into your presentation and that your audience must shout it out whenever you mention it. 

11. Mini Activity: Group Icebreaker

Whether you're doing an in-person or virtual presentation, you need to warm up your audience to get things started on a positive note. The best way to do that is with a quick icebreaker game. 

However, make sure your questions are fun, positive, and engaging. You can easily do this by finding a game that already has the best icebreaker questions included. Here's one that's ready to play (and requiring no tech skills to launch): 

• Input an email address and password to make a free account here: https://slideswith.com/  
• Click the deck and copy it (press "Copy and use this deck). 
• Click the button in the top right corner that says "Start Event."
• Invite participants to play by asking them to scan the QR code. 
• Break the ice to warm up your audience!

Your group should use their mobile devices to submit responses to poll questions. Also, this game accommodates up to 250 players, but only ten people can join for free.

12. Process of Elimination 

This activity is one of the best games for presentations because it's simple yet fun and great at helping listeners get to know each other. You can play it at the beginning of your presentation or in the middle to give your group a chance to stretch their legs. 

• Before your event, create a list of "yes or no" questions. 
• Once you're ready to play, tell your group to stand up (if you're doing a virtual presentation, make sure everyone's video is on). 
• Ask each question one by one. 
• Tell attendees to stand if their answer is "yes" and sit if their answer is "no." 

The questions can relate to your topic or be totally random. Also, if you'd prefer to thin out the number of people standing, you can take a creative twist and ask your questions by saying something like this: "Stay standing if (insert scenario)." When phrasing each question this way, the game will end with one person standing. To acknowledge the winner, you can give them a round of applause or award them a prize. 

13. Conference Opener Icebreaker 

If you're speaking at a big conference, you need an interactive game for presentations that can get everyone involved and ensure every voice is heard. To achieve these goals, you should create an icebreaker game that works for large groups . 

Using an easy, intuitive template is the best step to take. That way, you don't have to start from scratch or spend hours making your game. For a template that requires no code or tech-savviness to build on, here's the best option: 

• Sign up by making a free account here: https://slideswith.com/  
• Click on the game. On the next page, click the button to copy and use the deck. 
• Customize the template using the instructions HERE . 
• During your presentation, press "Start Event" in the top right corner. 
• Ask the group to use their mobile devices to scan the QR code and join the fun. (Also, make sure participants use their mobile devices to submit answers.) 
• Play and engage your audience!  

This template has fun, interactive features built in to keep your large audience engaged. Those features include polls, word clouds, and ratings. Just make sure you sign up for a paid plan to accommodate the large number of people in your group—the free account only works for up to ten players. 

14. Two Truths and a Lie 

This classic game is a fun, energizing way to help your listeners get to know one another. It's perfect for small in-person or virtual groups and is an ideal activity for the beginning of your presentation. 

Here's how to play: Pick any topic (for the purposes of this article, the topic will be "movies"). In no particular order, say two movies you've really watched and one you haven't watched. Ask your audience to guess which statement is the lie. The winner picks the next topic and says two truths and a lie. 

Be Memorable With Presentation Games

Oftentimes, people forget presentations within a week or even days, and that's because the discussions are boring. But you don't work hard preparing a presentation for it to be forgotten. If you want your message to stick, all you have to do is make it enjoyable without being corny.  

If you want to be remembered and actually get people engaged, you need to make your presentation fun and enjoyable, without coming off as corny or desperate to please. Ivan Dimitrijevic, 10 Secrets of Making Every Presentation Fun, Engaging, and Enjoyable

Luckily, the interactive presentation games in this article are unique and exciting—they're far from corny. So, use them for your upcoming presentations to make your messages compelling and memorable. 

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Blog Marketing 15 Interactive Presentation Ideas to Elevate Engagement

15 Interactive Presentation Ideas to Elevate Engagement

Written by: Krystle Wong Aug 04, 2023

As attention spans continue to shrink, the challenge of engaging audiences in a short timeframe has never been more significant. Let’s face it — grabbing and keeping your audience’s attention can be quite the challenge, especially when time is ticking away. But fear not, I’ve got the perfect solution: interactive presentations!

Believe it or not, creating an interactive presentation is easier than you might think. In this guide, I’ll show you how to effortlessly turn ordinary slides into captivating experiences with 15 interactive presentation ideas that will leave your audience begging for more. From quirky polls and fun games to storytelling adventures and multimedia magic, these ideas will take your presentation game to the next level.

Venngage is a game-changer when it comes to empowering interactive presentations. With just a few clicks, users can customize their favorite presentation templates , add multimedia content and create immersive experiences that leave a lasting impact. Whether you’re a seasoned presenter or a newcomer, get started with Venngage to elevate your presentation game to new heights of engagement and creativity.

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What is an interactive presentation?

15 ways to make a presentation interactive, 7 best interactive presentation software, what are some common mistakes to avoid when creating interactive presentations, interactive presentation faqs, how to create an interactive presentation with venngage.

An interactive presentation is a dynamic and engaging communication format that involves active participation and collaboration between the presenter and the audience. Unlike traditional presentations where information is delivered in a one-way manner, interactive presentations invite the audience to interact, respond and contribute throughout the session.

Think of it as a two-way street where you and your audience have a friendly chat. It’s like playing a fun game where you ask questions, get live feedback and encourage people to share their thoughts. 

To make a good presentation , you can utilize various tools and techniques such as clickable buttons, polls, quizzes, discussions and multimedia elements to transform your slides into an interactive presentation. Whether you’re presenting in-person or giving a virtual presentation — when people are actively participating, they’re more likely to remember the stuff you’re talking about.

Interactive presentations leave a lasting impression on the audience. By encouraging active participation and feedback, interactive presentations facilitate better understanding and knowledge retention. Here are 15 innovative 5-minute interactive presentation ideas to captivate your audience from start to finish:

1. Ice-breaker questions

Start your presentation with intriguing and thought-provoking questions or a fun icebreaker game. These questions should be designed to pique the audience’s curiosity and encourage them to think about the topic you’ll be covering. By doing so, you create an immediate connection with your audience and set the stage for a more engaged and attentive audience.

For example, if you’re giving a business presentation about management and leadership training, you could ask audience questions such as “What’s the best business advice you’ve ever received, and how has it impacted your career?”

2. Live polling

Incorporate live polls during your presentation using audience response systems or polling apps . This allows you to collect real-time feedback, opinions and insights from active participants. Live polling encourages active participation and involvement, making your presentation feel like a collaborative and interactive experience.

3. Q&A sessions

Encourage the audience to ask questions throughout your presentation, especially for pitch deck presentations . Address these questions in real-time, which fosters a more interactive and dynamic atmosphere. This approach shows that you value the audience’s input and promotes a two-way communication flow.

4. Clickable buttons

Add clickable buttons to your slides, allowing the audience to navigate to specific sections or external resources at their own pace. For example, you could include links to your social media accounts or extra reading materials in your education presentation to give further information about the topic and get your students engaged.

By providing this autonomy, you empower the audience to explore areas of particular interest, creating a more personalized and engaging experience through your interactive slideshow.

5. Storytelling

Incorporate anecdotes or personal stories related to your topic. Storytelling is a powerful way to emotionally connect with your audience, making your presentation more relatable and memorable. A little storytelling along with a set of creative slides draws the audience in and keeps them engaged as they follow the narrative.

6. Interactive charts and graphs

Use interactive charts and graphs that respond to user input to make your presentation interactive. For instance, allow the audience to click on data points to view more detailed information or to change the displayed data series. Creating charts with interactive visuals help the audience interact with the data, fostering better understanding and engagement.

7. Animated infographics

Add animations to your infographics, making them visually dynamic and progressive. Animated infographics reveal information gradually, keeping the audience curious and attentive. This transforms complex data into an easily digestible and engaging format.

Venngage’s extensive library of infographic templates is a powerful tool to visualize data and elevate the interactivity of your presentations. Personalizing the visuals ensures a cohesive and professional look throughout your interactive presentation. The templates are highly customizable, allowing you to adjust colors, fonts, and styles to match your presentation’s theme and branding. 

8. Gamification

Introduce an interactive quiz, puzzles, or challenges related to your presentation content. Gamification adds an element of fun and competition, motivating the audience to participate actively and boosting their learning experience. Here are some gaming presentation templates you could use. 

9. Virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR)

If applicable, leverage VR or AR technologies to provide immersive experiences. These interactive presentation tools transport the audience into a virtual or augmented environment, making your presentation more captivating and memorable.

10. Collaborative whiteboarding

Get your audience involved in your presentation by utilizing digital whiteboards or collaborative tools to brainstorm ideas collectively. This fosters teamwork and creativity, enabling the audience to actively contribute and feel a sense of involvement in the presentation.

11. Hyperlinked text

Keep the information in your slides minimal with a simple presentation and incorporate hyperlinks to direct viewers to relevant websites or blogs , resources, or additional information. This encourages self-exploration and gives the audience the opportunity to delve deeper into topics of interest.

12. Role-playing

Engage the audience in role-playing scenarios to explore different perspectives. Role-playing promotes active learning and helps the audience relate the content to real-life situations, enhancing their understanding and retention.

13. Embedded videos

Include video clips in your slides to provide visual explanations, demonstrations, or interviews. Videos add a dynamic element to your presentation, enriching the content and keeping the audience engaged. You can create these visual clips on a budget using a free screen recorder .

14. Audience-generated content

Encourage the audience to contribute ideas, stories or examples related to your professional presentation . Audience-generated content fosters a sense of ownership and involvement, making the presentation more interactive and personalized.

15. Slide transitions

Use slide transitions to create smooth animations between slides. Well-planned transitions maintain the audience’s interest and keep the presentation slides flowing seamlessly.

Interactive elements aside, enhance your presentation with these guides on how to summarize information for a captivating presentation and how to make a persuasive presentation to captivate your audience. 

If you’re looking to create engaging and interactive presentation slides that captivate your audience, these presentation software options are sure to elevate your game:

Prezi is renowned for its dynamic and non-linear presentation style, enabling users to craft visually stunning and interactive presentations. With an array of templates and animation effects, Prezi enhances audience engagement, making your presentations more captivating and memorable.

2. Mentimeter

Mentimeter serves as an audience response system, empowering real-time interaction during presentations. Users can create interactive polls, quizzes, word clouds and more, allowing the audience to respond using their smartphones or other devices. This fosters active participation and provides valuable feedback instantly.

3. Google Slides

Google Slides is a free cloud-based presentation software that not only offers collaboration features but also enables real-time interactions. It includes add-ons and third-party integrations to further enhance interactivity, making it an excellent choice for collaborative and engaging presentations.

4. Microsoft PowerPoint

PowerPoint, a classic presentation software, has evolved to incorporate more interactive features like live captions, real-time collaboration and interactive elements such as quizzes and forms. With its familiar interface and versatile functionalities, PowerPoint remains a reliable choice for interactive presentations.

5. Prezentor

Prezentor caters to sales-oriented presentations focusing on interactive storytelling and data-driven content. It offers analytics to track audience engagement and behavior during presentations, allowing you to fine-tune your approach and keep your audience hooked.

6. Opinion Stage

Opinion Stage is a visual and interactive data collection tool designed to engage and excite audiences whether sitting in a lecture hall, participating in a live Zoom, or watching an on-demand webinar. The Opinion Stage tools are simple and intuitive, making it easy to create attention-grabbing quizzes, surveys, and polls in minutes. A great way to spice up any presentation, encourage audience participation, and collect authentic feedback.

7 . Venngage

Venngage stands out as a versatile design tool that facilitates the creation of interactive infographics, data visualizations and presentations with ease. Offering various interactive elements and animations, Venngage empowers you to craft visually appealing and engaging presentations effortlessly.

With these interactive presentation software options at your disposal, you can unleash your creativity and deliver presentations that leave a lasting impact on your audience. So, go ahead and make your presentations interactive, captivating and memorable!

For more presentation software options, check out this blog on the 12 best presentation software for 2023.

Creating interactive presentations can be a game-changer for engaging your audience and enhancing your presentation skills, but steering clear of common pitfalls is essential. Here are some key mistakes to avoid when crafting your interactive presentations:

1. Overloading with interactivity

While interactivity is fantastic, bombarding your audience with too many interactive elements can backfire. Strive for a balanced approach that enhances engagement without overwhelming your listeners.

2. Ignoring audience relevance

Failing to tailor interactive elements to your audience’s interests and preferences can lead to disconnection. Make sure your interactions resonate with your specific audience for a more meaningful experience.

3. Not testing interactive elements

Skipping thorough testing of interactive features before showtime can spell disaster. Avoid technical glitches by diligently testing all interactive components in advance.

4. Poor timing and pace

Timing is everything, especially with interactive activities. Ensure seamless integration by planning your key points and the timing of your interactive elements carefully.

5. Lack of clear purpose

Every interactive element should serve a purpose and contribute to your presentation’s objectives. Don’t add interactions just for the sake of it — ensure they add value and align with your message.

6. Failing to engage beyond interactivity

While interactive elements are powerful tools, remember that content is king. Combine your interactive features with compelling storytelling and valuable insights to create an immersive and impactful presentation.

Incorporating animated slides into your interactive presentations enhances the overall appeal and interaction, turning an ordinary presentation into an engaging experience. Try it out with one of our animated presentation templates to get started. 

How do you start an interactive presentation?

Begin by grabbing the audience’s attention with an intriguing question or a surprising fact, setting the tone for a dynamic and engaging session.

Which type of presentation is the most interactive?

Workshops and seminars are often the most interactive types of presentations as they encourage active participation, discussions and hands-on activities.

How can interactive presentations enhance audience engagement?

Interactive presentations foster a two-way communication flow, involving the audience through polls, quizzes, discussions and multimedia elements, leading to increased interest, attentiveness and better retention of information.

What are some common interactive elements to include in a presentation?

Common interactive elements include clickable buttons, hyperlinked text, polls, quizzes, interactive charts, multimedia content and audience participation activities.

Can interactive presentations be used for educational purposes?

Absolutely! Interactive presentations are highly effective for educational purposes as they promote active learning, encourage critical thinking, and provide real-time feedback and knowledge exchange opportunities.

Need inspiration on how to give an engaging presentation ? Here are 120+ presentation ideas you could use. 

Venngage makes it easy for anyone to infuse interactivity into their presentations. From clickable buttons and hyperlinked text to interactive infographics and dynamic charts, Venngage offers a diverse range of interactive elements to captivate and engage the audience. Here’s how you can make your presentation more fun and interesting with Venngage:

• Sign up or log in to Venngage to access the platform.
• Choose a presentation template or start with a blank canvas to begin designing your interactive presentation.
• Add and edit slides in the Venngage editor to structure your presentation content effectively.
• Customize the design by selecting themes, fonts, colors and backgrounds to match your style and branding.
• Use interactive elements like buttons, links, pop-ups and hover effects to engage the audience during the presentation.
• Enhance engagement by incorporating interactive media such as videos and audio clips.
• Preview and test your entire presentation to ensure everything works smoothly before presenting it to your audience.
• Save your interactive presentation on Venngage and share it online or download it in various formats for presenting purposes.

Well, I hope these 15 5-minute interactive presentation examples can help unlock a new level of audience engagement for your next presentation. From fun quizzes and interactive storytelling to multimedia magic and gamified challenges, the possibilities are endless. So, don’t be afraid to experiment, tailor the ideas to suit your audience members and let your creativity shine.  

That said, remember to strike a balance and keep the interactivity purposeful and relevant. Some common mistakes to avoid when creating interactive slides include overloading the presentation with too many interactive elements and failing to align the interactive elements with the overall presentation goals and content. 

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12+ Interactive Presentation Ideas That Will Wow Your Audience

Keeping people interested during presentations is hard these days. Just showing regular slides isn’t enough anymore. That’s why interactive presentation ideas are becoming so important.

Interactive presentations get people involved instead of just having them sit and listen. When you make your audience part of the presentation, they pay more attention and remember things better. It’s like turning a one-person show into a group activity where everyone gets to join in.

Want to know how to make your presentations more interesting? We’ll show you some great  interactive presentation ideas  that will make your next presentation much more interesting for everyone.

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12+ interactive presentation ideas to captivate your audience, 1. live polling.

Want to know what your audience is thinking right now? That’s what live polls do – they’re like having a quick chat with everyone at once!

With live polls, you can:

• See if people understand what you’re saying right away
• Change your presentation based on what people need
• Get everyone talking and feeling comfortable

It’s super easy to add polls to your presentation. You can ask simple questions like “yes or no” or let people rate things from 1 to 5. When you use polls, your presentation becomes more like a two-way conversation instead of just you talking to everyone.

2. Interactive Quizzes

Who said learning can’t be fun? Interactive quizzes are among the most effective interactive presentation ideas for both education and corporate settings. They work great whether you’re teaching in a classroom or giving a business presentation. Here’s why they’re awesome:

• Help people remember important points better
• Check if everyone understands what you’ve taught
• Make learning fun by turning it into a friendly game

Making quizzes is super easy with today’s interactive presentation tools. You can create different types of questions – like picking from multiple answers, saying if something’s true or false, or asking people to share their own thoughts. It’s a fun way to get everyone’s brain working!

3. Word Clouds

Word clouds turn your audience’s ideas into a cool picture where the most popular words appear bigger than others. This fun interactive presentation idea is perfect for:

• Getting lots of new ideas from everyone at once
• Showing the main points people remembered
• Seeing what most people think about something

Here’s a fun example: Ask everyone to type one word about what they think of your product. Watch as their answers pop up on screen, with the most common words growing bigger! It’s a great way to see what your audience really thinks, and it looks amazing too.

4. Q&A Sessions

No list of interactive presentation ideas would be complete without mentioning Q&A sessions. These segments:

• Address audience concerns directly
• Provide clarity on complex topics
• Create a sense of inclusivity

Modern tools like AhaSlides have revolutionized the traditional Q&A format. Many platforms allow attendees to submit questions anonymously, vote on queries they find most relevant, and engage in threaded discussions. This ensures that the most pressing issues rise to the top, making the best use of limited Q&A time.

5. Breakout Discussions

Sometimes, the best insights come from peer-to-peer interaction. Breakout discussions are an interactive presentation idea that:

• Encourages active participation
• Facilitates networking
• Allows for deeper exploration of topics

By dividing your audience into smaller groups, you create intimate spaces for idea exchange. Follow these sessions with group presentations to share insights across the entire audience, fostering a rich, collaborative learning environment.

6. Gamification Elements

Who says presentations can’t be as engaging as your favorite mobile game? Gamification is an interactive presentation idea that taps into our innate love for competition and achievement. Consider:

• Point systems for participation
• Leaderboards for quiz performance
• Badges for completing challenges

By incorporating these elements, you transform your presentation into an immersive experience that keeps attendees on the edge of their seats, eager to engage and excel.

7. Collaborative Brainstorming

When everyone thinks together, amazing things happen! Group brainstorming is a fun interactive presentation idea that gets your whole audience sharing their thoughts. Here’s what makes it so great:

• Everyone can share lots of different ideas quickly
• People build on each other’s thoughts
• Everyone feels like they’re part of creating something special

Using digital tools like online whiteboards, you can easily collect and organize everyone’s ideas as they share them. It’s like building a big puzzle together, where each person adds their own special piece to create something amazing!

8. Interactive Storytelling

Everyone loves stories, but they’re even better when you get to help tell them! This interactive presentation idea lets people jump into the story and make it their own. Here’s how it works:

• The audience gets to choose what happens next
• People can act out different parts of the story
• The choices everyone makes change how the story ends

It’s like being part of a story adventure instead of just listening to one! This works super well when you’re teaching something new, sharing real examples, or showing how to solve problems.

9. Feedback Stations

Feedback is a gift, and creating dedicated stations for it is an interactive presentation idea that keeps on giving. Whether physical or virtual, feedback stations:

• Provide structured ways to gather input
• Allow for anonymous, honest responses
• Help refine future presentations

By showing that you value audience input, you create a culture of open communication and continuous improvement.

10. Icebreaker Games

Never underestimate the power of a good icebreaker. As an interactive presentation idea, icebreakers:

• Relax the audience
• Set a positive tone for the session
• Facilitate networking among participants

From simple introduction games to more elaborate team-building exercises, the right icebreaker can transform a room full of strangers into an engaged, cohesive group ready to learn and participate.

11. Interactive Video Stories

Everyone loves a good story – especially when they can be part of it! Using videos in your presentation isn’t just about pressing play and sitting back. Here’s how to make them interactive:

• Pause videos at key moments for quick audience polls
• Let viewers choose different video endings
• Add quiz questions between video segments
• Get audience predictions before revealing what happens next

For example, imagine showing a customer service video and pausing to ask: “What would you do in this situation?” Or playing a product demo where the audience votes on which feature to explore next. It’s like turning your presentation into a Netflix-style interactive show!

12. The Mystery Picture Game

Looking for fresh interactive presentation ideas? Try this fun twist on 20 questions! Here’s how it works:

• Show a picture to your audience (but don’t look at it yourself)
• Ask yes/no questions to figure out what it is
• Use live polls for the audience to answer
• Try to solve the mystery in 20 questions or less

Pro Tip: Make it relevant by using pictures that connect to your topic – like product features, team projects, or key concepts you’ve covered. Using live polling keeps everyone involved and makes it easy to track answers, even with large groups.

Now you’ve got a toolkit full of interactive presentation ideas that can turn any regular slideshow into an engaging experience. Whether it’s throwing in a quick live poll, creating a colorful word cloud, or letting your audience shape a story, these ideas can make your presentations come alive.

Let’s recap why these interactive presentation ideas are game-changers:

• They keep your audience hooked from start to finish
• People actually remember what you talked about
• You can adjust your presentation based on real-time feedback
• Everyone gets to contribute their own ideas

Here’s the best part: you don’t have to use all these ideas at once. Start small! Pick one interactive presentation idea that feels right for your next talk. Maybe try a quick quiz, or add a simple poll. As you get more comfortable, you can mix and match different techniques.

Remember, the most powerful presentations aren’t just about sharing information – they’re about creating moments where everyone gets involved.

Now, armed with these powerful interactive presentation ideas, go forth and transform your next talk into an unforgettable experience. Your audience awaits!

Frequently Asked Questions

How can i make a presentation interactive.

There are lots of easy ways to add interaction – try using live polls to get quick audience feedback, create word clouds from audience responses, or add fun quizzes throughout your talk. You can also use group brainstorming activities or let your audience choose different paths in your presentation, like a “choose your own adventure” story.

How often should I include interactive elements in my presentation?

Try to include at least one interactive activity every 10-15 minutes to keep your audience engaged, but don’t overdo it. Mix short activities like quick polls with longer ones like group discussions to maintain a good flow throughout your presentation.

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14 Interactive Presentation Games to Win Easy Engagement in 2025

Lawrence Haywood • 11 December, 2024 • 15 min read

So, how to make a presentation engaging? Audience attention is a slippery snake. It's difficult to grasp and even less easy to hold, yet you need it for a successful presentation.

No Death by PowerPoint, no to drawing monologues; it's time to bring out the interactive presentation games !

Bonus : Free slideshow game templates to use. Scroll down for more👇

These 14 games below are perfect for an interactive presentation . They'll score you mega-plus points with colleagues, students, or wherever else you need a kick of super-engaging interactivity... Hope you find these game ideas below helpful!

Table of Contents

• #1: Live Quiz

#2: What Would You Do?

#3: key number, #4: guess the order, #5: 2 truths, 1 lie, #6: 4 corners, #7: obscure word cloud, #8: heart, gun, bomb.

• #9: Match Up

#10: Spin the Wheel

#11: q&a balloons, #12: play "this or that", #13: the song remix challenge, #14: the great friendly debate, how to host interactive games for a presentation (7 tips), interactive powerpoint presentation games - yes or no, frequently asked questions.

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#1: Live Quiz Competition

Is there any event that hasn't been immediately improved with some trivia?

A live quiz is an evergreen, ever-engaging way to consolidate your presentation's info and check the understanding of it all amongst your audience. Expect big laughs as your audience competes fiercely over who was listening to your presentation the most complex.

Here's how to play:

• Set up your questions on AhaSlides .
• Present your quiz to your players, who join by typing your unique code into their phones.
• Take your players through each question, and they race to get the correct answer the fastest.
• Check the final leaderboard to reveal the winner!

Learn how to set up your presentation quiz for free in just a few minutes! 👇

Put your audience in your shoes. Give them a scenario related to your presentation and see how they would deal with it.

Let's say you're a teacher giving a presentation on dinosaurs. After presenting your info, you would ask something like...

A stegosaurus is chasing you, ready to snap you up for dinner. How do you escape?

After each person submits their answer, you can take a vote to see which is the crowd's favourite response to the scenario.

This is one of the best presentation games for students as it gets young minds whirring creatively. But it also works great in a work setting and can have a similar freeing effect, which is especially significant as a large group icebreaker .

• Create a brainstorming slide and write your scenario at the top.
• Participants join your presentation on their phones and type their responses to your scenario.
• Afterwards, each participant votes for their favourite (or top 3 favourites) answers.
• The participant with the most votes is revealed as the winner!

No matter the topic of your presentation, there's sure to be a lot of numbers and figures flying around.

As an audience member, keeping track of them isn't always easy, but one of the interactive presentation games that makes it easier is Key Number .

Here, you offer a simple prompt of a number, and the audience responds with what they think it refers to. For example, if you write ' $25' , your audience might respond with 'our cost per acquisition' , 'our daily budget for TikTok advertising' or 'the amount John spends on jelly tots every day' .

• Create a few multiple-choice slides (or open-ended slides to make it more complicated).
• Write your key number at the top of each slide.
• Write the answer options.
• Participants join your presentation on their phones.
• Participants select the answer they think the critical number relates to (or type in their answer if open-ended).

If keeping track of numbers and figures is challenging, it can be even tougher to follow entire processes or workflows explained in a presentation.

To cement this information in your audience's mind, Guess the Order is a fantastic minigame for presentations.

You write the steps of a process, jumble them up, and then see who can put them in the right order the fastest.

• Create a 'Correct Order' slide and write your statements.
• Statements are automatically jumbled up.
• Players join your presentation on their phones.
• Players race to put the statements in the correct order.

You might have heard of this one as a great icebreaker, but it's also one of the top interactive games to play during a presentation for checking who's paying attention.

And it's pretty simple to do. Just think of two statements using the information in your presentation, and make another one up. Players have to guess which is the one you've made up.

This one is a great re-capping game and works for students and colleagues.

• Create a list of 2 truths and one lie covering different topics in your presentation.
• Read out two truths and one lie and get participants to guess the lie.
• Participants vote for the lie either by hand or through a multiple-choice slide in your presentation.

The best presentations are ones that spark a bit of creative thinking and discussion. There's no better presentation game for evoking this than 4 Corners.

The concept is simple. Present a statement based on something from your presentation that's open to different points of view. Depending on each player's opinion, they move to a corner of the room labelled 'strongly agree', 'agree', 'disagree' or 'strongly disagree' .

Maybe something like this:

An individual is shaped more by nature than nurture.

Once everyone is in their corner, you could have a structured debate between the four sides to bring different opinions to the table.

• Set up the 'strongly agree', 'agree', 'disagree' and 'strongly disagree' corners of your room (if running a virtual presentation, then a simple show of hands could work).
• Write some statements which are open to different opinions.
• Read out the statement.
• Each player stands in the right corner of the room, depending on their view.
• Discuss the four different viewpoints.

Besides games, these interactive multimedia presentation examples can also lighten your next talks.

Word cloud is always a beautiful addition to any interactive presentation. If you want our advice, include them whenever you can - presentation games or not.

If you do plan to use one for a game in your presentation, a great one to try is Obscure Word Cloud .

It works on the same concept as the popular UK game show Pointless . Your players are given a statement and have to name the most obscure answer they can. The least-mentioned correct answer is the winner!

Take this example statement:

Name one of our top 10 countries for customer satisfaction.

The most popular answers may be India, USA and Brazil , but the points go to the least mentioned correct country.

• Create a word cloud slide with your statement at the top.
• Players submit the most obscure answer they can think of.
• The most obscure one appears most diminutive on the board. Whoever submitted that answer is the winner!

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This one's a great game to use in the classroom, but if you're not looking for students' games for presentation, it also works wonders in a casual work setting.

Heart, Gun, Bomb is a game in which teams take turns to answer questions presented in a grid. If they get an answer right, they either get a heart, a gun or a bomb...

• A ❤️ grants the team an extra life.
• A 🔫 takes away one life from any other team.
• A 💣 takes away one heart from the team who got it.

All teams start with five hearts. The team with the most hearts at the end, or the only surviving team, is the winner!

• Before starting, create a grid table for yourself with either a heart, gun or bomb occupying each grid (on a 5x5 grid, this should be 12 hearts, nine guns and four bombs).
• Present another grid table to your players (5x5 for two teams, 6x6 for three groups, etc.)
• Write a figure stat (like 25%) from your presentation into each grid.
• Split players into the desired number of teams.
• Team 1 chooses a grid and says the meaning behind the number ( for example, the number of customers last quarter ).
• If they're wrong, they lose a heart. If they're right, they get either a seat, gun or bomb, depending on what the grid corresponds to on your grid table.
• Repeat this with all the teams until there's a winner!

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#9: Match Up - Interactive Presentation Games

Here's another quiz-type question that can be a great addition to your roster of interactive activities for presentations.

It involves a set of prompt statements and a set of answers. Each group is jumbled; the players must match the information with the correct answer as quickly as possible.

Again, this one works well when the answers are numbers and figures.

• Create a 'Match Pairs' question.
• Fill out the set of prompts and answers, which will automatically shuffle.
• Players match each prompt with its answer as fast as possible to score the most points.

If there's a more versatile presentation game tool than the humble spinner wheel , we aren't aware of it.

Adding the random factor of a spinner wheel might be just what you need to keep engagement in your presentation high. There are presentation games you can use with this, including...

• Choosing a random participant to answer a question.
• Choose a bonus prize after getting the correct answer.
• Choosing the next person to ask a Q&A question or give a presentation.
• Create a spinner wheel slide and write the title at the top.
• Write the entries for the spinner wheel.
• Spin the wheel and see where it lands!

Tip 💡 You can choose the AhaSlides spinner wheel to use your participants' names, so you don't have to fill in the entries manually! Learn more interactive presentation techniques with AhaSlides.

This one's a great way to turn a regular end-of-presentation feature into a fun, engaging game.

It's got all the hallmarks of a standard Q&A, but this time, all the questions are written on balloons.

It's a super simple one to set up and play, but you'll see how motivated participants are to ask questions when it involves balloons!

• Hand out a deflated balloon and a Sharpie to each participant.
• Each participant blows up the balloon and writes their question on it.
• Each participant bats their balloon to where the speaker is standing.
• The speaker answers the question and then pops or throws away the balloon.

🎉 Tips: Try the best Q&A apps to engage with your audience

A simple way to get everyone talking is the "This or That" game. It's perfect when you want people to share their thoughts in a fun way, without any pressure.

• Show two choices on the screen - they can be silly or work-related. For instance, "Work from home in pajamas OR work in office with free lunch?"
• Everyone votes using their phones or by moving to different sides of the room.
• After voting, invite a few people to share why they chose their answer. P/s: This game works great with AhaSlides because everyone can vote at once and see the results instantly.

Want to add some laughs to your presentation? Try turning your main points into a catchy song. Don't worry - it's supposed to be a bit silly!

• Take a famous song everyone knows (like "Happy" by Pharrell Williams) and change some words to match your presentation topic.
• Write the new lyrics on the screen and ask everyone to sing along. For example, if you're talking about customer service, you might change "Because I'm happy" to "Because we're helpful."
• If your group seems shy, start with humming or clapping first to help them feel more comfortable.

Sometimes the best discussions start with simple questions that everyone has an opinion about. This game gets people talking and laughing together.

• Pick a fun topic that won't upset anyone - like "Does pineapple belong on pizza?" or "Is it okay to wear socks with sandals?"
• Put the question on the screen and let people pick sides.
• Ask each group to come up with three funny reasons to support their choice.
• The key is keeping it light and playful - remember, there are no wrong answers here!

Keep Things Easy

When you want to make your presentation fun, don't overcomplicate it. Pick games with simple rules that everyone can quickly get. Short games that take 5-10 minutes are perfect - they keep people interested without taking too long. Think of it like playing a quick round of trivia rather than setting up a complex board game.

Check Your Tools First

Get to know your presentation tools before you start. If you're using AhaSlides, spend some time playing with it so you know where all the buttons are. Make sure you can tell people exactly how to join in, whether they're in the room with you or joining online from home.

Make Everyone Feel Welcome

Choose games that work for everyone in the room. Some people might be experts, while others are just starting out - pick activities where both can have fun. Think about your audience's different backgrounds too, and avoid anything that might make some people feel left out.

Connect Games to Your Message

Use games that actually help teach what you're talking about. For example, if you're talking about teamwork, use a group quiz instead of just a solo activity. Put your games at good spots in your talk - like when people look tired or after a chunk of heavy information.

Show Your Own Excitement

If you're excited about the games, your audience will be too! Be upbeat and encouraging. A little friendly competition can be fun - maybe offer small prizes or just bragging rights. But remember, the main goal is learning and having fun, not just winning.

Have a Backup Plan

Sometimes technology doesn't work as planned, so have a Plan B ready. Maybe print out some paper versions of your games or have a simple activity ready that doesn't need any special tools. Also, have different ways for shy people to join in, like working in teams or helping keep score.

Watch and Learn

Pay attention to how people react to your games. Are they smiling and getting involved, or do they look confused? Ask them afterward what they thought - what was fun, what was tricky? This helps you make your next presentation even better.

So, how do you feel about AhaSlides's interactive ideas for presentations? Being by far the most popular presentation tool on the planet, you may want to know if there are any presentation games to play on PowerPoint.

Unfortunately, the answer is no. PowerPoint takes presentations incredibly seriously and doesn't have a lot of time for interactivity or fun of any kind.

But there's good news...

It is possible to directly embed presentation games into PowerPoint presentations with free help from AhaSlides.

You can import your PowerPoint presentation to AhaSlides with the click of a button and vice versa , then place interactive presentation games like the ones above directly between your presentation slides.

💡 PowerPoint presentation games in less than 5 minutes ? Check the video below or our quick tutorial here to find out how!

Or, you can also build your interactive slides with AhaSlides directly on PowerPoint with the AhaSlides add-in ! Super simple:

What are the benefits of playing interactive presentation games?

Interactive games to play during a presentation can boost engagement, participation and knowledge retention. ⁤⁤They turn passive listeners into active learners by incorporating elements like live polls , idea boards , quizzes, word clouds and Q&A .

How do you make a presentation interactive with games?

- Match your content: The game should reinforce the topics being covered, not just be random entertainment. - Audience considerations: Age, group size, and knowledge level will inform game complexity. - Tech tools & time: Consider similar games to Kahoot , etc., or design simple no-tech games based on the time you have. - Utilise appropriate questions, including icebreaker game questions or general knowledge quiz questions .

How can I make my presentation more engaging?

Making presentations more engaging can be a challenge, but there are several techniques you can use to make your presentation more interesting and memorable, including (1) starting with a strong opening (2) using lots of visual ads and (3) telling an attractive story. Also, remember to keep it short and sweet, and of course, practice a lot!

Lawrence Haywood

Former ESL teacher and quiz master converted to the wild slide. Now a content creator, traveller, musician and big time slider preaching the good word of interactivity.

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Top 10 Presentation Games for Large Teams

A large audience. Difficult topics. For many speakers, it is difficult to keep their attention on the talking topics during a presentation to a large team or audience. As a result, it is common for people to slip into passive listening mode and grab their smartphones. They simply stop paying attention to your presentation. Interactive games for group presentations can help keep the audience focused. In this blog we will give you a top 10 presentation games to help you keep their attention when you are presenting in front of a large group of people. From a simple game where all the audience has to do is raise their hand, to an interactive presentation game that will help you gain new insights. Choose one or more and find out which presentation game works best for your audience.

Key Takeaways:

• Engage audiences with interactive games like 'Elimination' and 'Assumptions' to start presentations dynamically.
• Incorporate audience content choices using 'Topic of the Day' for tailored discussions.
• Utilize practical application games like 'Bring into Practice' for theory reinforcement.
• Encourage creativity and networking with 'Duo Assignment' and 'Sing & Swing'.
• Maintain attention with end-of-presentation quizzes and the humorous 'Phone' game.
• Leverage Sendsteps for interactive polls and enhanced presentation engagement.

1. Elimination game

This game will introduce you to the audience. A fun idea to start any presentation with.

How it works: Have everyone in the audience stand up. Then display on the presentation screen statements where the answer will determine wheter the audience must sit down. For example, are you speaking at a conference that has already taken place several times? Then start with: "Sit down if this is your first time attending this conference." You can then filter the audience by asking follow-up questions such as: "Sit down if you have attended this congress 3 times." Continue until a few are left.

2. Topic of the day.

You can let some of the content of your presentation be determined by the audience. By asking them beforehand what they think is an interesting topic, you adapt the presentation in no time, to their interest which will make them listen even more attentively. Such short games for presentations are easy to implement, but have a great effect.

How it works: At the beginning of your presentation, show three related topics on the screen. For an entertaining presentation, these can also be unexpected words that have relatively nothing to do with the topic. The audience votes through an online poll which topic or word the speaker should cover in the final presentation.

3. Assumptions

You can run the first game in a similar form with statements.

How it works: First, the whole audience stands up. Show statements on the screen and ask the public to raise their hands when they think a statemwnt is correct, and not to raise a hand when it is incorrect. If their answer is wrong, they should sit down. Continue until there are one or a few participants left and reward them with a big round of applause from the audience or even more fun: an appropriate prize.

4. Fill Gaps

With this game, you kill two birds with one stone. You will keep the interest throughout the presentation and the audience will leave with the most important knowledge points.

How it works: Make a spreadsheet containing one or more key sentences from your presentation. One word is missing from each sentence. Before the presentation, put a workpaper on each chair. Ask the audience to fill in the missing words as they listen and give the correct answers at the end of the presentation.

5. 30 Seconds

Who doesn't love the game "30 Seconds"? In the category of audience games during presentations, this game is easy to play. The time pressure also boosts the enthusiasm of your audience.

How it works: Invite one person to come forward. He or she will stand with his or her back to the screen. Now show a picture on the screen showing an object or familiar person related to your topic. The participant may now ask the audience "yes or no" questions about the image for 30 seconds and try to guess. Set a timer for this. After 30 seconds, is the correct answer still not given? Then the participant may take one more guess. Tip: Double the time when the answer is harder to guess.

6. Bring into practice

Are you giving a presentation in which a lot of theory is discussed? Then it is useful to bring the knowledge into practice. This way you give your audience a chance to think about what they have learned and how they can apply it.

How it works: In a presentation on writing persuasive content, useful tips can be given for writing a catchy title. Listeners usually take notes on what factors are important here, but none of them have written a title based on this. On the screen, show 3 titles that are slightly different from each other, one of which is completely correct based on the theory. Have the audience vote for the correct answer via an online poll on their smartphone and show the results. Then discuss which answer is right or wrong and why.

7. Duo assignment

Participants in a large audience most likely do not know each other. With this game you can easily introduce them and exchange useful information at the same time.

How it works: In a presentation about a new product, you can assign your participants to come up with a name for the product. Have everyone come up with one name. Then they discuss it with their neighbor. Together they choose the best one. The speaker then assigns each pair to speak up their made-up name out loud. With a group of 30 people, this is feasible; with a larger audience, a few pairs can be formed.

8. Sing & swing

Singing is healthy! It gives energy and it puts your audience in a positive flow. Ideal when a presentation is long.

How it works: Rewrite the lyrics of a popular song and show it on the presentation screen. For example, take the chorus and replace it with a few phrases that are the essence of your presentation. Invite the audience to sing it with you. Even more fun presentation game ideas: for extra fun, add a simple choreography, for example clapping or waving your hands.

9. Quiz game

A quiz is an often used but very effective interactive presentation game. Announce in advance that a quiz game will be played at the end of the presentation. This keeps the audience paying attention throughout the presentation.

How it works: Ask about 10 questions and make it interesting by alternating between [multiple choice](/en/questions/multiple choice/), 'right or wrong' questions and 'yes and no' questions. Display these on the screen and let the audience answer with an online poll. Show the scores after each question. This encourages competitiveness in your audience!

Often attention drifts away at the end of a presentation, especially when there are questions from the audience. With this game, everyone pays attention to each other's questions.

How it works: Have all listeners sitting at the left end of the rows think of a question for the speaker. They whisper this question into the ear of the person sitting next to them. The question is whispered through to the person at the other end of the row. The people at the right end of each row may now ask the question out loud. Chances are, the question is nothing like the one initially thought of. This can produce hilarious moments!

Interactive presentation games with Sendsteps

The above mentioned games for presentations will make every presentation a true success. Get started and try out an online poll with your audience. Use our free tool and start presenting interactively right away. Not sure which presentation game is right for your presentation? Then please contact us. We are happy to give advice on how you can increase interactivity with your audience. In addition, Sendsteps offers even more smart features to deliver a perfect presentation.

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Leveraging ai for fun and engagement innovative uses of quiz generators, what are effective presentation games for large teams, and how do they enhance audience engagement.

Effective presentation games for large teams include 'Elimination', 'Topic of the Day', 'Assumptions', 'Fill Gaps', and '30 Seconds' for dynamic interaction. These games keep the audience engaged, encourage participation, and make complex topics more approachable. 'Bring into Practice' and 'Duo Assignment' stimulate practical application and creativity, while 'Sing & Swing', a quiz game, and the 'Phone' game ensure ongoing attention and fun. These games, especially when combined with Sendsteps for interactive polling, significantly enhance the overall engagement and effectiveness of presentations for large audiences.

How do games enhance team-building and collaboration in a large group setting?

Games in a large group setting enhance team-building and collaboration by providing a shared experience that breaks down barriers and encourages open communication. They create a fun and relaxed environment where team members feel comfortable interacting and working together.

What strategies can be used to ensure that all team members are engaged and participating in the games?

To ensure all team members are engaged in the games, it's important to choose inclusive activities that cater to diverse interests and abilities. Facilitators can also actively encourage participation and create small groups within the larger team to ensure everyone is involved.

How can the effectiveness of these games in achieving presentation goals be evaluated or measured?

Measuring the effectiveness of these games can be done through feedback surveys, observing the level of engagement during the games, and assessing the improvement in team dynamics and communication post-activity.

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20 Interactive Presentation Ideas

Giving a presentation at work can be intimidating, even if this isn’t your first rodeo. You want to convey the information clearly and intelligently, but you also want it to be a crowd-pleaser. But how? The presentation has to be conducted professionally, but you don’t want to bore everyone or yourself, for that matter.

‍ Tedious, boring meetings serve no one and are a waste of time. This is a pity, as often good information is shared, but delivered in such a sterile way, that the audience doesn’t find it useful. What you want to give is an interactive presentation – where your audience feels seen by you and where real communication of ideas has occurred.

What Are The Benefits of an Interactive Presentation?

While you might feel that you just want to present the information and get this over with, audience engagement is crucial. Going the extra mile to make your presentation engaging and interactive won’t just make it more enjoyable for you and the audience, but a better learning experience for both of you. ‍

Think of interaction as a means of making your presentation more consumable for the audience. Trying to pull all of this together can drive you mad, but MeetingPulse is here to help. We’re an online platform that will help you on how to make an interactive Powerpoint presentation with features completely customizable for your company or organization.

We offer live interactive opportunities throughout your meeting with your audience, using computers, tablets, even their phones. Your audience will be completely engaged with your presentation, and you won’t have to worry about it. We can take this task off your plate.

‍ Related: Top Interactive Online Meeting Ideas

Putting together a creative and interactive presentation can be challenging. Here are 20 interactive presentation ideas:

We love icebreakers, don’t we? We secretly dread the ones that embarrass us, but the good news is, they don’t have to be embarrassing. The goal of ice-breakers is to warm up the audience and to initiate a rapport with them. This usually happens by getting to know one another better.

In a small audience, you might share a bit of information about yourself and ask each audience member to do the same. In a large meeting, you might ask the audience to introduce themselves to the person sitting next to them, or another favorite is Five of Anything .

Video Clips

We’ve all heard of death by Powerpoint, haven’t we? It’s a ghastly way to go. But fortunately, if you include a video clip or two in your slides, boredom may be avoided. A new voice can help your audience to remain engaged , and you can have help presenting bits of information.

Pro Tip: Let the video do the boring bit. A video clip can be a presentation within your presentation.

Keep the audience guessing. One slide doesn’t have to follow the next. You can mix things up a bit. Moving around your presentation, not following a predicted order, will engage your audience as you pique their interest. One exciting idea is to allow the audience to determine the course of topics — more on this one later.

Q&A Session

Asking and answering questions is a great way to get the audience involved. This can be more than a brief time at the end of a presentation for the audience to ask questions. Open questions may be asked of the audience throughout or breaks taken between sections for questions to be answered.

Interactive Quiz

Take your question-asking to a new level, and create an interactive quiz . The audience may engage with it on any device they have with them — even their phones. MeetingPulse is the expert on that. The quiz may also be embedded within your presentation, with questions strategically placed to gage audience expertise, attention, and engagement.

Bring Props

No, we don’t mean a bag of cool, but random stuff. Delivering an excellent presentation has a lot to do with storytelling. So a prop can be useful in injecting energy and adding another dimension to the topic. For maximum effect, the props should be few, and they shouldn’t distract from what you’re saying.

Tell a story

Everyone loves a good story! Telling your audience a story during your presentation will draw them to you and your topic . Stories stir our interest, our emotions, and they stay in our memory. The best speakers are excellent storytellers — so hone this skill.

Audio Narrative

Speaking for an extended period can be challenging, so add some audio narrative to your presentation. Pre-record audio on a few slides or sections so that you can have a break, and your audience hears a slight change in presentation. An audio narrative can go into more depth than the slide shows, or it can be an opportunity to add music or other invigorating elements.

Poll Your Audience

A sure-fire method for engagement is polling the audience . Asking questions that have to do with the topic or just a lot of fun questions, is an enjoyable way of interacting. Your poll can be with raised hands, or you can use software to add a poll to a powerpoint presentation for more interactivity.

‍ MeetingPulse is experienced at creating interactive meetings with live polling for real-time engagement .

Discussion Questions

An audience divided into small discussion groups during a presentation, is a fantastic way of keeping everyone engaged and interested.

‍ Discussing topics relevant to the presentation will help the audience retain the information and the audience members will help each other gain a better understanding.

Encourage Movement

Our other ideas stimulate activity in the mind of the audience, but physical movement is necessary for the body. Many people fall asleep when they’re sat in one place for too long. If the audience is to be kept awake and fresh, movement is vital. This may be accomplished by frequent intermissions, where people can walk and stretch their legs, or by directed “movement breaks.”

Get Your Audience Asking Questions

Questions aren’t just for the end of the presentation. Audience members may be invited to write their questions on the topic at the beginning of the presentation . This helps them to be listening out for the information they especially wanted and fosters engagement. Frequent question breaks throughout the presentation are also helpful.

Let Your Audience Direct

This will mean a little extra work on your part, but giving the audience some say in the flow of the presentation, can be very rewarding. Your slides may be arranged on several points, and the audience may be allowed to choose which points they want to hear first, second, and so on. 

Share a Hashtag

If you’re presenting at an event that already has a branded hashtag, encourage your audience to use it as they ask questions and make comments on social media. But if your presentation is standalone, you can still create a hashtag and encourage the audience to use it. You can keep track of their questions and comments by tracking the hashtag on social media.

What can be more energizing than a little music at just the right moment? You can use music as a background to some of your slides, or do a fantastic blast of pop music to move onto a new section of your presentation. This will refocus your audience and keep them enthusiastic about your presentation. It’s also suitable for those directed movement breaks, aka dance breaks.

Transitions and Animations

Transitions on your slides may be automated, so they move smoothly from one to the next. You can create a theme with animation that shows itself throughout the presentation. Transitions can be made fun and visually appealing for your audience.

‍ This doesn’t have to bog you down, at MeetingPulse, we can integrate your Powerpoint with our interactive software and help you on how to make an interactive Powerpoint presentation with ease!

Data Visualization

Data visualizations can demonstrate the facts and figures of your presentation in a display that helps the audience to understand it better. Visualizations can be in the form of colorful charts, graphs, infographics, etc. They are fun and engaging while helping to convey the meanings of your figures succinctly.

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Get Off The Stage

It can be exciting for you and your audience if you occasionally leave the stage and walk among them. While we don’t recommend crowd surfing (unless it’s that kind of event), this is a great way to interact with the audience and heighten the energy in the whole room.

Augmented Reality

If you’re especially daring, augmented reality is making its way into the professional space. You can forget all about a slide presentation and create a 3-D experience for the audience. This idea is tech-heavy and tough on the budget, but if you can swing it, they won’t forget it. There won’t be one sleepy eye in the place!

Play With The Length and Structure

While you may have been allotted the usual stretch of time, it could be very refreshing to audiences if you got to the point, made the point, and sat down. Feel free to mess with the structure of your presentation as well.

Why not redesign your talk and forget the expected norms, and instead, consider your audience. Prioritize getting the information into their hands and making it a memorable and quality event.

Well, there you have it, twenty of the most exciting and interactive presentation ideas ever! What you have to present is important, so why not take the time to create an event that will be enjoyable, interesting, and engaging for everyone involved. You don’t have to try all of these ideas in one presentation, but add them to your toolbox for future ones.

‍ And remember that MeetingPulse is here with an audience engagement platform to take your presentations and meetings from mundane to memorable.

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