When you include interactivity, virtual training software you’ve chosen. Video conferencing software like Zoom or Microsoft Teams often come with built-in features like polls, breakout rooms, whiteboards, and more, all of which you can use to keep your audience engaged. There are also a number of PowerPoint plug-ins that you can use – check out our review of the audience interaction tool Mentimeter here.
For example, you can start your virtual phone codes brazil training session with a poll asking your learners their level of experience. This not only gets the learners to interact with you right from the beginning, but you also discover the average knowledge level of your leaners. By making the poll anonymous, you can create a safe space for learners to be truthful without feeling judged. Later on in the session you could use Cloud polls. With a cloud poll, learners type in words or phrases anonymously and see them pop up on the screen. They’re good for getting people engaged without forcing them to speak publicly, so are particularly helpful if you have a large group and microphones are turned off. For more complex activities, use breakout rooms and encourage learners work together in small groups.
Giving learners resources they can use alongside the virtual training session can optimise their experience of the session and help them keep up if their minds do wander. Downloadable handbooks are a great tool, as not only can they contain all the relevant material for activities, but learners can reference them long after the session is over. For extra interaction, think about using interactive PDFs that learners can type into and navigate around in easily.
For more advice on engaging your learners while presenting in virtual environments, check out our video resource, Presenting Online, or read our ultimate guide to virtual presentations.
Take your bow: post-session materials
The show’s over, the curtain falls… but you want your audience to remember their experience long after they’ve left the theatre.