Conferences i/o webinar: Benefits of integration with PowerPoint.

1. Webinar: Benefits of the PowerPoint Add-In

2. Agenda
• Brief Overview of Conferences i/o
• Why PowerPoint Integration is so Important
• Installation steps & requirements
• New Features
• How to create embedded slides
• Q&A

3. webinar.cnf.io
Ask questions during the
webinar
Up-Vote questions that
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4. webinar.cnf.io
Respond to Poll Questions
when they appear on your
device / screen

5. Poll Time!
Have you ever used Conferences i/o before?
A. Yes, have used it as a presenter!
B. Yes, have used it as an attendee!
C. No, this is my first time using it!

6. Have you ever used Conferences i/o before?
Poll Results

7. Brief Overview of
Conferences i/o

8. Conferences i/o is a web-based Audience
Engagement System that improves attendee
participation, engagement, and learning outcomes

9. Participation Engagement Learning
87% of customers agreed or
strongly agreed that Conferences
i/o improved audience
participation at their event!
Customers reported an average
engagement rate of 8 out of 10
when using Conferences i/o at
their event.!
74% of customers agreed or
strongly agreed that
Conferences i/o helped them
learn more about their audience!
Proven Success

10. Why PowerPoint
Integration Is So
Important

11. “How Do I Get My
Poll Results Up On
The Big Screen?”
- Every Presenter Ever!

12. Solution 1: Presentation Mode
How It Works
• Allows polls to be presented in full screen mode
• Easily transition from poll to poll
• Automatically push polls to attendees
• Concept was to toggle between browser and slides

13. Solution 1: Presentation Mode
Why It Isn’t Perfect
• Requires leaving PowerPoint at times
• Requires being near the computer in order to toggle windows
• Disrupts Presenter flow, if only for a moment
• Is still a great solution when there is an A/V person in the room

14. Solution 2: Upload Slides
How It Works…
• Concept is to upload slides and run entire presentation
through Conferences i/o
• Doesn’t require switching windows
• Transition from slides to polls seamlessly
• Even have the option to display slides on attendee devices

15. Solution 2: Upload Slides
Why It Isn’t Perfect
• Presenters like staying in PPT because they are comfortable
• Lose animation or transitions
• Some presenters are making changes minutes before they go on stage

16. PowerPoint Add-in
• Control polls without clicking buttons or using a mouse!
!
• Seamlessly transition between slides and polls without !
any disruption to presenter flow!
!
• Display polling results without ever leaving PowerPoint!

17. Installation Steps &
Requirements

18. Installation & Requirements
• Download link and instructions can be found at
help.conferences.io
• Currently only available for Windows PowerPoint
(Office version 2010 and newer)
• Mac PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi are in the
works
• Must be installed on the computer used to create the
poll slides as well as computer being used to project
on screen at the event

19. New Features

20. New Feature: Poll Timer
• Specify an amount of time to pass before results are
displayed
• Avoids attendee response bias / influence if using
polls for assessment purposes

21. Poll Timer Example
Which Operating System Is Our
PowerPoint Add-in Compatible With?
A. Windows!
B. Mac!
C. Both!

22. Which Operating System Is Our PowerPoint Add-in
Compatible With?
Poll Results

23. New Feature: Music
• Play background music while responses are being coll
ected
• Only works with polls using the poll timer feature
• Music files are uploaded by the admin and can then be
played from any computer

24. Poll Music Example
Which Version of Microsoft Office is Our
PowerPoint Add-in Compatible With?
A. Office 2003 and newer!
B. Office 2007 and newer!
C. Office 2010 and newer!
D. Office 2013 and newer!

25. Which Version of Microsoft Office is Our PowerPoint
Add-in Compatible With?
Poll Results

26. How To Create
Embedded Slides

28. Q&A Time
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