Preparing to present an activity
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           Create activities                                          Test each activity                                        Make a script
          on your Activities page. Group the activities               in your presentation beforehand using the                 for your introduction. The person who 
          you will present into a single group and                    computer that will project your presentation,             introduces the tool (MC, keynote, instructor, 
          order them according to how you will                        especially if that computer is not the one you            etc.) should be comfortable with Poll 
          present them. If you’re using the                           used to create the presentation. If you are               Everywhere and know how it works so they 
          Poll Everywhere app, arrange activity                       using PowerPoint, make sure you’re logged                 can teach the audience. Try an icebreaker 
          slides accordingly.                                         into your Poll Everywhere account in                      activity to get the audience ready. 
                                                                      PowerPoint on the computer you will be 
                                                                      presenting from.
         Presenting an activity
                                Show participants this quick instructional video when introducing Poll Everywhere.
             Explain what’s going to happen                                                      Demo an icebreaker activity
            EXAMPLE SCRIPT                                                                      EXAMPLE SCRIPT
             “Now I’m going to ask for your opinion. You’ll use your phone,                      “Let’s do a quick question now to get the hang of it. Everyone take 
             tablet, or laptop to respond. Please pull out your phone or tablet so               out your device and tell me – have you been to this conference 
             you can participate, but remember to keep them on silent.                           before? 
             You’ll participate by sending a text message or visiting the URL                    (If responding via SMS) Start a new text message. You’ll put the 
             from any web browser. You don’t need to download anything.”                         phone number or five digit code in the ‘to’ line. Type in this 
                                                                                                 username followed by your answer in the body of the message.
                                                                                                 (If responding via the web), visit pollev.com/(username). Wait for 
                                                                                                 the question to appear, and respond with a tap.” 
       Presentation aids
                                On the following slides, you will find graphics to help everyone participate.
                                  Customize these graphics to match your presentation. Be sure to include:
                        1.                                  2.                                   3.
                         The five-digit response            Codes or keywords                    Your response page 
                         number (or full phone              particular to your activity if       address 
                         number in some non-US              you’re allowing SMS                  (pollev.com/yourname) if 
                         locations) if you’re               responses. (Response                 you’re allowing web 
                         allowing SMS responses.            instructions may change if           responses.
                                                            you use keywords voting.) 
                                                            Using reserved keywords 
               Using the presenter session                  (the ability to respond with                  Not sure whether to use presenter 
               (the ability to vote with A, B, or C         keywords you choose rather than               session (default) or keywords? 
               rather than a keyword)? More                 auto-generated codes)? Make sure              Visit the relevant section of the 
               information is available in the              the feature is enabled in your                User Guide.
               User Guide.                                  account by visiting the 
                                                            reserved keywords features page.
   Responding with Poll Everywhere
               Web voting            SMS voting
        Best practices checklist
                             Use this checklist to ensure a seamless experience, every time.
            ❏ Give instructions upfront. Tell the          ❏ Take it slow. There’s a natural              ❏ Offer incentives. Many presenters 
                  audience they'll be asked to                  tendency to rush during the silence            turn activities into a game, offering 
                  participate. Clear instructions set           that ensues when the audience is               prizes for participation, to keep energy 
                  expectations and encourage                    responding for the first time. Allow           levels high.
                  participation. (See slide three for an        about 90 seconds for the practice 
                  example script.)                              round.
            ❏ Create and test a practice activity.         ❏ Mix it up. Deploy an activity every 10 to 
                  Start your session with a practice            15 minutes to bring wandering minds 
                  activity — a simple, fun icebreaker           back into the fold. To keep things fresh, 
                  question will do the trick.                   mix up the activity type: try clickable 
                                                                image, Q&A, or word cloud.