Hey there!
This time, we're going to zoom in on how to use Slido
to make the most out of your trainings, workshops or webinars.
We'll look at how to solve some common challenges,
and later, I'll guide you through the tech setup. So, let's go!
Everyone who's ever run a training knows that attendees learn the most
if they're engaged the whole time,
whether they're joining online or with you in the room.
However, pulling off an engaging training, workshop or webinar
means overcoming quite a number of challenges,
especially if you're a one-man or a one-woman show.
And that's exactly where Slido shines.
When a roomfull of people comes to learn from a single person,
communication can easily turn into a one-way street.
It's all about passive learning, like sitting through a lecture.
In the middle of all of that, being able to read the room
when everyone is looking at you is a skill that only the pros can master.
I know I haven't.
Is my content relevant? Are people bored?
Do they look like that just because their seats are uncomfortable?
No way of knowing.
We all know how easily we all get distracted these days.
Our phones and social media attract our attention like magnets.
Slido helps you periodically re-engage your attendees with polls, quizzes and Q&A,
and refresh their attention span every couple of minutes.
You pull them in at the beginning
with an icebreaker poll that's just irresistible to answer.
You run another poll, so that you can learn about their expectations
and crowdsource topics that they want to hear about the most.
All of these will make the training
a more useful and gratifying experience for everyone involved.
A trainer sometimes has no way of measuring how much the audience knows about the subject.
Unless they're a mind reader, of course.
How many of them have only the most basic understanding?
Should I just skip the basics and get to the more advanced stuff?
How do I know if I explained something in an understandable way?
Also, how can I measure if people actually learned something
over the course of my training?
Well, with Slido polls and quizzes,
you can periodically check for understanding in a fun and engaging way.
Throw in a quiz at the end to bring out their competitive side
and help your audience process what they've just learned.
You can also collect questions before or during the training.
They can be asked anonymously,
which encourages honesty and removes the fear of being judged by others.
People can upvote questions others posted,
which can help you focus on the most burning ones,
and add clarification where necessary.
As a trainer, you can review the questions as they're coming in
before they go live for everyone else.
Whenever you need audience input,
the loudest voices in the room might not be the most representative of your audience.
and that also goes for receiving truthful and diversified feedback at the end,
so that you can constantly keep improving.
Slido helps you create a conversation with everyone,
no matter if they're vocal or shy.
collect input at scale,
even when the audience size exceeds what is usually ideal for effective learning.
At the end create just a simple survey
to find out what went well and what areas could be improved.
All in all, Slido allows you to work with your audience in an incredibly effective way,
whether you need to encourage active participation,
check for understanding or give learners a chance to ask questions.
Now it's time to look at the practical side of things,
the tech setup.
First, create a Slido event,
and set up your event name, date, and event code in the settings.
If you want to go the extra mile, secure your event and customize the branding.
Go through the content of your training,
think about all the interaction points,
and set up your polls right here, in the "Polls" tab.
You can launch a poll anytime by clicking the green play button.
if you're planning to run a Q&A at the end and would like to review the incoming questions,
simply open the Q&A tab and turn on moderation.
If you'd like to give your attendees an opportunity to send questions in advance,
copy the link to Slido at the top and attach it in an email.
Familiarize yourself with the whole setup.
Check how to display Slido in Present mode,
and eventually run a test session.
And now you're all set for your training.
Introduce Slido at the beginning,
and ask participants to go to slido.com and enter the event code.
or simply to scan the QR code on the Slido Present view.
Take two to three minutes to run an icebreaker poll to bring people into Slido.
Once they have it open and at hand,
they'll answer all of your upcoming polls much faster.
Display the poll results and Q&A in Slido Present mode.
people are actually twice as likely to engage with Slido
if the Present mode is displayed and if the speaker is commenting on the results.
If you have a slide deck prepared there's a way to seamlessly integrate Slido into it.
just use our Powerpoint or Google Slides integration,
or Slido Switcher for any other presentation software.
If you're planning a Q&A at the end,
remind attendees to submit and upvote questions throughout the event.
Approve the questions as they come in,
and once it's time for the Q&A highlight the one that is being discussed,
and mark it as answered to remove it from the screen.
Activate the feedback survey before everyone leaves to increase the response rate.
After the training is over,
you can find all the questions and poll results right here in the "Analytics" tab.
If a lot of popular questions remain unanswered,
you can share the answers in a follow-up email.
Analyze the feedback survey
and look for concrete suggestions to implement at your next training.
You can find detailed tutorials in the "Academy" tab in your Slido account,
or our help center, community.slido.com.
If you'd like to go even deeper into how to make the most out of your training with Slido,
Check out our "Slido for Trainings, Workshops and Webinars" PDF manual in the description below.
We're excited to see how you'll transform your next training with Slido.
Over to you!