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Jo hawwe jo earste killerpresintaasje op AhaSlides hosted. It is foarút en omheech fan Hjir út!
As jo nei in bytsje begelieding sykje oer wat te dwaan, sjoch dan net fierder. Hjirûnder hawwe wy ús útlein top 5 snelle tips foar it skoaren fan grutte ferlovingspunten op jo folgjende AhaSlides-presintaasje!
Tip 1 💡 Vary your Slide Types
Look, I get it. When you're starting out with AhaSlides, it's tempting to stick with what feels safe. Maybe throw in a enkête, foegje a Q&A slide, and hope nobody notices you're basically using the same formula everyone else uses.
But here's what I've learned from watching hundreds of presentations: the moment your audience thinks they've figured out your pattern, they mentally check out. It's like when Netflix keeps suggesting the same type of show—eventually, you stop paying attention to the recommendations altogether..
The cool thing about mixing up your slide types? It's like being a DJ who knows exactly when to switch up the beat. Imagine hitting the crowd with the most unexpected beat drop ever; they will absolutely go wild, and loud cheers will follow.
Let me share some slide types that most people completely ignore but absolutely shouldn't:
1. Word Cloud - It's Like Reading Minds
Okay, so it's not actually mind reading, but it's pretty close. A word cloud lets you collect single-word responses from everyone at once, then displays them visually with the most popular answers appearing larger and more prominent.
Hoe wurket it? Simple—you ask a question like "What's the first word that comes to mind when I say 'Monday morning'?" and everyone types their answer on their phone. Within seconds, you've got a real-time snapshot of how your entire room is feeling, thinking, or reacting.
You can use this slide type practically at any time during the presentation. You can use it at the beginning of sessions to understand your audience's mindset, in the middle to check comprehension, or at the end to see what resonated most.
2. Rating Scales - For When Life Isn't Black and White
rating Skala slides let your audience rate statements or questions on a sliding scale (like 1-10 or 1-5) instead of forcing them into yes/no answers. Think of it like a digital thermometer for opinions—you can measure not just whether people agree or disagree, but how strongly they feel about it. Think of it like a digital thermometer for opinions—you can measure not just whether people agree or disagree, but how strongly they feel about it.
Why use rating scales instead of regular polls? Because real life isn't multiple choice. You know that frustrating feeling when a survey forces you to pick "yes" or "no", but your honest answer is "well, it depends"? Rating scales fix exactly that problem. Instead of backing people into corners, you let them show you exactly where they stand on the spectrum.
rating skalen are perfect for anything remotely controversial or nuanced. For example, when you give a statement: "Team meeting helps me do my job better" and instead of a poll giving only two options: Yes or No, which immediately divides the room into opposing camps, you can ask people to rate "Team meetings help me do my job better" from 1-10. This way, you can see a bigger picture: People who are not sure if they agree with the statement or not, using a rating scale, help reflect the way they're thinking.
3. Spinner Wheel - The Ultimate Fairness Tool
Spinner wheel is a digital wheel that you can fill with names, topics, or options, then spin to make random selections. You may find this similar to a live game show wheel that you've seen on TV.
Why is this the "ultimate fairness tool"? Because nobody can argue with random selection—the wheel doesn't play favorites, doesn't have unconscious bias, and eliminates any perception of unfairness.
Spinner wheel is perfect for any situation where you need random selection: choosing who goes first, picking teams, selecting topics to discuss, or calling on participants for activities. It's also great as an icebreaker or energy booster when attention starts flagging.
4. Categorise - Sort Information Into Clear Groups
The categorise quiz lets your audience put items into different categories. Think of it as a digital sorting activity where participants organise information by grouping related items together.
Present your audience with a collection of items and several category labels. Participants put each item into the category where they think it belongs. You can see their responses in real-time and reveal the correct answers when ready.
This feature is absolutely perfect for educators teaching classification lessons, corporate trainers facilitating brainstorming sessions, HR professionals organising employee feedback, meeting facilitators grouping discussion points, and team leaders conducting sorting activities.
Use Categorise when you need to help people understand relationships between different pieces of information, organise complex topics into manageable groups, or check if your audience can correctly classify concepts you've taught them.
5. Embed Slide - Captivate Your Audience
De Embed Slide feature in AhaSlides allows users to integrate external content directly into their presentations. This feature is available to all AhaSlides users who want to enhance their slides with live content such as media, tools, or websites.
Whether you're looking to add a YouTube video, a newspaper article, a blog, etc., this feature makes it easy to integrate everything without switching between apps.
It’s perfect when you want to keep your audience engaged by showing real-time content or media. To use it, just create a new slide, choose "Embed," and paste the embed code or URL of the content you want to display. It’s a simple way to make your presentations more dynamic and interactive, all in one place.
Tip 2 💡 Alternate Content and Interactive Slides
Look, we started AhaSlides back in 2019 because we were frustrated with boring, one-way presentations. You know the kind – where everyone just sits there zoning out while someone clicks through slide after slide.
But here's the thing we learned: you can actually have too much of a good thing. If you're constantly asking your audience to vote, answer questions, or participate in activities, they'll get exhausted and miss your main points.
Whether you're presenting to colleagues in a meeting room, students in a classroom, or attendees at a conference, the sweet spot is mixing it up with two types of slides:
Ynhâld dia's do the heavy lifting – they're your headings, bullet points, images, videos, that sort of thing. People just absorb the information without having to do anything. Use these when you need to deliver key information or give your audience a breather.
Ynteraktive dia's are where the magic happens – polls, open questions, Q&As, quizzes. These need your audience to actually jump in and participate. Save these for moments when you want to check understanding, gather opinions, or re-energise the room.
How do you get the balance right? Start with your core message, then sprinkle in interactive elements every 3-5 minutes to keep people engaged without overwhelming them. The goal is to keep your audience mentally present throughout your entire presentation, not just during the fun parts.
Take a look at the video below. The interactive slides are spaced nicely between the content slides. Using content slides in this way means that the audience gets a breather in between the sections where they participate. This way, people stay engaged throughout your entire presentation instead of burning out halfway through.
Presintaasje Protip Besykje te foarkommen dat jo in ynhâlddia foar brûke alles dat jo wolle sizze yn jo presintaasje. Lêze direkt fan it skerm betsjuttet dat de presintator gjin eachkontakt en gjin lichemstaal biedt, wat liedt ta it publyk saai, snel.
Tip 3 💡 Make the Background Beautiful
It is maklik om al jo oandacht te rjochtsjen op 'e ynteraktive dia's op jo earste presintaasje, en miskien de algemiene fisuele ynfloed te oersjen.
Feitlik, estetyk is ek belutsenens.
In geweldige eftergrûn hawwe mei de juste kleur en sichtberens kin in ferrassende bedrach dwaan foar fergrutting fan belutsenens by jo presintaasje. Komplimentearje in ynteraktive dia mei in prachtige dekôr soarget foar in mear folsleine, profesjonele presintaasje.
Jo kinne begjinne of troch in eftergrûn te uploaden fan jo bestannen of ien te selektearjen út AhaSlides 'yntegreare ôfbyldings- en GIF-biblioteken. Kies earst de ôfbylding en snij it nei jo smaak.
Kies dêrnei jo kleur en sichtberens. De kar fan kleur is oan jo, mar jo moatte derfoar soargje dat eftergrûnsichtberens altyd leech is. Moaie eftergrûnen binne geweldich, mar as jo de wurden foar har net lêze kinne, dogge se jo ferlovingsnivo mear skea dan goed.
Kontrolearje dizze foarbylden 👇 Dizze presintaasje brûkt deselde eftergrûn troch, mar wikselt kleuren oer dia's ôf, ôfhinklik fan 'e kategory fan dy dia. Ynhâldsdia's hawwe in blauwe overlay mei wite tekst, wylst ynteraktive dia's in wite overlay hawwe mei swarte tekst.
Foardat jo jo definitive eftergrûn hawwe fêststeld, moatte jo kontrolearje hoe't it der útsjen sil op 'e mobile apparaten fan jo dielnimmers. Klikje op de knop markearre 'participant view' om te sjen hoe't it der útsjocht op in smeller skerm.
Tip 4 💡 Play Games!
Net elke presintaasje, wis, mar wis brêge presintaasjes kinne oplibbe wurde mei in spultsje as twa.
- Dat binne se memorabel - It ûnderwerp fan 'e presintaasje, presintearre troch in spultsje, sil langer yn' e gedachten fan 'e dielnimmers bliuwe.
- Dat binne se oangripend - Jo kinne normaal ferwachtsje 100% publyk fokus mei in spultsje.
- Dat binne se wille - Spultsjes litte jo publyk gewoan ûntspanne, en jouwe se mear stimulâns om dêrnei te fokusjen.
Njonken it spinnerwiel en kwisdia's, binne d'r in ton spultsjes dy't jo kinne spielje mei ferskate funksjes fan AhaSlides.
Here's one game for you: Pointless
Doelleas is in Britske spultsjeprogramma wêr't spilers de moatte krije meast ûndúdlik krekte antwurden mooglik om de punten te winnen.
Jo kinne it opnij oanmeitsje troch in wurdwolk te meitsjen en te freegjen nei antwurden op ien wurd op in fraach. It populêrste antwurd sil yn it sintrum ferskine, dus as de antwurden binnen binne, klik dan op dat sintrale wurd oant jo it minste yntsjinne antwurd (en) hawwe oan 'e ein.
Wolle jo mear spultsjes? 💡 Kontrolearje 10 oare spultsjes dy't jo kinne spylje op AhaSlides, foar in teamgearkomste, les, workshop of algemiene presintaasje.
Tip 5 💡 Take Control of your Responses
Foar in skerm stean, unmachtige antwurden akseptearje fan in mannichte kin senuweftich wêze.
Wat as immen wat seit dat jo net leuk fine? Wat as der in fraach is dy't jo net kinne beäntwurdzje? Wat as ien fan 'e rebellen dielnimmers folslein mei de profanities giet?
No, d'r binne 2 funksjes op AhaSlides dy't jo helpe filterje en matich what the audience submits.
1. Skandelikensfilter 🗯️
Jo kinne it profanity-filter foar jo heule presintaasje ynskeakelje troch op in dia te klikken, nei it ljepblêd 'ynhâld' te gean en it karfakje ûnder 'oare ynstellings' oan te vinken.
Dit dwaan sil blokken fan Ingelsktalich automatysk blokkearje as se yntsjinne wurde.
Mei de goddeleaze blokkearre troch asterisken kinne jo dan de folsleine yntsjinjen fan jo slide fuortsmite.
2. Q&A Moderaasje ✅
Mei moderaasjemodus Q&A kinne jo yntsjinjen fan publyk foar jo Q&A-slide goedkarre of wegerje foar se hawwe de kâns om op it skerm te sjen. Yn dizze modus kinne allinich jo as in goedkarde moderator elke yntsjinne fraach sjen.
Jo moatte gewoan op de knop drukke om elke fraach te 'goedkarren' of 'weigje'. Goedkard fragen sille wêze shown to everyone, wylst wegere fragen sille wêze wiske.
Wolle jo mear witte? 💡 Besjoch ús artikels oer stipe-sintrum oer de goddeleaze filter en Q & A-moderaasje.
Dus... Wat no?
Now that you're armed with 5 more weapons in your AhaSlides arsenal, it's time to start creating your next masterpiece! Feel free to grab one of the templates below.
