Background
Jim Carroll is recognized one of the world’s leading international futurist, trends & innovation experts — and he’s got the client list to prove it, having provided his insight to such organizations as NASA; Lockheed Martin; National Australian Bank; Pfizer; Diners Club; HJ Heinz; and PPG.
And he’s a raving fan of Poll Everywhere — using the service in a huge range of global Fortune 1000 and other organizations as well as countless association events, such as being the opening keynote speaker for 4,000 people at the annual National Recreation and Parks Association annual conference in Salt Lake City.
“I’ve been using [Poll Everywhere] on stage as part of my keynote for at least three years, and the service has truly helped in building a live, rich interactive experience with my audience. I’ve used it in small CEO level sessions with just 20 people, and in large scale Las Vegas events!”
He starts off with an opening question.
One of Jim’s most thrilling moments came when he found himself on stage in front of 500 golf pros for the 94th Annual General Meeting of the Professional Golfers Association of America. “The management team at PGA invited me in to speak to their members on the need for innovative thinking. They never had an outside speaker in before, in their entire history. And so starting out by having them pull out their cell phones in order to gauge some of their opinions about change, the future and challenges facing the game — it certainly made them think! The reaction was powerful and pretty astounding, because I was able to quickly shape my talk to respond to their concerns.”
Needless to say, it made for a fascinating talk! Take a look!
How can you do this?
For a large audience, come up with an engaging intro question that’s simple and gets people thinking about your topic, or how it relates to them.
Write your question as a multiple choice poll or an open response poll. If you have more than one question, group your polls together. If you have a good amount of international participants you can also use web voting.
Work out logistics with your AV team and do a dry run. Watch the results come in live!