The document discusses the importance of interactive presentation formats to enhance audience engagement in events. It outlines various techniques such as breaking traditional presentations, energizing panel discussions, and using participant-driven formats to foster interaction. The suggestions aim to make sessions more conversational and dynamic, improving the overall experience for both in-person and online attendees.

1. The Rise of
Conversational
Presenting.
Peter Komornik, CEO
Juraj Holub, Marketing Director

2. What session really made
an impact on you?
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@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub

3. What does a usual session look like?
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@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub

4. 55-min presentation.
5-min Q&A.

5. “Interaction needs to be at the heart of how
we organise events. If you want to stay
competitive, you need to make your events
interactive.”
~ Luke Stallard, The Economist

6. What you will experience today.
Experience
conversational
techniques.
@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub
Discover
interactive
formats.
Learn
from
each other.

7. Which examples do you want to hear
about today?
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@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub

8. 1. Break the traditional presentations
2. Energizing panel discussions
3. Participant-driven formats
4. The Oxford debates
5. Engaging online participants
6. Interactive opening and closing
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9. Break the
traditional
presentations.
WEC, Gainsight, SXSW
Don’t make them present, have a
conversation instead
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13. How to pull this off?
● Ask speakers to inject interaction moments into the flow
● Have a moderator to help the speaker tell the story
● Ditch the slides and have a (fireside) chat only
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Extra Tip
● Use these formats to change the dynamic of your agenda

14. Energizing
panel
discussions.
Panels can be interactive too.
@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub
Conference Summit, SXSW
Eco, NIRI

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16. @peterkomornik | @juraj_holub

18. How to pull this off?
● Create a storyline for the panel and divide it into 3-4 sections
● Set the context with an opening poll
● Ask the panellists to comment on the results
● Integrate the audience questions into the flow early on
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Extra Tip
● Let the audience pick the topic that they want to discuss

19. Participant-
driven formats.
Your audience knows what’s the
best for them.
@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub
IMEX: Exclusively
Corporate

20. @peterkomornik | @juraj_holub

22. How to pull this off?
● Crowdsource the topics at the start of the session or conference
● Let the audience pick the most burning ones
● Arrange tables of 6-8 and assign one topic per each table
● Let people choose their table and discuss for 15-20 min
● Repeat 3x and then do a debrief in the whole group
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● The Solution Room (variation)
Extra Tips

23. The Oxford
Debate.
There is nothing more engaging
than a bit of competition.
@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub
WEF, FOM

26. How to pull this off?
● Create 2 polls to gauge where the audience stands on the topic
● Works best with two opposing answers
● Launch the 1st poll at the start and then the 2nd poll at the end
● Compare the shift in opinion
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Extra Tips
● Appoint a winner (Festival of Marketing)

27. Engaging
online
participants.
@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub
ICCA World
They are as important as your
onsite attendees.

29. How to pull this off?
● Have a dedicated online facilitator
● Prepare pre- and post-studio content
● Bring the online audience on stage
● Create room for audience interaction
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Extra Tips
● Don’t stream all of the sessions
● Embed Slido next to the video

30. Interactive
opening and
closing.
GLOBSEC, Eventex
Engage your participants right
from the start
@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub

33. ● Put attendees in pairs or small groups
● Ask them to share the challenges or key learnings
● Crowdsource and curate the most important ones
● Elicit comments and have a conversation in a room
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Extra Tips
● Snowball fight
How to pull this off?

34. What was the most innovative session
you have organized?
@peterkomornik | @juraj_holub
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35. How we designed the interaction
1. Interactive opening
2. Selection poll
3. Feedback poll + room comments
4. Group work

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