How to create Impromptu/Quick Interactions?

Quick Interactions (Impromptu Interactions) in StreamAlive let you instantly engage your audience without needing to prepare a presentation in advance. When you connect StreamAlive to your live session or meeting— on platforms like Zoom, YouTube, or Teams—you can choose to skip uploading a presentation and instead rely solely on Quick Interactions to drive engagement.

Whether you're running a spontaneous poll, spinning the Winning Wheel, capturing emoji reactions, or launching a word cloud, Quick Interactions help you do it all in real time.

You can also create these directly from the Presentation Live Screen using the + New Interaction button — making it easy to launch any supported interaction with just a few clicks, based on the flow of your session.

Note that many of the buttons in the Presentation Live screen are hidden by default. They appear as your cursor moves to towards the edge of your screen.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Do I need to upload a presentation to use Quick Interactions?
   Nope! Quick Interactions are designed to work without a presentation.

2. What platforms do Quick Interactions work with?
   Quick Interactions work across Zoom, YouTube, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, and all other supported platforms.

3. Can I customize Quick Interactions before launching them?
   Yes! Even when launching interactions quickly, you can edit your heading/question, interaction settings, and theme right before going live.
   If you want to spend more time customizing your interactions, we recommend using the Presentation Builder to set up your interactions in advance.

4. What kinds of interactions can be used as Quick Interactions?
   All StreamAlive interactions can be created.

5. Can I run multiple Quick Interactions in the same session?
   Absolutely! You can launch as many Quick Interactions as you need throughout your session—one after another or spaced out based on your flow.

6. Will my audience know I didn’t prepare these in advance?
   If you stop sharing the StreamAlive tab with the Presentation Live Screen, your audience will not be able to see you creating these in real-time.
   
   Of course, taking the time to customize the interaction in the middle of your live session might break your flow, which is why we recommend setting up interactions in advance using our Presentation Builder.

Using Quick Interactions

1. Connecting using quick interaction links

2. Creating quick interactions during your presentation

Connecting using quick interaction links

1. On the homepage, click on one of the interactions available under “Quick Interactions” to open it in a new tab.
   

   

   
   OR,
   
   Go to Quick interaction links on the left side menu, select the interaction that you want to create, and click on “Show link.”
   

   

   
   Now, copy the link and open it in another tab.
   
   You can also paste it into your presentation file or Google Slides and so on. When needed, click on the link to open it in a new tab. To learn more about how this works, click here.
   

   

2. Choose a platform that you want to connect to.
   
   Click here for more details on how to connect to your preferred platform.
   

   

3. Enter the session details.
   

   

4. Decide whether you’d like to have an overlay asking your audience to type their responses in the chat.
   
   This overlay is not necessary, but we’ve found that the audience sometimes needs a nudge on how to participate in the interactions.
   

   

5. Once decided, a pop-up will appear asking you to admit the bot into the session.
   
   This step might differ across different platforms. For example, in Google Meet, you will have to admit the bot into the meeting manually. However, for platforms like Twitch and YouTube, the bot joins automatically.
   

   

   

6. You can now edit your interaction’s heading/question, configure the settings below, and choose a theme.
   
   Setting a theme is optional. You can continue without entering a heading, configuring the settings, and choosing a theme. The interaction will be created with its default configuration and theme.
   
   If you want to prepare your interactions before your live session begins, use the Presentation Builder.
   
   To learn more about themes, click here
   
   Once done, click on Go
   

   

   

   

7. Your interaction is now LIVE.
   

   

8. Share the StreamAlive tab with your audience
   

   

9. Now that you’ve shared the tab, ask your audience to start participating by typing their responses in the chat
   
   (This is where the overlay message from step 4 is useful.)
   

   

10. To create more quick interactions, you can follow the same process, and StreamAlive will automatically connect to the session, and you can directly edit your new interaction
    

    

    
    OR,
    
    You can also follow the section below.

Creating quick interactions during your presentation

1. On the Presentation Live Screen, click on the “+ New Interaction” button on the top left.
   

   

2. Select the interaction that you want to create next
   

   

3. Edit your interaction’s heading/question, configure the setting below, and choose a theme.
   
   However, this is optional. You can continue without entering a heading, configuring the settings, and choosing a theme. The interaction will be created with its default configuration and theme.
   
   To learn more about themes, click here
   
   Once done, click on Go
   
   

   

   

4. Your interaction is now LIVE.
   

   

5. Share the StreamAlive tab with your audience if you have yet to do so.
   

   

6. Now that you’ve shared the tab, ask your audience to start participating by typing their responses in the chat.
   

   

7. Create more quick/impromptu interactions following the same steps

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