Interact
You do not need to rebuild a whole course to make it participatory. Start with one section of your existing slides, choose the point where learners need to respond, and add an activity that helps you decide what to explain next.
Check the imported material before adding activities
Tissyo Interact works with existing PDF and PowerPoint material. Import a short, representative section first. Check a title slide, a dense page and a page with a diagram in the projected view. If you use Keynote, export a supported format before importing.
Do not assume an imported deck behaves exactly like the original presentation. Check fonts, reading order and any animated or embedded material you rely on. Keep the original file unchanged so you can return to it.
Turn one slide into a decision
- Choose the slide. Pick a concept that learners often misunderstand.
- Write one question. Ask participants to apply the concept, not repeat a sentence they can already see.
- Decide what each answer means. What would make you explain again? What would let you move on?
- Add the activity and test it. Join from a phone and submit a response before running it with a group.
Example: after a slide about customer interviews
Slide: ask about a real recent experience rather than a hypothetical preference.
Question: “Which opening would you use: ‘Would you buy this?’ or ‘Tell me about the last time you faced this problem’?”
Next action: ask someone to explain their choice. If the distinction is unclear, demonstrate one follow-up question before continuing. The value comes from what you do with the answers, not from adding a poll for its own sake.
A rehearsal checklist
- The selected pages display legibly in projection.
- The question is understandable without extra instructions.
- A phone can join and send an answer.
- You know when to reveal or discuss the responses.
- You have a spoken or paper version if the connection fails.
Network access deserves its own check: test the room’s local connection before the session.
Build from one useful interaction
Once the first activity works, repeat the same reasoning at another difficult point in the course. Keep the deck as the thread of the session. For more context, see interactive presentations on Mac.
