Audience interaction has long been one of the biggest challenges in presentations and events.
Whether it is an online webinar, a corporate town hall, a large conference hall, a live stream, or even a stadium event, most audiences remain passive viewers.
Existing tools like Slido, Mentimeter, and Kahoot help presenters collect votes, polls, or text-based questions. However, they all stop at the same point:
interaction as data, not as conversation.
EngageSlide introduces a breakthrough feature that changes this fundamentally:
Presenter Call — a feature that allows presenters to call audience members directly via audio or video, in real time, using nothing more than a web browser on the audience’s phone.
This is not just a new feature.
It is a new category of interaction.
What Is Presenter Call?
Presenter Call is a feature in EngageSlide that enables presenters, hosts, MCs, or speakers to initiate live audio or video calls with individual audience members during a presentation or event.
Audience members:
Use their own smartphones
Join via web browser
Do not need to install any app
Do not need a microphone or special equipment
Presenters:
Select an audience member inside EngageSlide
Start an audio or video call instantly
Speak with them live while presenting
All interactions happen inside EngageSlide, seamlessly integrated into the presentation flow.
Not Just for Online Events — Built for Every Event Format
Unlike traditional interaction tools that are designed primarily for webinars or virtual meetings, EngageSlide Presenter Call works everywhere.
Corporate Meetings & Town Halls
In company-wide meetings, interaction is often limited:
Employees hesitate to raise hands
Passing microphones wastes time
Only a few voices are heard
With Presenter Call:
Employees submit questions via their phones
Leaders call them directly, live
Conversations are transparent, human, and inclusive
This transforms town halls from one-way broadcasts into real dialogues.
Conference Halls & Large Venues
In auditoriums with hundreds or thousands of attendees:
Microphones are scarce
Audience participation is constrained by logistics
Many questions go unheard
EngageSlide turns every phone into a personal microphone.
The presenter can:
Select any attendee
Call them instantly
Let the entire hall hear the conversation
No microphone runners.
No technical delays.
No physical limitations.
Stadiums & Massive Events
In stadiums or large-scale public events:
Audience interaction is almost impossible
The crowd is reduced to spectators
With EngageSlide:
Audiences join via QR code
Hosts can call a selected participant live
A single audience voice can be amplified to the entire venue
This brings real participation to environments that were previously one-directional.
Television & Live Shows
TV talk shows and live broadcasts traditionally rely on:
Call centers
Pre-screened phone calls
Complex infrastructure
Presenter Call eliminates this complexity:
No call centers
No telecom setup
No external systems
Producers can call audience members directly inside EngageSlide, creating spontaneous, authentic interactions on air.
Livestreams & Hybrid Events
Livestreams often suffer from:
Endless comment streams
Lost questions
Minimal real interaction
EngageSlide enables hosts to:
Select a viewer
Call them live
Bring their voice (or face) into the stream
Livestreams become conversations, not monologues.
No Microphones, No Apps, No Friction
The most disruptive aspect of Presenter Call is its simplicity.
Audience members do not need:
External microphones
Wireless audio devices
Technical setup
Installed applications
They simply:
Join the event
Receive a call
Tap Accept
Speak naturally on their phone
This removes the biggest barrier to participation: technical friction.
Why Existing Tools Cannot Do This
Slido, Mentimeter, and Kahoot were built for:
Polls
Voting
Text-based Q&A
They were never designed for real-time voice or video interaction.
| Feature | EngageSlide | Slido | Mentimeter | Kahoot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Online events | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Offline events | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Large venues | Yes | Limited | Limited | No |
| Audio calls | Yes | No | No | No |
| Video calls | Yes | No | No | No |
| No app required | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| No microphone required | Yes | No | No | No |
| Free to use | Yes | No | No | No |
EngageSlide is currently the only presentation platform offering direct audio and video calls with audience members.
A New Definition of Audience Engagement
Traditional engagement tools treat audiences as:
Data points
Charts
Percentages
Presenter Call treats audiences as:
People
Voices
Participants
This changes the role of the presenter from a broadcaster to a facilitator of dialogue.
EngageSlide is redefining engagement from:
“Audience → Input”
to
“Human → Human Interaction”
Completely Free — by Design
Perhaps the most surprising aspect of Presenter Call is that it is completely free.
No:
Per-seat pricing
Feature paywalls
Enterprise-only restrictions
This opens powerful interaction capabilities to:
Educators
Startups
Community organizers
Content creators
Nonprofits
EngageSlide democratizes high-quality interaction that was previously limited to expensive setups or offline events.
Conclusion
EngageSlide Presenter Call is not just another feature.
It is:
A new standard for audience interaction
A bridge between presenters and real human voices
A solution that works across online, offline, hybrid, and large-scale events
From boardrooms to stadiums.
From livestreams to television.
From small meetings to massive audiences.
👉 EngageSlide transforms presentations into conversations.