Pablo Renaud is an expert in eCommerce with over 20 years of experience in helping online businesses to succeed. He is a thought leader in his field and regularly holds training, workshops, keynotes and more to help others achieve their goals.

We sat down with Pablo to discuss how he uses Mentimeter to take his public speaking skills to the next level.

Warming up the audience at the start of a presentation with an icebreaker is a great way to engage the audience from the get-go. Pablo says “I always start my presentations asking questions to the public”. By using Mentimeter to ask questions, as opposed to the traditional raising hands, the speaker can get more concrete data as well as making sure everyone feels comfortable to answer through the anonymity of the tool. He uses his classic multiple-choice question ‘are there more cellphones or toothbrushes in the world?’ to get an insight into who is the audience is, he says “it is super important(..) to understand who I am talking to”. Icebreakers are the perfect way to get to know your audience better at the start of a presentation and then enables you to adapt or tailor the presentation to their needs.

Pablo discusses how important it is to maintain engagement with the audience, whether it be a small meeting or a large conference with thousands of people. Mentimeter is “the perfect tool to generate interaction with the people listening”. The interactive question types enable the speaker to get real-time insights and inputs from the audience.

Pablo explains how he uses Mentimeter when public speaking to collect the audience’s interactions and answers. It is great for reflecting after the presentation to learn, improve and to segment the answers to gain even more information about the audience. Pablo says he uses Mentimeter “ to collect their interaction, their answers (...) and to drive the engagement up”. The audience can easily participate by connecting via their smartphones.