The event was a first of its kind; a live public broadcast with their global correspondents, taking place in front of a live audience in the crowded concert hall. But the audience was not only there to provide a passive, listening crowd - they were an integral part of the show.

Mentimeter enabled the panelists on the show to listen to the voices of the audience in real-time by using interactive questions such as Word Cloud and Q&A. The event was a success and by the end, more than 1000 votes from the audience were collected in Mentimeter and over 100 000 people saw the broadcast live. "SVT had been using Mentimeter internally for a while, but this time they wanted to go big and use it on live TV. They saw the potential it has in terms of audience interaction and thought, hey, why not use this to communicate with our viewers” says Francis, who helped facilitate the event. The show, called “Korrespondentera” (The Correspondents) featured a panel of Swedish foreign reporters discussing current global events. The show has been running for over 12 years and has become a natural part of SVTs news shows. This time, however, they wanted to try something new: have the audience participate in the discussion."

The producers of the show wanted a quick and simple tool that also would allow them to review the responses before showing them to the audience,” says Johan, who helped with technical setup. “And that’s where Mentimeter really shines - using the World Cloud question, we were able to receive around 1000 votes simultaneously” he continues. The hosts used the World Cloud question to ask the audience questions such as “What do you think of when you hear the word climate?” or “What is the most important tool for a journalist?” Throughout the show, the panelists opened the question for voting in Mentimeter. The live audience, using their smartphones, was then able to submit their answers which showed up instantaneously on the screen. The more common an answer, the bigger the word.

The event was a first of its kind; a live public broadcast with their global correspondents, taking place in front of a live audience in the crowded concert hall. But the audience was not only there to provide a passive, listening crowd - they were an integral part of the show.

Mentimeter enabled the panelists on the show to listen to the voices of the audience in real-time by using interactive questions such as Word Cloud and Q&A. The event was a success and by the end, more than 1000 votes from the audience were collected in Mentimeter and over 100 000 people saw the broadcast live. "SVT had been using Mentimeter internally for a while, but this time they wanted to go big and use it on live TV. They saw the potential it has in terms of audience interaction and thought, hey, why not use this to communicate with our viewers” says Francis, who helped facilitate the event. The show, called “Korrespondentera” (The Correspondents) featured a panel of Swedish foreign reporters discussing current global events. The show has been running for over 12 years and has become a natural part of SVTs news shows. This time, however, they wanted to try something new: have the audience participate in the discussion."

The producers of the show wanted a quick and simple tool that also would allow them to review the responses before showing them to the audience,” says Johan, who helped with technical setup. “And that’s where Mentimeter really shines - using the World Cloud question, we were able to receive around 1000 votes simultaneously” he continues. The hosts used the World Cloud question to ask the audience questions such as “What do you think of when you hear the word climate?” or “What is the most important tool for a journalist?” Throughout the show, the panelists opened the question for voting in Mentimeter. The live audience, using their smartphones, was then able to submit their answers which showed up instantaneously on the screen. The more common an answer, the bigger the word.