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Audience Follow Mode

Enable your audience to follow your presentation on their own devices.

Overview

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Follow mode provides a companion view for audience members, syncing their devices with your presentation. Perfect for large venues, hybrid events, or when audience members want the content on their personal screens.

How It Works

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When you enable follow mode, audience members can:

  • View the current slide on their own device
  • Switch languages if translations are available
  • Participate in interactive elements (polls, Q&A)
  • Access the presentation after you’re done
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  1. Start presenting your presentation
  2. Click Share > Follow Link
  3. Copy the short URL
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Follow links use short codes for easy sharing:

https://your-instance.com/f/ABCD

Four-letter codes are easy to type and remember.

Sharing Methods

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Verbally:

“Join at [your-domain]/f/ABCD”

On a slide: Add a “Follow Invite” slide with:

  • The URL
  • QR code
  • Instructions

Via chat/email: Share the link in your meeting chat or event materials.

QR Code Sharing

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Display a QR code that audience members can scan to join.

Displaying QR Code

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  1. Click Share > Show QR Code
  2. QR code appears on screen
  3. Audience scans with phone camera
  4. Follow view opens automatically

On Slides

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Use the Follow Invite slide type:

  1. Add a new slide
  2. Select Follow Invite type
  3. QR code and link are automatically included
  4. Customize the message

Follow Invite slide with QR code and access code

QR Code Tips

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  • Make it large enough to scan from the back
  • Leave on screen for at least 30 seconds
  • Consider showing at the start
  • Show again before interactive elements

Language Switching

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For multi-language presentations:

Audience Language Selection

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  1. Audience joins via follow link
  2. Click the language selector
  3. Choose preferred language
  4. All content switches to that language

Available Languages

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Only languages with translations appear:

  • Primary language always available
  • Translated languages shown as options
  • Partial translations show what’s available

Real-time Translation

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If live translation is running:

  • Translated content appears as it’s ready
  • Audience sees content in their language
  • Slides stay in sync with presenter

Interaction Participation

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Polls

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When you show a Poll or Likert slide:

  1. Audience sees the answer buttons or a slider
  2. They tap to vote; voting again changes their vote
  3. Results update live on the slide
  4. You open, close or reset voting from the presenter view

See Polls.

Q&A

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While Q&A is enabled:

  1. Audience asks and upvotes questions in the Q&A panel
  2. Questions appear in the notes view, ranked by votes
  3. You can add a question to the deck as a slide
  4. Audience sees which questions will be addressed

See Q&A.

Feedback

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For feedback slides:

  1. Audience types an open answer
  2. You see the number of responses in the presenter view
  3. You download the answers as CSV before the session ends

See Feedback.

Viewer Experience

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Mobile-Optimized

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Follow view is designed for phones:

  • Responsive layout
  • Touch-friendly controls
  • Fast loading
  • Low bandwidth usage

What Viewers See

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  • Current slide content
  • Navigation (if enabled)
  • Interaction controls
  • Language selector

What’s Hidden

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  • Speaker notes
  • Future slides (unless enabled)
  • Editing controls
  • Admin features

After the Presentation

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Continued Access

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Configure what happens after you stop:

  • Allow review - Viewers can browse slides
  • Lock - Viewers see “Presentation ended”
  • Redirect - Send to a thank-you page

Analytics

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Track engagement:

  • How many joined
  • When they joined/left
  • Interaction participation
  • Language preferences

Settings

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Enable/Disable

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Control follow mode availability:

  1. Go to presentation settings
  2. Find Follow Mode
  3. Toggle on/off

Code Regeneration

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Create new follow codes:

  1. Go to Share > Follow Settings
  2. Click Generate New Code
  3. Old codes stop working
  4. Share the new code

Access Control

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Limit who can join:

  • Anyone with link - Open access
  • Require email - Collect viewer emails
  • Password protected - Add a password

Technical Details

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Rate Limits

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Follow codes are protected:

  • 10 code creations per hour per IP
  • 60 code resolutions per hour per IP
  • Prevents abuse

Bandwidth

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Follow mode is efficient:

  • Minimal data transfer
  • Works on slow connections
  • Progressive image loading

Device Support

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Works on:

  • All modern smartphones
  • Tablets
  • Laptops
  • Any device with a browser
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