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EDUCATION
Energize your classes
Wake up sleepy students with a class quiz, revision game, or competition. Increase participation and knowledge retention in a format that’s fun, dynamic, and ideal for short attention spans!
Host controls: the teacher sets the pace and who can take part.
Learners can join from any laptop or mobile device.
No student login required.
Approved for schools: GDPR and Ferpa Coppa compliant.
BUSINESS & TRAINING
Boost audience participation
A live Q&A or poll helps everyone feel involved, whether you’re in the same room or hosting a remote training session. Start a discussion, share ideas, and gather feedback in real time.
Gauge participant expectations.
Evaluate knowledge and understanding.
Invite audience members to submit questions.
Design the session content and host it live, all on one platform.
Leaderboard
Motivate team members and spark friendly competition during games and quizzes.
Instructor-led
The host controls the pace of the slides. Pause to offer time to catch up and feedback when answering questions.
Real-time feedback
Display correct answers, live poll results, and celebratory animations on the screen.
Easy to join
Invite participants to join the session via a unique QR or 6 digit access code. No login required.
LIVE SESSIONS
What can I create?
Build engaging interactive content for the classroom, lecture hall, training sessions, meetings, workshops and webinars.
QUIZZES
Live quizzes
Energize the group with a fun team competition, test, or revision game. The leaderboard shows who’s in the lead and keeps participants on their toes.
ICEBREAKERS
Warm-up activities
Kick off the class, team building, or training session with icebreaker questions. Build a connection with your audience and help everyone feel involved.
POLLS & BRAINSTORMING
Live Polling
Run a quick pulse check to see how people are feeling. Collect opinions, share ideas, and make decisions as a team with live voting.
Q&As
Live Q&A sessions
Resolve doubts on the spot and give everyone the chance to speak up. Participants’ questions appear live on the screen.
WHY GENIALLY?
Interactive content. Presented in an dynamic two-way format.
Genially is an interactive content creation tool and audience engagement platform, all in one. Combine live team activities with interactive elements, game-based learning, and out-of-this-world design.
Interactive content
Create immersive interactive experiences with video, audio, storytelling, gamification, and click-to-explore elements.
Visual and sound effects
A shower of raindrops or a clap of thunder? Capture your audience’s attention with fun animations and audio.
Combine question types
Mix and match multiple question formats in the same quiz. Choose from open and closed questions including Select Image, Drag and Drop, and Type the answer.
Custom design
The Brand Kit and design resources help you make every session unique. Tailor each element to your curriculum, training courses, or corporate identity.
Hybrid learning
Combine asynchronous (self-paced) and synchronous (simultaneous) questions and activities.
Flexible delivery
Present live during remote, in-person, or blended sessions. Up to 400 participants can take part in tandem, from anywhere!
How it works
1. Design your session
Build your interactive quiz, survey, poll, or slides in Genially. Create your own custom design or start with a template.
2. Share the code
Share the link and access code with your group. Participants hang out in the virtual Waiting Room until you’re ready to start.
3. Host live
Now it’s over to you: Hit Present and fire away! Questions and responses appear on the screen in real time, and you control the pace of the slides.
4. Get insights
When you wrap up, your post-session report is automatically ready to download in CSV format.
Plug-and-play templates
Prepare your live session in minutes with Genially’s pre-built templates.
Professional design, animations, and sound effects included!
What are Live Sessions in Genially?
The Genially platform includes an audience interaction tool for hosting live quizzes, live polls, team games, and interactive presentations. With real-time audience responses, live voting, and a fun leaderboard, it’s a great way to increase audience participation during instructor-led sessions. The presenter controls the slides and the pace of the questions, as well as who can take part. Use live activities to keep groups engaged in the classroom, lectures, training workshops, live events, and meetings — remote or in-person!
How does Genially compare to other audience engagement platforms?
The key difference with Genially’s audience response software is that you can customize the design of the questions and combine live sessions with asynchronous activities. Genially’s interactive content creation tools allow you to integrate quiz questions and live polling into original gamification experiences with video, audio, interactive elements and more! Immersive game-based activities help you dial up energy levels, boost participation, and keep your audience involved.
How do I host a live session in Genially?
1. Create your interactive questions, poll questions, Q&A session, interactive quiz slides or presentation slides in Genially.
2. Click Present Live.
3. Share the participation link and 6-digit access code with participants. Attendees joining from a mobile device can simply scan the QR code!
If you host webinars or remote training courses, Genially also works seamlessly with videoconferencing tools like Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Learn more about hosting live sessions in Genially.
How many participants can join a session?
Up to 400 people can join a live session, depending on your plan. See plans.
Can I use Genially’s audience engagement software for free?
Yes! With a free plan you can use Genially’s polling features and audience engagement tools and host live sessions for up to 50 participants. See plans.