Connecting Your StreamAlive PowerPoint Interactions to a Live Session

Written By Donkin Lyngdoh

Last updated About 2 months ago

Before reading this help doc, please ensure you have:

  1. Installed the StreamAlive PPT Add-in

  2. Embedded StreamAlive interactions into your PPT Slides

Once your StreamAlive interactions are embedded into your PowerPoint, the final step is to connect your deck to a live session so it can collect real-time chat responses.

Connecting Your PowerPoint to a Live Session

Once you’re ready to connect to your session:

  1. Click Choose Platform.

  2. StreamAlive supports many platforms, including Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, YouTube, and even in-person sessions.

    For this example, we’ll connect to     Zoom.

  3. Enter Your Session Details

    • Add your session title

    • Paste your meeting link (If you don’t know where to find the meeting link, read this help doc)

    • Set the date and time

    • Click Add Session

    • Your session is now scheduled, and you can preview or edit it at any time.

  4. When ready:

    • Click Start Reading Responses.

    • A pop-up will appear asking you to admit the StreamAlive bot into your meeting.

    • Once admitted, you can start picking up responses for your StreamAlive interactions.
      Click       Start StreamAlive to activate it.

Going Live With Your Interaction

Back in PowerPoint, you’ll see the Start StreamAlive button on each interaction slide that you’ve added

Click it whenever you're ready.

Now:

  1. Share your screen in Zoom

  2. Ask your audience to respond in the chat

  3. Watch the interaction populate in real time

StreamAlive updates instantly as messages come in.

And that’s it! 🎉

You’ve just learned how to turn a PowerPoint deck into a fully interactive presentation using StreamAlive.

From polls to quizzes, maps, word clouds, and more, everything runs directly inside your slides.

Happy presenting with StreamAlive!