Item: Slido
Rating: 10
Author: Mate Kovacs

Overall Satisfaction with Slido

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Slido is a lightweight support tool to make your presentations more interactive with Q&A, polls and ideation. It works with any presentation software you use, such as Google Slides, MS PowerPoint or OSx Keynote. You are able to create a session in Slide securely and share the QR code/link with the participants. In the free version of Slido, your participants can add challenges, questions and ideas before or during the session. They are also able to participate in a limited number of polls.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Polls during presentations
Managing questions & answers
Capturing challenges or ideas from participants

Cons

Free version is limited
Presenter-facing interface could improve on UX
Roll-out of new features could be more frequent and regular

Return on Investment

Slido can make your presentations look more interactive
Slido helps making slides more engaging and stories more compelling
Slido adds new features on a continues basis, such as ideation

Alternatives Considered

I haven't evaluated other competitors, as I have seen Slido in action at an event and I was immediately hooked. That being said, I should bee looking at Slido's competitors, just to do my due diligence and ensure I'm familiar with the market landscape. I'm satisfied so far with what Slido's offering.

Key Insights

Do you think Slido delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Slido's feature set?

Yes

Did Slido live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Slido go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Slido again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Canva, Teamwork.com, Asana

Likelihood to Recommend

I use Slido as a sidekick to my presentation software such as Google Slides. It's easy to add the Slido plugin to Slides, and share the QR code with the participants of my event. Audiences love being engaged during a workshop or training session, so Slido does exactly that, it provides and opportunity for them to interact with the content and the presenter by asking questions, participating in polls or sharing their ideas. Typical use cases for Slido in my work: 1. Workshop or training session 2. Pitch session 3. Expert speech session/talk

Slido Feature Ratings

Cisco Hybrid Work

Cisco Products Used for Hybrid Work

Slido

Hybrid Work Model

Working from anywhere (e.g., coffee shop, airport)

Hybrid Work Implementation Progress

I have been working remotely for many years, and Slido was invaluable to accompany online workshops and presentation sessions. I use various other tools as well, and it's an ongoing process. Implementation of remote tools is usually fast and easy. I prioritise the free versions of these tools to evaluate them.