Virtual audiences are the hardest to hold. Cameras are off, notifications are one click away, and you can't read the room because there is no room. Menti gives you that missing feedback channel: every attendee has a device in front of them already, so participation is one click away too.
This article covers how to set up Menti for a virtual session, how to stay in control while screen sharing, and the flows that keep a remote audience engaged from start to finish.
Why use Menti in virtual sessions?
You get your audience back. An attendee answering a Word Cloud is not answering email. Regular, short interactions are the most reliable way to compete with everything else on their screen.
You can finally read the room. In person, you see nodding or confusion. Online, you see a grid of initials. Live results restore that signal: a quick Scales question tells you in seconds whether to move on or slow down.
Anonymity works even better remotely. Attendees who would never unmute will happily type. Anonymous responses surface the honest questions and objections that a virtual format otherwise hides completely.
Participation is frictionless. Everyone is already at a device. Paste the join link in the meeting chat and responding takes one click. No second device needed, no typing a code.
Setting up: different ways to run Menti in a virtual session
Share your screen (works with any platform)
The universal setup for Zoom, Teams, Google Meet, Webex, and every other meeting tool:
Start your Menti and share your screen (or just the browser window) in the meeting.
Keep the joining instructions slide up while people connect.
Tip: Share only the specific window or tab, not your entire screen, so notifications and other windows stay private.
Present natively in Microsoft Teams
If your organization runs on Teams, the Mentimeter app for Microsoft Teams lets you present your Menti directly inside the meeting. Attendees can then see and respond to slides without leaving Teams or opening a new browser tab.
Tip: Already presenting from PowerPoint or Google Slides? Embed your PowerPoint or Google Slides directly into your Menti, so you never have to switch between applications mid-flow and can share just your Menti.
Stay in control: Mentimote and multi-screen setups
The most common virtual presenting problem: once you're screen sharing your Menti in full-screen, you can't see the meeting chat, your notes, or your attendees, and clicking around to navigate slides looks messy on the shared screen.
Two ways to solve it:
Use Mentimote as your remote control. Present full-screen from your computer and control the Menti from your phone: advance slides, view presenter notes, moderate incoming Q&A questions, and hide or show results without touching the shared screen. For virtual sessions, this is the single most useful setup change you can make. Keep in mind that Mentimote is a paid feature.
Use a second monitor if you have one: shared Menti on one screen, meeting chat and participant view on the other.
Whichever you choose, run a test beforehand: start a meeting with a colleague (or a second device), share your screen, submit a few test votes, and check that audio, links, and Mentimote all behave as expected. Five minutes of testing prevents the classic first-slide fumble.
Flows that work well in virtual sessions
The soft start
Remote attendees trickle in. Instead of dead air, have a low-stakes Word Cloud or fun Multiple Choice question on screen from minute zero ("Where are you joining from?" works every time). Early arrivals have something to do, everyone verifies their connection works before it matters, and you open with a screen already full of activity.
The attention rhythm
Attention decays faster online than in person. Plan an interaction every 5–7 minutes (shorter intervals than you would use in a physical room). These don't all need to be discussion points. A 20-second Scales pulse ("How clear is this so far?") resets attention without derailing your flow.
The always-open Q&A channel
Add a Q&A slide and leave it open for the whole session. This solves a uniquely virtual problem: meeting-chat questions scroll away and get lost, and unmuting to interrupt feels high-stakes. With Mentimote or a moderator reviewing incoming questions, you can address them at natural break points and nothing gets buried.
The co-host split
For larger webinars, split roles: one person presents while a colleague moderates Q&A, watches the meeting chat, and drops the join link for latecomers. The presenter stays in flow and the audience still feels heard. If you're solo, Mentimote lets you cover both roles. Just be sure to build in explicit pauses to review questions.
The energy spike
Somewhere past the midpoint, where virtual sessions tend to sag, run a short Quiz Competition with music and a leaderboard. Two or three questions is enough. Competition wakes up a remote audience faster than anything else in the toolkit.
The commitment close
End with an Open Ended question: "What's one thing you'll take away from today?" It converts passive watching into a stated intention, and gives you a results screen full of value delivered, a far stronger final image than a thank-you slide.
After the session
Virtual events live or die on follow-up, and your Menti results are the raw material:
Share the Menti link in your follow-up email so attendees (and no-shows) can browse the slides and results.
Export results to Excel (paid plans) to analyze responses, segment feedback, or report attendance engagement to stakeholders.
Running the same webinar again? Clear the results first so the next audience starts fresh. Previous sessions remain available under your Menti's results history. See How to analyze the results of your Menti for further details.