Stage-to-Audience Engagement
Run live Would You Rather polls, audience votes, and real-time Q&A ranking during any session. Results display on the presentation screen for instant crowd interaction.
For Speakers & Conference Organizers
Turn Every Session Into an Interactive Experience Your Audience Remembers
Conferences shouldn't be passive. NextWave gives speakers stage-to-audience engagement tools, organizers between-session activations, and attendees real-time ways to participate — from the keynote to the closing mixer.
The Challenge
- Keynotes are one-directional — audiences sit, listen, and check their phones
- Between sessions is dead time with no structured engagement or networking
- Post-session feedback is an afterthought — response rates under 15%
- No way to reward attendees for participating, staying, or networking
- Speaker performance data is limited to headcounts and hallway opinions
- Sponsor activations at booths feel stale — scan a badge, get a pen
The NextWave Solution
- Live audience polling and Would You Rather votes projected on the big screen during sessions — speakers see results in real time
- Between-session networking drawings on lobby screens with animated confetti reveals and sponsor-branded prizes
- QR-powered post-session feedback that captures star ratings and comments before attendees leave the room
- 🌊👋WaveTouch badges for session check-ins, sponsor booth activations, session ratings, and networking drawing entries — one tap per interaction
- Speaker dashboards with session ratings, audience engagement scores, and exportable feedback reports
- Sponsor booth activations via QR prize drawings and lead-gen signup campaigns
Between-Session Activations
Fill the gaps between sessions with animated networking drawings on lobby screens, hallway Would You Rather polls, and sponsor-branded prize giveaways.
Post-Session Feedback
QR codes at every seat capture star ratings and written feedback before attendees leave the room. Speakers get detailed reports within minutes.
🌊👋WaveTouch Badge Experiences
Attendees tap 🌊👋WaveTouch badges at session doors for instant check-in, tap sponsor booth stands to enter drawings and capture leads, tap podium stands to rate sessions, and tap hallway displays to vote in polls. One badge, every interaction.
Networking Prize Drawings
Sponsor-branded prize drawings with four animation modes and confetti reveals. Run them on lobby screens between sessions to keep energy high.
Speaker Analytics Dashboard
Every speaker gets a post-event report: session ratings, comment highlights, attendance count, audience engagement metrics, and benchmark comparisons.
Try It Live
See It In Action
Interactive demos with sample data. Try each experience block below.
Opportunity Drawing
Animated name reveals with confetti — four drawing modes for every event type.
Stage Display
Tap to Demo
Host's Controller
Tonight's Pool
20 names loaded from check-ins
History
New Drawing
Tap "Draw a Winner" to see the live experience
Celebration Set
Honor every milestone — birthdays, anniversaries, and special moments revealed one by one on the big screen.
Stage Display
Tap to Celebrate
Host's Controller
Celebrations Tonight
🎂 3 Birthdays
💍 2 Anniversaries
🎉 3 Something Fabulous
8 celebrants from signup forms
Each celebrant is revealed one by one with their category
Tap "Launch Celebration Set" to see every celebrant revealed on the big screen
Would You Rather
Real-time audience voting with animated bar charts and dramatic winner reveals.
Stage Display
Give a keynote to 5,000 people or a workshop to 20?
0 votes
🏟️ Keynote to 5,00050%
📝 Workshop to 2050%
Player Phone
Give a keynote to 5,000 people or a workshop to 20?
Tap your choice — watch the DJ screen react
Vote on the right — watch the DJ screen on the left update in real time
Guest Feedback Ratings
QR-powered star ratings capture real-time guest satisfaction with instant dashboard updates.
Your Dashboard
30
Total Ratings
4.1
Average
5⭐
14
4⭐
9
3⭐
4
2⭐
2
1⭐
1
Post-Session Feedback — Live
Guest's Phone
Post-Session Feedback
How was your experience?
Leave a comment (optional)...
Step 1 of 3
Tap the stars on the right — watch the dashboard on the left update in real time
Caption Clash
The visual comedy battle — audience submits captions from their phones, upvotes stream in live, and the stage manager picks the winner.
Stage Display
Presenter whose laptop just crashed mid-demo in front of 500 people
Captions coming in...
Audience Phone
Caption this!
0 captions · Open
Submit a caption and upvote favorites on the right — lock voting to reveal the winner on the stage display
Ask the Speaker
Live Q&A with audience upvoting — the stage manager curates which questions make it to the big screen.
Stage Display
👩🔬
Dr. Maya Okonkwo
AI Ethics in Enterprise: Where Do We Draw the Line?
All questions answered!
Waiting for next question...
0 questions
0 answered
Audience Phone
👩🔬
Dr. Maya Okonkwo
0 unanswered · Open
Submit a question and upvote on the right — tap “Answer Top Question” to see the speaker respond on the stage display
Keep the Energy High Between Every Session
Dead time between sessions is a missed opportunity. Turn hallways and lobbies into engagement zones.
Lobby Drawing Reveals
Animated prize drawings on lobby screens between sessions. Attendees gather, watch the countdown, and celebrate winners with confetti animations.
Hallway Polls
Would You Rather questions on hallway screens spark conversations between strangers. Results update live as attendees vote from their phones.
Sponsor Booth Activations
QR-powered prize drawings at sponsor booths drive traffic and capture leads. Sponsors see real-time engagement metrics for ROI reporting.
Conference Pricing
Plans That Scale With Your Event
Start free with up to 100 speakers and 1 venue. Upgrade to Surf for unlimited members, digital wallet badges, and all live engagement tools. Pipeline supports up to 25 venues for multi-track conferences and touring speaker circuits.
Your Speakers, Your Data, Your Conference
NextWave runs on your infrastructure. No per-attendee fees, no data harvesting, no platform lock-in. Speaker feedback, attendance data, and engagement metrics belong to you.
Export everything. Migrate anytime. Your conference data is never held hostage.