Miro Engage: Activities (BETA)

Who can do it: Board editors (All users can join sessions without a Miro account)
Which plans: Free, Starter, Business, Enterprise, Education
Which platforms: Browser, Desktop, Mobile

Activities is the core feature of Miro Engage, a meetings and workshops engagement tool built to boost audience engagement and capture participant insights at scale. Activities let facilitators run interactive exercises (like multiple choice or open-ended questions) from their Miro boards.

Users can participate directly on the board or join via mobile by scanning a QR code or entering a code (no account or app download needed).

Responses are visualized in real-time, making your workshops and presentations more inclusive and dynamic.

Activities work best when using Miro Slides, or can be placed anywhere on your board. They can also be used with AI Flows and Sidekicks.

✏️ Activities are free while in beta.

Add Activities to the canvas

Activities can be added directly to the canvas. To add them:

1. Click the Tools, Media and Integrations icon or the Frames icon in the Create toolbar.
2. Search for and select Activities or, if accessing via the Frames menu, select Activities.
3. Slides will be added to the canvas with a Join instructions slide and a second slide where you can choose which Activity to add.
4. Select which Activity you'd like to add on the second slide.
5. To add additional Activity slides within the frame, click on the Add template icon next to an existing slide and then select the Activities tab.
6. On the Activities tab, select the Activity you'd like to add.

Add Activities to Slides

1. Create a new Miro Slides deck on your board or open an existing board with the slides you'll use. More information: Miro Slides.
2. Click the Add template icon next to an existing slide to open a modal to add new slides.
3. Switch to the Activities tab in the modal.
4. Select one of the options:
   1. Join instructions slide: Displays QR and session codes for participants to join.
   2. Multiple choice poll: Create voting questions with multiple answer options.
   3. Open ended questions: Collect written responses from your audience.
   4. Word cloud: Visualize the most frequent answers collected.
5. Add the applicable content to your new Activities slide.

Add individual Activities to the canvas

Activities also work on the canvas. To add them:

1. Click the Tools, Media and Integrations icon.
2. Search for and select either Multiple choice, Open-ended, or Word cloud. You can also search for Activities to see the available options.
3. Click on the board where you want to place your activity.
4. Add the applicable content to your new activity.

Available Activities

Join instructions

The Join instructions activity is available when adding a new slide. It includes a QR code and link with code that allows users on a mobile device to join Activities while you present.

Multiple choice

The multiple choice activity lets you run a poll to gather opinions and reach consensus on a topic.

After adding a Multiple choice activity:

1. Enter the poll question or topic in the applicable field.
2. Enter your options in the Options fields. Add more options with the Add option button at the bottom of the list.
3. Click Finish editing to finalize the slide.

Settings

• Show results as %: Displays the proportion of the vote, instead of the number of votes.
• Anonymous votes: Hides the name and avatar on placed votes for anonymous inputs.
• Allow multiple votes: Lets you set the votes per person for selecting multiple options. Maximum value of 20.

When users vote on mobile devices, they can check and uncheck boxes prior to clicking Submit. On canvas, participants can vote (or change their vote) until the Activity is stopped.

Open-ended

The open-ended activity lets you collect free text responses to share thoughts on a topic.

After adding an Open-ended activity:

1. Enter text in the Enter poll question field. 
2. Click Finish editing to add the Open-ended slide to the canvas.

Settings

• Anonymous answers: Hides the name and avatar on submitted answers for anonymous inputs.
• Limit answers per person: Lets you set the number of answers per person. By default, there is no limit.

When the Activity is started, users can add their answers from a device or on the canvas. Submitted answers cannot be changed.

Word cloud

The word cloud activity lets you visualize the most popular thoughts on a topic. More frequently used words will appear larger within the word cloud.

After adding a word cloud activity:

1. Enter text in the Enter your question field.
2. Click Finish editing to add the Word cloud slide to the canvas.

Settings

• Anonymous answers: Hides the name and avatar on submitted answers for anonymous inputs.
• Limit answers per person: Lets you set the number of answers per person. By default, there is no limit.

Present with Activities

Click Start Presentation in the context menu of the Miro Slides deck.

When you reach the Join instructions slide, participants can join from any device (phone, laptop, tablet) by:

1. Scan the QR code with their phone camera.
2. Visit miro.com/join and enter the session code. For security reasons, the 6-digit join code changes every 10 minutes.

Navigate through slides like a normal presentation. Participants will see and interact with activities as you progress.

✏️ When a slide is presented without an activity, participants see a Waiting for activity screen.

Participate in Activities 

From a mobile device

You can join Activities by either scanning the QR code shared by the facilitator or by entering the 6 digit code at miro.com/join. You do not need a Miro account to participate.

When you join, you will be prompted to enter your name.

When the facilitator is not presenting an Activity, you will see a Waiting for the next activity page.

When the facilitator starts an Activity, the page will be updated so you can participate.

You can change your name and locale on connected devices (via miro.com/join) by clicking on the avatar in the top right and adjusting the profile settings.

On the board

Collaborators can participate in Activities directly on the board. Presenters should make sure participants have been invited to the board prior to starting any Activities.

Using Activities

When presenting, participants can join Activities by using the join link and code visible in the top bar on the Activities slide. The QR code can also be shown to allow mobile users to join more easily by clicking the QR code icon.

Join Activities through the toolbar at the top of a slide

Activities can be closed by clicking the Stop Activity icon in the context menu. They can be started again by clicking the Start Activity icon.

Activities can be reset once they have responses by stopping the activity from the context toolbar and then clicking the Reset icon. This will remove all responses but keep the activity configuration (like title and options) and settings.

Once stopped, Activities can be edited by clicking the Edit icon in the context toolbar. If the activity contains responses, the activity needs to be reset to make any changes.

Export activity responses

Choose the slides you’d like to gather participant input from, then click the Export icon from the context menu. Answers can be exported to Sticky notes or to a Table.