Interactive Presentation Mode allows collaborative teams to present their Miro boards with the highest level of interactivity and flexibility.
Miro UI updates in phased rollout
Miro is enhancing the board user interface to be more inclusive and intuitive, and introducing an evolution of Projects called Spaces. Miro is now rolling out these updates over several weeks.
This article describes updated entry-points. To see an overview of all updates, see Miro's new simplified user interface.
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Available for: Free, Starter, Business, and Enterprise plans
Who can do it: board owners, board co-owners, and board editors
Available on: desktop browser, desktop app, tablet browser
How to present
Click on the Present button in the top-right corner of your board and select one of the present options.
When you click Present, the presentation mode option will depend on whether you have frames. If you’ve added frames to your presentation you’ll see a Frames button.
Presenting Frames button
If no Frames are present on your board, you’ll present in Board mode.
If no frames are present, you'll have the option to present the entire Board
You can exit presentation mode by pressing Escape on your keyboard, or by clicking Stop in the toolbar at the bottom of your screen.
Managing presentation frames
Miro frames are the slides of your presentation. You can manage your frames by clicking on Frames and Layers icon in the bottom right-hand corner of your Miro board and then clicking on Frames.
The Frames and Layers icon opens a submenu
This will open up the Frames panel. From there you can set the order of frames by simply clicking and dragging the frames on the sidebar.
You can rename a frame by clicking on the field below the frame. If you click on the three dots next to a frame's name, you’ll also have more options to hide the frame, export the frame, add another frame, copy the frame link, and delete the frame.
💡 Use Magic organize to rearrange frames automatically.
Presenter notes
Add presenter notes to your frames for a more organized presentation. Presenter notes will appear in a separate window that's only visible to you. Utilize these private cues and reminders to deliver a smooth and confident presentation as you navigate through your slides.
There are two ways to access your presenter notes:
- Access presenter notes from the board.
In the bottom right-hand corner of the board, click the Frames and Layers icon, then Frames to open the frames panel. Next to the Present button, click the three dots (...) and select Presenter notes.
- Access presenter notes while in presentation mode.
In the presentation toolbar on the bottom of your screen, click the Preferences icon, and select Presenter notes.
Opening presenter notes while in presentation mode
Activity apps
Relevant for: Starter, Business, Enterprise, and Education plans
When you launch your interactive presentation, you can collaborate with your audience by starting a collaboration app. Simply click the Activity apps icon at the bottom of the screen and select Breakout frames, Timer, or Voting.
Launching a collaboration app
From there, you can also manage participant tools during the presentation. Toggle on Show creation tools and select the tools your participants can use during the session.
✏️ The ability to restrict participant tools is not available on Starter Plan.
Presentation mode
As soon as you click Present either in the collaboration toolbar or in the frames panel, you'll begin presentation mode.
Audience view
As soon as the presenter launches the presentation, the other participants on the board will see a modal with the option to join.
The option to join a presentation
When participants join, they’ll be guided by the presenter's view. They can move around the board and switch back to the presenter’s view by clicking Return to presenter.
The presentation experience remains interactive: participants can use reactions or raise their hand by selecting the corresponding options on the bottom toolbar.
On the left-hand creation toolbar they can use tools allowed by the presenter.
Users interacting with the board
Attention management
Keep your audience engaged and focused. You can seamlessly transition between a slide-like and canvas-like presentation of content in Miro.
Lightbox effect: Create a black border around frames so users can see exactly which content you're currently focused on. If you pan away or zoom out, the lightbox effect fades away.
Go to the presenter toolbar at the bottom of the screen, click Preferences > toggle on Dark background.
Toggling on Dark background for a lightbox effect
Click to zoom: Spotlight content during your presentation. Simply click to zoom in on any frame. Click to zoom with lightbox effect enabled
Leaving and rejoining a presentation
To leave the presentation mode and return to the standard board view, click Leave on the bottom toolbar. Leaving a meeting
If you leave a presentation, you can rejoin it again by clicking Join in the top-right corner of your board.
The option to rejoin a meeting
Learn more about the participant experience when using activities for a workshop or a meeting.
Hand off to a presenter
Relevant for: Starter, Business, Enterprise, Education plans
Who can do it: Board owners, co-owners, and editors
If it's a big meeting with multiple speakers, you can hand off the presentation to another speaker.
- In the presenter toolbar at the bottom of your screen, open the list of people in the presentation.
- Click Handoff and select a user to hand off to.
The original presenter will transition to the audience view and the new presenter will be able to control the presentation. The audience will be notified that there is a new presenter.
Handing off to another presenter
Take over from a presenter
Relevant for: Starter, Business, Enterprise, Education plans
Who can do it: Board owners, co-owners, and editors
Instead of waiting for a hand-off, you can take over a presentation at any time.
- In the toolbar at the bottom of your screen, open the list of people in the presentation.
- Click Take over and select a user to take over from.
The original presenter will transition to the audience view and the new presenter will be able to control the presentation. The audience will be notified that there is a new presenter.
Taking over from a presenter
Finishing the presentation
When the presenter clicks Stop on the bottom toolbar, all board collaborators are switched to the standard board view.
Stopping the presentation