Glisser Reviews

Pros

I loved the way Glisser integrated easily with my Powerpoint presentation. I hate talks with large wordy slide decks and was looking for ways to engage my audience. I used very few slides with large print and interesting graphics. Glisser's modern look and ability to customize the view made their product look like it fit naturally into deck. I used the live audience poll feature to present interesting questions to the attendees which drew them into the content and held their focus. I received many positive comments and stayed for almost 2 hours afterward to answer questions!

The folks at Glisser are very accommodating and were happy to help me make the most of my presentation. They contacted me quickly after I signed up for the trial and showed interest in what I was doing. They answered my questions by email within hours and attentively followed up afterward.

I've had great success using Glisser at one conference. I will use it again at a second conference and I've already had a request for a third smaller and private presentation. I hope to be able to use it again for future engagements.

Cons

I compared Glisser to half a dozen competing products and found that some were easier to use and some were more difficult. I had to get used to the web interface which is intuitive enough but still a bit different than using a desktop program like PowerPoint. An add-on must be installed into PowerPoint which proved to be tricky. The slide deck must also be uploaded to the Glisser site and kept in sync before a presentation can be made.

During the presentation, the live slides must be toggled to in a browser window. The Glisser plug in makes this relatively painless but it is still an extra step to remember in the middle of your presentation. I occasionally found the uploaded poll slides appeared in a different order than in my deck - and I still haven't figured that out why. Instead, I used generic local slides and website slide with the actual poll questions.

Pros

I liked the video support feature the most on this software it just makes problem solving so efficient. This software was so easy to integrate with my current day to day software and can be used for virtual presentations, in person presentations and presentations that you need to do for a mixture of in person and virtual. Overall it’s a really amazing software.

Cons

The only thing I didn’t like was that Glisser doesn’t give any sort of option to send meeting notifications, if you want to notify everyone you must do it manually through email or a different application. Being able to send everyone notifications would be highly effective.

Pros

Participant feedback is important and this is the only redeeming quality. I do enjoy knowing how people are receiving the information I am sharing with them.

Cons

The design, the lack of intuition, the constant asking for my password/making me re-register. All of these things are so frustrating!

Pros

Initial set up was easy - there was a lot of personalisation available and I was able to incorporate lots of interaction styles. It is unique, and definitely worth paying for IF you can afford it.

Cons

It was really difficult using this with children. They didn't understand the format of it the way they did with Kahoot. This would, however, be perfect for an adult audience.

Pros

The look of the populated graphs, ease of use with cell phone, back-end data that could be pulled into client reports

Cons

That the presentation had to be shown via the browser in the Glisser system (as opposed to a PPT)

Pros

gets audience involved, live results, keeps audience engaged, plug-in for PowerPoint is easy to use

Cons

Format will not match the PPT presentation. If not using the plug-in, cannot rearrange slides or edit the presentation easily from the website. Users must enter their email addresses to use.

Pros

Slick interface
UX
Ease of set up
Support from team

Cons

Would like to see more features but understand this is being developed.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Glisser

Pros

Glisser definitely increased the audience participation in the conference. The ease of use of the product by the delegates (and me as an organiser) was a real bonus. I totally recommend

Cons

Also being a conference enhancement and delegate participation software program I cannot find anything that I don't like about this product, because it works and gets people interactive.

Pros

I love the way I can get real time feedback during my presentation

Cons

The isn't an option for audio for online presentations.

Pros

I love how easy to use the app is, and the accessibility of the site. It's been really helpful for me in the classroom especially.

Pros

It's super easy to use. You can download the presentation at the end with whatever notes you made. It allows participation from the audience.

Cons

It's difficult to go back to previous slides, you have to go through all of the ones in between. You are not able to change your question answer once clicked.

Pros

The audience don't have to download an app, just go to a browser so they're more likely to engage.
It makes the presentation I'm doing more engaging and interactive.
The upvoting of questions is such a simple, democratic way to ensure I'm delivering value to my audience.
The data I get after each presentation to learn what areas people were most engaged with my talk, what questions people have is so valuable.

Pros

I liked that students are able to download the powerpoint (including their notes) after the lecture. I also like the polling option.

Cons

I don't like how you cannot continue taking notes on a certain slide once the lecturer clicks through the powerpoint.

Pros

I like how the results page allows you to see the results come in live, it definitely feels more dynamic!

Cons

Since we were using this primarily for the quiz side rather than presenting, it didn't feel obvious that you needed to add a presentation first to create a quiz. In the end we had to make 1 title slide and upload it to be able to make the quiz.

Pros

Glisser makes creating an interactive presentation seamless and it is a great way to obtain answers and feedback.

Cons

I think that the program should have a way to integrate into a learning management system with regards to data.

Pros

The ease of use. It's incredibly intuitive and the fact that it is web-based means there is almost no hassle of on-boarding.

Cons

We had some people struggle to logon, but this was due to problems with the host internet connection, not the product.

Pros

It is simple to upload your presentation and add in your interactive slides.
The mobile interface for the audience works well.
The ability to change answers (or stop users from doing so) is useful.

Cons

All audience members are asked to enter their email address when using the app for the first time.
It would be nice to have themes matching those of Powerpoint for the interactive slides.

Pros

In only 10min you have your presentation with a survey live and are ready to present it. No need for the audience to install any app.

Cons

You can't add or edit single slide of your presentation afterwards. If you made a complex survey and discover an typo you'll have to redo the whole thing.

Pros

I'm fond of the professional look and feel of the platform, and the many options there are for polling types which is extremely beneficial for gathering data outcomes.

Cons

It's still early in the game to say, but I will reach out to the great customer support team that I've interacted with for any help in this area.

Pros

easy to use and converts quickly worth the money!

Cons

I wish i could convert pdfs to word to edit and I wish the voice reading was more natural . Sometimes it does not convert scanned text to voice.

Pros

Super easy to use and really helps you create great events. I hope to use this for our client's events in the future.

Cons

It looks like they've added a lot of features that were lacking since last year. So hopefully all the cons were worked out.

Pros

I like most the Polls and engagement. The speed in which the results were generated.

Cons

Requires a more expert level of slide integration and creation.