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Use the Sleep step to introduce a deliberate pause in the guide’s flow for a specific duration. Key Characteristics:
  • Purpose: Control pacing and timing within the guide’s narrative.
  • Avatar Behaviour: The avatar pauses for the predefined duration (in milliseconds) and then automatically continues to the next step.
  • Configuration: Set the pause duration (e.g., 2000 ms for 2 seconds).
  • Impact if Skipped: Affects the guide’s timing and storyline, but the guide will still proceed.
  • Common Use Cases:
    • Slowing down the avatar’s speech if it feels too fast.
    • Giving the user time to read or observe something highlighted (e.g., “Take a closer look at this table”).
Example: A 1-second Sleep Step in a Mentimeter guide gives users time to consider changing their question. Here’s how the Sleep step configuration looks in the editor: Sleep Step Editor 1 Sleep Step Editor 2 Result:

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Setup

Configure the duration of the pause in milliseconds in the right sidebar.
⚠️ Sleep vs. Wait: You can often skip a Sleep step without breaking the guide (though it might affect the flow). However, a Wait step is often crucial to prevent errors if subsequent steps rely on elements that haven’t loaded yet.