Participant-centered orchestration/timing of presentations in collaborative environments

A method, system, and computer program product for providing participant-centered orchestration/timing of presentations in collaborative environments. With the mechanism of the present invention, participants in an online collaboration environment are allowed to control the real-time presentation of collaboration materials. The mechanism of the present invention polls the participants in the online presentation. When the polling feedback from the participants is received, the polling feedback from each participant is aggregated to form a collective participant response. The pace and/or content of the presentation is then dynamically modified based on the collective participant response. The dynamically modified presentation is then provided to the participants.