A method and apparatus for presenting a participant engagement index in an online interaction conducted by at least one host for at least one participant is disclosed. The method comprises monitoring a plurality of activities of at least one participant of an online meeting; computing an attentiveness level in response to each activity in the plurality of activities; and displaying a meeting engagement level, wherein the meeting engagement level is an average of the computed attentiveness level for the at least one participant since the start of the online interaction.