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Session Polls

Setting up polls

Use polls to engage your audience with surveys during a session. This will let speakers learn audiences' opinions and get feedback. 
 

 
  1. Go to Manage > Sessions from the dock.
  2. Click Polls link that is associated with the event. The Polls panel will display inside the session details view.
  3. Click the Add Poll button. The Create Poll panel will display.
  4. Add a title and questions and choose a poll type. Add answers based on the question type selected.
  5. Click Done.

Create a single or multiple choice poll

Allow your audience to choose a single or multiple answers among various pre-defined options with the single choice and multiple choice poll respectively.
   

  1. Enter the Poll title and Question in the Create Poll panel.
  2. Choose the Single Choice or Multiple Choice option under the Poll type section.
  3. Enter options for attendees to choose from in order to answer the question.
  4. Click the Add Option link if you want to include more choices.
  5. Click the Add Question link and repeat the same steps if you want to add multiple questions which will be displayed in sequence when projected to the audience.

Create a rating poll 

Get an item rated or ranked using a rating poll.
   

  1. Enter the Poll Title and Question in the Create Poll panel.
  2. Choose the Rating option under the Poll type section.
  3. Choose the number of stars for the answer.
  4. Click the Add Question link and repeat the same steps if you want to add multiple questions which will be displayed in sequence when projected to the audience.

Poll results 

Get insight on your audience's opinions and thoughts. Gauge your attendees' response to the presentation and the preferences of the majority through the poll results post your session.
 

  1. Go to Manage > Sessions from the dock.

  2. Navigate to the Completed tab.
  3. Click the View Details button for a session. The Summary tab will display. 
  4. Click the Polls tab. The polled taken during the session will be displayed with the results.
Note:
  1. Polls are available only for sessions with presentations.
  2. Polls can be exported by clicking the Export button in the Polls tab in the session summary.

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